Addressing the question to ponder on whether I have had positive changes during the program: hell yes.
It has been quiet a journey, with ups and downs but I really feel I have had significant benefits that I will post here in the hopes of encouraging others:
One of the things I grew in is knowing myself better. Through journaling and reading, I was able to identify character and personality traits in myself and being able to see what caused them (or helped them grow). This gave me more clarity at my issues and how I need to deal with them.
Another deeply positive thing is learning to love myself (with the extra help of Alan Gordon's Pain Recovery Program). I learned that I deserve my unconditional love, I don't have to achieve things and fulfill my dreams to love myself (of course I still pursue my dreams, but I start loving myself from now). I learned that I should give myself a break, I cant keep putting pressure on myself, I should accept my shortcomings and gently work on them. I learned to talk to myself positively instead of bullying myself every time I make a mistake. To take care of myself, have some time for self care even though I feel i could use this time to "be productive".
I still have a long way to go, and of course pain levels are much better (its funny how the first positive stuff that come to mind from a program for pain are stuff not actually related to pain). I definitely feel less back pain (although sometimes pain manifests in other forms but thats okay) and am deeply thankful for this program both from a pain alleviation and personal growth perspective.
Cheers to everyone who helped in this program, you are awesome.
It has been quiet a journey, with ups and downs but I really feel I have had significant benefits that I will post here in the hopes of encouraging others:
One of the things I grew in is knowing myself better. Through journaling and reading, I was able to identify character and personality traits in myself and being able to see what caused them (or helped them grow). This gave me more clarity at my issues and how I need to deal with them.
Another deeply positive thing is learning to love myself (with the extra help of Alan Gordon's Pain Recovery Program). I learned that I deserve my unconditional love, I don't have to achieve things and fulfill my dreams to love myself (of course I still pursue my dreams, but I start loving myself from now). I learned that I should give myself a break, I cant keep putting pressure on myself, I should accept my shortcomings and gently work on them. I learned to talk to myself positively instead of bullying myself every time I make a mistake. To take care of myself, have some time for self care even though I feel i could use this time to "be productive".
I still have a long way to go, and of course pain levels are much better (its funny how the first positive stuff that come to mind from a program for pain are stuff not actually related to pain). I definitely feel less back pain (although sometimes pain manifests in other forms but thats okay) and am deeply thankful for this program both from a pain alleviation and personal growth perspective.
Cheers to everyone who helped in this program, you are awesome.
