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The Halloween mask people with chronic pain wear everyday

Posted on November 17, 2016 by JenReynolds25

masks-787x489-1The mask of chronic pain

Halloween is a fun time a year! You get to be something or someone you are not for a short amount of time. It is a blast to dress up for a night for a few hours and be a super hero, a princess, movie character, or something that you hope and inspire to be in the future! But did you know for an estimated 25 million people in chronic pain days like Halloween and putting on a mask to make others happy is something that they do on a daily bases? It is not fun anymore when you are forced to feel and act differently on the outside than what you feel on the inside because you want to make those around you not suffer with you. People in chronic pain are constantly trying not to bring others down and in the process of doing so they hide many of their physical and emotional pains. Not only is this self inflicted suffering painful emotionally and physically it is self sabotage. You may think you are doing the noble thing being there for others when you can not even be there for yourself but it only compounds the pain and leads to anger and resentment towards those we love the most. Anger and resentment steams from when we are giving people what we can not give to ourselves first (giving from a empty vessel) and not expressing our true feelings and and emotions to those we love.  Anger and resentment also causes more pain and suffering and emotional pain. Emotional pain causes VERY REAL physical pain as the mind and body are connected. It is a continuous loop and cycle that must be broken to live a healthy balanced life. Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, coping strategies | Tags: Chronic illness, chronic pain, hiding feelings, people pleasing, suppressing emotions | Leave a comment |

How To Say “NO!” To People When You Are You Are A People Pleaser

Posted on November 15, 2016 by JenReynolds25

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Do you have problems saying “No”?

Do you constantly do things for others but have a hard time letting people do things for you? If so, you might be a people pleaser.

People pleasers spend most of their days pleasing others. Many times they will hold back what their true feelings are to others because they do not want to disappoint others or make them angry. They tend to hang out with people that are not healthy for them, emotionally draining, and people that do not care for their well being. They often feel the need to make unhappy people happy at the expense of  their own happiness. People pleasers have a hard time doing things for themselves and when they do they feel guilty.

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Posted in Blog, coping strategies | Tags: Chronic illness, fibromyalgia, people pleasing, saying no | Leave a comment |

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