Recent content by Natalie Kovak

Hi Lianne, Thanks for writing to me and sharing your advice. I don't think I've ever wanted to be a physician like my father, if anything I didn't want to be like him. But as far as Vet school, I know that I have anxiety about starting because it's going to be very very difficult and I tend to...

Thanks so much Gigi. It is so encouraging to hear these things from other people. I am feeling much more optimistic and confident this week. Trying to focus on today, rather than tomorrow or next month. Hope you are having a great day! Love, Natalie

Hi Karen! Sorry I never responded, but thanks for cheering me on! I hope you continue to feel better and optimistic each day as well. Don't let the bumps in the road get you down either! I tend to do that, I feel like I take backward steps. But I have to remind myself that we are human and bumps...

You are all amazing!! :) I agree with your comment yb44, Leslie does deserve that label. Thank you for taking the time to write such long and encouraging messages. I can't tell you how much it means to me, and I feel myself changing my attitude slowly. I am feeling better today, the best that I...

Hi there Friendlygal, Thank you for thinking of me while meditating yesterday. That really means a lot to me. Maybe that's why I am feeling a little better today, a little more functional, which I need to recognize and be happy about when I have better days. I have thought about yoga now that I...

It's alright Gail! I didn't mean to make you feel bad either. I just need to learn to have patience like you said, it's difficult when you feel like you are on a clock. But I will have to try to let that go as well. I actually ordered Fred Amir's book too, so I should be getting that soon. Thank...

Thanks Karen! We are all fighters!

Thank you for all the support! I am going to listen to Claire Weekes tonight. And I appreciate the workbook suggestion CMA, I am probably going to order taht one as well. :) I have my Mind-body class tonight with Dr. Stracks, using the Unlearn Your Pain workbook by Dr. Schubiner. Maybe I will...

Gail, Thank you for writing. Wow that sounds terrible to me though. I can't imagine 2 more years with this, especially if I want to start veterinary school this fall, which is going to be the same difficulty and time requirement as medical school. The thought of trying to manage it successfully...

You have really been very helpful today. I am really going to work on letting go and just being more accepting of the pain. I feel I can do all of those things you stated, except when I've tried to hear any of the messages my pain is trying to send I find myself searching again for answers. So...

Wow, just cried reading your post Leslie. I never thought about my subconscious taking my thoughts like that so seriously. Thank you for saying this to me. And I am amazed by how many people on this forum have been so supportive. That is definitely a positive thing!! I have heard a lot of people...

plum, do you recommend getting the Claire Weekes C.D.'s ?? or something else

Thank you plum, I haven't looked at Claire Weekes stuff yet, but I think I will look into it today now that you've brought it up again. I do need a good cry. Leslie, what I meant by never having 30 pain-free seconds was since this pain started for me, not my whole life. So, the reason why I...

Hi Leslie, Thank you for pointing those things out to me. I know I really need to work on those things. My perfectionist personality gets the best of me and I alays set the bar high. I have a question. How can I work on the last thing you said about One positive thought for the day and "30 pain...

Hi, Well mostly what's going on right now is just trying to get better and live normally, do things that I used to do, etc. I had a bunch of other doctor appointments scheduled by my dad but I decided I don't want to follow through with those because of this current therapy I am working on...