Thoughts about Health
The following are some thoughts about health that I sometimes use in workshops I lead:
• Our bodies are wonders of nature.
• Chronic pain is the second most common reason people go see a doctor.
• Pain can make us lose perspective. It feels soooo real!
• Our bodies are receptacles for undischarged feelings.
• Hopelessness can set in with the undischarged distress from surgery, anesthesia, and chronic physical conditions.
• Whether or not we are able to function with pain or injury is affected by how much we keep our attention off distress (outside of Co-Counseling sessions).
• Because something worked for somebody doesn’t mean it will work for everybody.
• We often either naively trust or rigidly don’t trust.
• Underneath symptoms is wellness.
• Hope feeds action. Action feeds hope. Discharging discouragement leads to hope.
• Along with hope, we must be strategic and keep up the fight against distress.
• Our bodies are wonders of nature.