Oooooo I love that distinction - absolutely taking stock of that....re floating, it's an amazing way to truly be in the silence and anti gravity effect will do wonders for your body, and the total darkness will make you reach a serious meditauce state
That sounds really restoring. I feel like anything that gives a sense of connection to deep time is incredibly helpful for chronic pain (and a general sense of humility and wonder, I guess).
I have a couple close ppl like my husband with no chronic pain and he'll do it for 3 hours. Another friend who is stressed also doing it- I think it's great for pain but yes def for anyone who wants to strengthen that but who don't necessarily meditate
Indeed. And if you’re making decisions that challenge recovery, as you put it, then I’m sure it’s for a good reason and best of luck and I hope it works out well for you.
This is a great list of suggestions! I guess I’d add the simple rule I’ve tried to follow with my own chronic illness—if there are parts of your life that feel like healing and parts that feel like sickness, try to all extent possible to maximize time spent in the former.
What do you find floating/sensory deprivation to be most helpful with? I’ve never tried it myself but it sounds intriguing.
Neurofeedback and getting a therapist that you like who sets goals and holds you accountable helped me a lot. Also, you should not be going to the therapist infinitely. They should identify whatever bad habits you are doing and help you solve them. I really recommend avoiding therapists that constantly say, "How did that make you feel?" Super annoying.
Thank you, Love! I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your healing journey!
Also funny enough, our anniversary is in March;) I am not sure why my FB friends concluded it was on the day of the post;) I just wanted to share a poem I wrote… and it just happened to be about our life, our love… may be I should debunk their theory:)
This is such a great post! Thank you for naming me :'). So much help for anyone dealing with complex illness. I want to someday do my own when I'll have it more figured out. But in short, I recommend anyone dealing with a complicated condition to go see an internal medicine doctor, if money isn't an issue, because they'll do all the possible tests to properly diagnose you and often use conventional medicine and supplementation for a more holistic approach.
Yes I know what you mean - I could compile a huge list. We could collab! Share notes! This was sort of a mini primer of just tough moments for the nervous system of any kind. Sending love to ya.
Oh heck yeah, that would be great. But it is so wonderful you’re doing this for others while going through this tough time in your life. A lot of people feel so helpless, especially in the beginning, and it’s good to have some guidance, particularly from those who understand this hopeless, helpless feeling.
Oooooo I love that distinction - absolutely taking stock of that....re floating, it's an amazing way to truly be in the silence and anti gravity effect will do wonders for your body, and the total darkness will make you reach a serious meditauce state
That sounds really restoring. I feel like anything that gives a sense of connection to deep time is incredibly helpful for chronic pain (and a general sense of humility and wonder, I guess).
I have a couple close ppl like my husband with no chronic pain and he'll do it for 3 hours. Another friend who is stressed also doing it- I think it's great for pain but yes def for anyone who wants to strengthen that but who don't necessarily meditate
Indeed. And if you’re making decisions that challenge recovery, as you put it, then I’m sure it’s for a good reason and best of luck and I hope it works out well for you.
This is a great list of suggestions! I guess I’d add the simple rule I’ve tried to follow with my own chronic illness—if there are parts of your life that feel like healing and parts that feel like sickness, try to all extent possible to maximize time spent in the former.
What do you find floating/sensory deprivation to be most helpful with? I’ve never tried it myself but it sounds intriguing.
Even more special then - just out of love
Great post! I've done a lot of these
thats awesome. Anything else you love that I missed?
I can't remember if you put exercise in there?
Neurofeedback and getting a therapist that you like who sets goals and holds you accountable helped me a lot. Also, you should not be going to the therapist infinitely. They should identify whatever bad habits you are doing and help you solve them. I really recommend avoiding therapists that constantly say, "How did that make you feel?" Super annoying.
So much goodness in this post. Feeling love and deep gratitude for you. ❤️
Thanks Nina. Happy that it hits ;) you too have so much wisdom on this. And I loved your anniversary poetry! Reminded me of the old days
Thank you, Love! I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your healing journey!
Also funny enough, our anniversary is in March;) I am not sure why my FB friends concluded it was on the day of the post;) I just wanted to share a poem I wrote… and it just happened to be about our life, our love… may be I should debunk their theory:)
Even more special - just out of love
This is such a great post! Thank you for naming me :'). So much help for anyone dealing with complex illness. I want to someday do my own when I'll have it more figured out. But in short, I recommend anyone dealing with a complicated condition to go see an internal medicine doctor, if money isn't an issue, because they'll do all the possible tests to properly diagnose you and often use conventional medicine and supplementation for a more holistic approach.
Yes I know what you mean - I could compile a huge list. We could collab! Share notes! This was sort of a mini primer of just tough moments for the nervous system of any kind. Sending love to ya.
Oh heck yeah, that would be great. But it is so wonderful you’re doing this for others while going through this tough time in your life. A lot of people feel so helpless, especially in the beginning, and it’s good to have some guidance, particularly from those who understand this hopeless, helpless feeling.