Once the drugs are stopped, you will eventually feel a lot better and may have the unrealistic expectation that you will not want to use or even think about drugs anymore. Because using drugs to relieve pain had become such a common practice, it is always possible that even as you feel better, you will…
We all move through a process from sensing and thinking to actions, and this process usually occurs at time-warp speed. Generally speaking it does not feel like a multipart process, though it is. The process is unique for each of us and is affected by many factors, but it is possible to lay out a…
A common misconception is that emotions or feelings occur in direct response to a sensory event. Such events can be internal, such as our physical state (e.g., a backache), or external to us (e.g., being stuck in traffic). So it may seem that the event causes the resulting emotion. Yet, in response to an event,…
Imbalance of Physical life Imbalance of the body can manifest as fatigue, aching, nausea, sleep disturbance, and increased pain. Medication use affects your body. Stopping opioid medications under medical supervision (medically-monitored withdrawal) will cause a physical upheaval for a time, and balance may be difficult to achieve until your body recovers its own store of…
This exercise will help you to identify dependent traits in yourself and in someone with whom you have a close relationship (this can be a spouse, romantic partner, or other significant relationship). Read the following list of characteristics and indicate which apply to you, to the other person, or to both of you. Characteristics: Problems…
Sick Role When someone in the family has chronic pain, family roles and responsibilities often change, with the chronic pain sufferer taking on a more dependent status, or “sick role.” The spouse or partner of the person in pain may start to take on too many responsibilities. He or she may feel more like a…