Immediate Relief! Is
this a Reality or a Fantasy?
I know, from experience, there are several things you
can do RIGHT NOW to decrease or take the edge
off of your pain.
Really, there are things you can do RIGHT NOW to
get pain relief from your chronic pain.
-
Go ahead, I dare you. Take a minute or so for yourself,
RIGHT NOW, you definitely deserve it!
- Remember you are the most important person
in the world & if you don't take the time to take care of yourself then it is difficult to be in good mental or physical shape to take care of your immediatley family.
3 in 1: Here are 3
things you can do anywhere, anytime to decrease your pain in 1 minute,
that is why I call it the "3 in 1".)
- Posture:
Stand up (imagine a string is gently being
pulled straight up from the middle of your head).
(I know you can do it!)
Just by standing straight you will notice your back hurting less.
-The next
thing I would like you to try is, first put your hands on your hips, now arch
backwards. Click here for resources for exercises to decrease your chronic pain
& increase your flexibility.
- Breathing:
Close your eyes and take a
very deep breath. The kind of breath that comes from your stomach.
Take at
least 3 very, very slow deep breaths. Do you feel
at least a little of your pain melting away?
Relax anytime, any place with the 7-11 Breathing Exercise
- Go to Your Calm Place:
This is
something that I learned prior to having my son.
-The idea here is
that you are sitting or lying down in a very quiet place where you can close
your eyes.
-You can actually do this sitting at your desk or in your car (if
you are parked somewhere).
- Sit or lie
down.
- Close your eyes
- Take a very deep breath from deep down inside
your stomach.
- Now, think about your very favorite place that makes you
feel relaxed (my calm place is a beautiful beach on Maui, Hawaii).
- Using
my example of the beach I tell myself:
a. I can feel the
warmth of the sun on my skin.
b. I can feel the wind
brushing through my hair.
c. I can hear the waves
breaking against the shore.
After doing this for
even 3 minutes not only has my pain level gone down a little bit, I feel
much more relaxed & happier, as I have just gone on a
mini-vacation. By doing this I am also distracted from my pain.
Distracting yourself from your pain is an incredibly powerful tool! A link
here to go to a page that shows products for aromatherapy and sounds that
help you relate to your calm place.
If you can't do this by yourself or what to get even more relaxed you may want to try hypnosis. For now, look at the links below
to get more information about different relaxation hypnosis:
Learn what hypnosis is all about for yourself - safely and easily
and check out different relaxation hypnosis downloads below!
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