How do you manage painful moments?
What are your existing ways of coping? Reacting?
What do they do for you?
Which ones work and which don’t?
Cont… #thepaincoach #pain
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What are your existing ways of coping? Reacting?
What do they do for you?
Which ones work and which don’t?
Cont… #thepaincoach #pain
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The ones that work you can build upon—they are skills. And then add more choices.
For example, some people find that breathing awareness is a way to apply the brakes when pain and emotions are becoming overwhelming.
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For example, some people find that breathing awareness is a way to apply the brakes when pain and emotions are becoming overwhelming.
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This is one way to self-soothe: bring calm and clarity to make the next best decision towards feeling better.
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There is also a learning opportunity: what happened for me? What are my needs? Am I meeting them?
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Other ways we self-soothe include being present, use visualisation, language and voice tone to ourselves. Practicing these skills outside of the difficult moments helps us to use them more effectively when we need them. This allows us to navigate the inevitable ups & downs.
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