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Post by t-bob on Jul 29, 2019 0:23:51 GMT -5
How to Approach Pain (stress)
When pain (stress) arises, instead of immediately thinking, “How can I get rid of this?” we can say “Hello” to it, and ask, “What can I learn from this?” It’s not always easy to do this, but when possible, it turns the whole experience. upside down.
How to Approach Pain
What do you say hello to it ......
1.You could say “go away”
2 just say “hello”
3. Drink alcohol - smoke huge blunts
4 Go to sleep - it’s always better the next day
5. Sex?
6. Play a practice guitar or piano
7. Kick the dog (crude humor)
8. Slap your girlfriend (rude humour)
9 Prayers
10. Talk to your dog
11. Talk with your departed soul
12. There’s too much Choices
13.. OK what’s your choice?
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Post by t-bob on Jul 29, 2019 14:19:14 GMT -5
My thread was a little odd
Actually like the 1,2,4,6,11 numbers
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Post by Cornflake on Jul 29, 2019 19:21:22 GMT -5
My choice: understand that pain is a fact of life and we all get a dose of it. The doses aren't fairly distributed but who said life was fair? Don't whine, get through it and move on.
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Post by t-bob on Jul 30, 2019 0:24:00 GMT -5
My choice: understand that pain is a fact of life and we all get a dose of it. The doses aren't fairly distributed but who said life was fair? Don't whine, get through it and move on. Flake Some of my writing is very odd it’can be therapy to do writing. I don’t whine. I let it go and move on. All my numbers was strange but I was/is fun. |
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Post by Cornflake on Jul 30, 2019 7:04:17 GMT -5
Just to be clear, Bob, I wasn't commenting about you--just about the subject your raised.
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Post by t-bob on Jul 30, 2019 9:33:23 GMT -5
Just to be clear, Bob, I wasn't commenting about you--just about the subject your raised. I understand what you just said |
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Post by Don Clark on Jul 31, 2019 16:13:30 GMT -5
Some of you will remember my older daughter Shay who came with me to a couple of different iJams. One day I heard her say I don’t like pain. I asked why? She said because it hurts! 🤣
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2019 18:55:16 GMT -5
I go to sleep in pain, and I wake up in pain. That's the end result of 27 plus years beating the crap out of myself while chasing the furtherance of our empirical agenda while in uniform. The prime lesson I've taken away from this experience is that MY pain is not a reason to transfer my irritation with it onto OTHERS. I could have paraphrased this post by writing, "What Flake said..."  |
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Post by aquaduct on Jul 31, 2019 19:06:57 GMT -5
Pain will end, probably sooner than I'd like. No reason to quit now with so much living still to do.
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Post by t-bob on Jul 31, 2019 19:45:51 GMT -5
I go to sleep in pain, and I wake up in pain. That's the end result of 27 plus years beating the crap out of myself while chasing the furtherance of our empirical agenda while in uniform. The prime lesson I've taken away from this experience is that MY pain is not a reason to transfer my irritation with it onto OTHERS. I could have paraphrased this post by writing, "What Flake said..." Paul You obviously did for a long time for military. I’ll give you a little congratulation You’ve got to be a pain for wars etc etc You don’t whine much. I try not to whine also. |
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Post by Marshall on Jul 31, 2019 22:51:38 GMT -5
My choice: understand that pain is a fact of life and we all get a dose of it. The doses aren't fairly distributed but who said life was fair? Don't whine, get through it and move on. A stanza from one of my songs: Mark is always there when you need a friend.
Or so he was
The body failed him but never his spirit
Now he's gone from us
I lie awake at night and stare at the ceiling
It's just not fair
That some find happiness. Some find sorrow
More than their share
Drift away down the river
Try to be strong
Sometimes we fight the current
You've know it all along
Drift away down this river
Have faith and be strong
Caught up in the current
The river plays it's song.
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Post by AlanC on Aug 1, 2019 19:46:05 GMT -5
I have had lower back problems for decades. It has been better once I was able to throttle my male pride enough to look someone in the eye and tell them: "I'm sorry but I can't pick that up". I am always mindful of it and for several years now have done pretty well.
That was until Faithful Wife wanted to bike ride while we were camping at a state park. My chain broke so I picked up the bike and put it on the picnic table in order to work on it. It wasn't heavy but something went awry. I have been in excruciating pain for 6 days now.
Three trips to the chiropractor just seemed to make it worse so I decided to go to a doctor. X-Rays made him think I had a compression fracture. An MRI showed them I didn't but as it was right on my spine they got me in to a spine specialist.
Just as I start to feel better I have an appointment in the AM. But, I'm glad we went to the trouble. I got x-rays and the MRI all in one day along with some Hydrocodone and steroid pills. I will have a qualified specialist look at me and give me the scoop tomorrow AM and things should start looking up.
Colonel, just the few days crying out and groaning every time a little bit of bone touched a nerve is all that I want. I can't imagine how wearing on you this must be. Just these few days showed me what a weenie I am.
Take care.
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Post by Village Idiot on Aug 1, 2019 19:52:19 GMT -5
Paul, I have to agree with what Alan said.
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Post by drlj on Aug 1, 2019 20:41:39 GMT -5
I am in pain 24/7 and have been as long as I can remember. Nothing dulls it and I have taken a few different things trying. The pills that are addictive don’t stop the pain, so why risk getting addicted? If they stopped the pain, I would risk it.
If I wear the leg brace, which I do 98.5% of the time, I am still in pain but I can walk and go up and down stairs.
I honestly cannot imagine life without pain. I wish I could.
I still remind myself that there are those worse off so I try not to complain. It is getting worse as I get older, but what you gonna do?
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Post by Cornflake on Aug 1, 2019 21:28:16 GMT -5
LJ, your post reminds me. After I posted my response here I realized it was flawed. I listened to a woman talk about how she'd been a social worker at the Mayo Clinic, assisting patients who had received bad news and their families. (She's a candidate for deacon in our church. It was her first sermon and it was a very good one.) I realized that my "get over it and move on" comment was fine for people who could, but that many people can't move on from pain. It stays with them. I didn't mean to be lecturing such folks. I'm not qualified to do so. I am qualified to wish you and others in that situation peace.
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