Chronic Pain

[mlerules]

Seems I can exist in several different planes at once. My psyche's working through various issues - and'll come out just fine and I'll end up more aware - whilst my mind's also embroiled in a discussion about how one deals w/chronic pain, particularly chronic emotional pain, if there is such a thing/way. Using chronic physical pain as the obvious analogy, I guess you could experience chronic emotional pain and figure out how to deal with it - or rather than deal with it, LIVE WITH IT. Living with it may well BE dealing with it. Either manage the pain so it's not so bad as to incapacitate you or if possible fix the pain, resolve the issues causing the pain, find the source, root it out, shoot it in the head or bash it with a stick...or something. Is the pain caused by unsatisfied need(s) or inability to meet (or have met) certain needs? Are the needs real &actual ore merely desires & wants? One of my standard head-routines that now & again I try to work through is how well my current set of wants matches up w/my current set of needs. If I WANT a chocolate donut but am a diabetic, I better figure out how either to deal w/the disappointment of no choco donuts or work on my diet/lifestyle so that a choco donut now and again won't do too horrid things to me.

Managed chronic pain can lead to depression. It's tough to keep sticking it out. Perhaps it's better/advisable to alleviate the pain if'n the root cause can't be made to disappear. Soothing ointments judiciously applied can work wonders.

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[stacymckenna.livejournal.com]

amen...