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"Even if you can't actually, functionally do anything to make theirpainbetter, if you can just get them to make peace with it, they're going to be less likely to kill themselves," Hale said.
“If you have a chronic illness or a disability that prevents you from doing what you used to be able to do, whole areas of control may go up in smoke. And if your condition causes you physical pain that has not responded well to medical treatment, the distress you might be feeling ca...
So when I found myself trying to heal my chronic lower back pain, I was disapointed to hear the old “poor me, why me?” tape start running again. One day I was lying down, feeling very sorry for myself when something occurred to me: What was the lesson that I hadn’t learned y...
To address chronic stress and burnout, experts say you have to tap the brakes on a go-go-go mentality. The Chicago psychologistTyler Fortman, PhD, says burnout arises when people are stuck in a situation that doesn’t give them meaning, yet they “try to white-knuckle it or grit it ou...
1. Chronic tension Thetension within your bodymay manifest itself as chronic neck, shoulder, hip or back pain. As a result of the tension you constantly carry, you may also suffer fromchronic fatigue. Why are these symptoms linked to sexual repression? When we carry too much pent-up energy...
and I’m trying to make peace with that part of it also, if that is part of the reality, I don’t want to or I don’t have the ability, like I need this job. I’m a single parent, I’m working three jobs, I’ve got kids, and no matter what I’m going through right now...
How to Reduce Stress Learn to Relax The Effect of Stress on Physical Health ©2006 Publications International, Ltd. Chronic stress over time can have lasting health effects. With the fast-paced, high-pressure lives that many of us lead, full of hefty job and family responsibilities, it...
There’s no cure for my chronic condition, I had to make peace with the fact that I would never be able to defeat my opponent 100%. In the end, no one could tell me what exactly caused me to become so ill. Ultimately, what matters is that I regained control of my physical health...
If you are having a hard time coping with infertility, you are not alone. It is shown that the psychological stress experienced by females with infertility is rather similar to that problem of women facing with ailments like HIV, cancer, and chronic pain. Really, it is not easy to cope wi...