Loss is always a difficult experience to deal with. However, do not give up; there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. — It is common to see people who deal with chronic pain being involved in a situation of loss. But, what kind of loss am I referring to? I am talking about losing quality of life. It is often traduced as less function, maybe on activities during the day; maybe the…

Stop the pain cycle that is looping in your nervous system with nothing else but words. — Every day of our lives, millions of signals go from the brain down to the body, and then, from the body back to the brain. This is completely physiological and it is the basis of the totality of the neural processes that occur in your body. However, sometimes the body…

Living with gratitude and awareness of what surrounds you is a fresh start to a happier and healthier life. Are you ready to move forward, leaving all your painful experiences behind? — Life can sometimes teach you unexpected but very powerful lessons; and in this case, it really caught me by surprise. The journey of pain is difficult; but it is important that we feel that we are not alone, and learn one from another.

When being aware of our emotions can make a difference in our healing process. — We’re in troubled times — lots of stress, anxiety — and we’ve already covered lots of ground on how emotions are linked to pain. So let’s talk about that — let’s talk about emotions. What emotions are attached to your chronic pain? It is undeniable that pain has a strong…

Pain and suffering are not the same things, however, can we get rid of both at the same time? — Shinzen Young says that suffering equals pain times resistance, however, what does it mean? It means that the more we resist, the more we are suffering. Our suffering is magnified by the extent to which we believe that the pain should not be there. Pain is an experience, suffering is…

Being diagnosed can change our lives for good, but can it also limit our possibilities of healing? Here’s the Dr. Wayne take on the issue… — Pain is an experience. By definition, it is an emotional and sensory experience caused by tissue damage. Everyone has suffered from pain once in their lives. However, what happens when our chronic pain situation is being diagnosed? What does this label mean?

When a change of perspective can change the whole experience of chronic pain. — Let’s start with a simple question: what is chronic pain? Or even better: what does chronic pain mean? The reason this subject came into my mind is that I recently finished a book called ‘Quantum Revelations’ by Paul Levy, which uses basic principles of science into helping us with chronic pain and other medical problems.

Methods for having a joyful heart by Dr. Wayne Phimister — Dr. Wayne Phimister discusses how by focusing on your joyful heart, whether it’s expression to someone else, affirmation in your head, or writing in a joyful journal, can help with chronic pain. Phimister urges educators of chronic pain to remind patients that the heart and the brain are interconnected. READ…

In order to heal from chronic pain, you must first start with the belief that you can heal from chronic pain — Believing that you can heal from chronic pain is a fundamental stepping stone in controlling chronic pain. As patients move through the medical system, trying different therapies that may work for some, there are some patients that don’t understand why they have chronic pain, have no hope, and come to…