Master Your Pain

Buku ÒMaster Your PainÓ adalah sebuah analogi terbalik tentang cara menikmati rasa sakit. Kita tidak selalu harus disemangati, atau didorong untuk bisa menolak rasa sakit yang menggerogoti hati, lebih dari itu, karena buku ini menyoroti bagaimana mengolah rasa sakit dan menyimpan ÒdepositÓ yang bisa dipanen di kemudian hari. Benar bahwasanya kita pernah sakit, dan benar kita pernah merasakan bagaimana menjadi lemah, tapi tahu kan, mengalah tidak selalu berarti kalah. Yang pasti, semua keterbatasan dan kesulitan hanyalah cara untuk menjadi sakit dan sakit lagi, dan karena itu mungkin kita perlu kembali mengingat: Bahkan membenci sakit tidak menjadikan kita untuk berhenti. Maka, ini adalah sebuah buku self-improvement yang mungkin tidak menggambarkan apa-apa bagi hidupmu yang sudah sempurna, tapi siapa tahu, kalau ternyata bisa menjadi sebuah pisau analisis yang digunakan untuk membedah dalam memandang rasa sakit dengan kacamata yang benar-benar berbeda.

"Master Your Pain" is a comprehensive workbook for the person with chronic pain. It teaches powerful techniques rooted in brain/body science to help reduce pain and change what it is like to live with chronic pain. Written from personal and professional expertise with chronic pain, "Master Your Pain" compassionately empowers the reader with knowledge about pain and introduces neurobiological concepts, translating these into practical, easy-to-use techniques that address the destructive impact of persistent pain. The approaches used in this workbook are validating, non-judgmental, and can be life changing. It is not a "one size fits all" method, instead "Master Your Pain" aims to help individualize pain mastery, encouraging skepticism and systematic discovery of the utility of each skill for each person suffering with chronic pain. WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: ""Master Your Pain" insightfully creates a bridge between psychology and biology. It goes beyond what any other comparable pain book currently offers. She brilliantly delivers new tools to chronic pain patients." - JP Garofalo, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology, Washington State University ""Master Your Pain" provides straight-forward approaches to learning to manage, cope with, and even master chronic pain. She provides a broad spectrum of easy-to-implement pain management tools; from breath-work, visualization and relaxation, to understanding how to manage daily and social life, including nutrition and interactions with your medical practitioners. At the root of all Dr. Fancher's recommendations is an understanding of the latest research on chronic pain and what has been proven to work. She is able to educate the reader throughout the book so that the person experiencing persistent pain can gain an accurate understanding of what is physiologically happening to the brain and nervous system and how this contributes to and even exacerbates the pain experience." - Allison Suran, PT, GCFP, Founder Healing Bridge Physical Therapy "Dr. Fancher, as someone who deals personally with chronic pain and as a pain psychologist, speaks with an understanding no other expert can match. I highly recommend "Master Your Pain" to all my patients and for anyone with chronic pain." - Ginevra Liptan, MD, Medical Director, The Frida Center for Fibromyalgia "The book gives great insight into the variety of techniques that can make a difference, shows how personal responsibility and work is essential and then gives clear guidance about how to do the work in a clear and effective manner. I believe this book will become an essential tool for any effective pain management programs as well as being an essential resource for any individual wanting to determine how to not let chronic pain control or limit their lives." - Robert Djergaian, MD, Medical Director, Banner Good Samaritan Rehabilitation Institute "My role as a pain management specialist became infinitely more fulfilling and effective when I met my colleague and friend, Dr Jill Fancher, to whom I hope all my patients have the benefit of learning from. I am so excited to have her workbook Master Your Pain as a resource my patients can read, use, experience and learn from as they move through their personal journey we call 'chronic pain'." - Sandra Hadenfeld, ARNP, Pain Management Specialist, Peace Health Southwest Interventional Pain Clinic

Do you want to manage your chronic pain and get your life back on track? Are you fed up with being held hostage by persistent pain and want to take action now? This book by chronic pain expert Dr Nicola Sherlock will show you how. Chronic pain is a huge problem. It is estimated that between one third and one half of the adult population in the UK live with pain. In turn, many people struggle to manage their pain; they report that it affects nearly every aspect of their lives, and that they feel held captive by it. Furthermore, the emotional impact of pain has been increasingly recognised, and it is recommended that treatments for chronic pain no longer rely on medication alone. However, it is difficult to find relatable, easy-to-understand information on the non-medical aspects of pain management. Master Your Chronic Pain adopts a holistic view of pain. Each chapter looks at a different aspect of pain management, from the benefits of mindfulness meditation to overcoming a fear of exercise to strategies for improving sleep. The emotional impact of pain is discussed, and practical tips for managing stress, worry, and low mood are given. Strategies for managing thoughts and emotions are explored, and the impact of pain on relationships is examined. This book uses principles from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) which has been established as a highly effective therapeutic approach in the management of chronic pain. Through Master Your Chronic Pain, you will be able to take control of your condition. The interventions and techniques detailed have consistently helped to improve outcomes and reduce people's reliance on medication. The techniques help people to live fuller, more enjoyable lives once more. Become less rigid in your thinking and grow your self-confidence. About the author. Dr Nicola Sherlock has spent 20 years working in a pain service in the NHS, and has worked with thousands of patients who have shared their stories. Using these accounts and applied research from pain management studies, Nicola has helped many people to manage their pain and live better lives. In this book, Nicola shares her knowledge and expertise with compassion and understanding so that readers can master their pain and live better, more fulfilled lives.

“Mindfulness and compassion practices should be in everybody’s toolbox for a happier and healthier life. [This] book is essential reading for providers who treat chronic illnesses and for those suffering from them.”—Arianna Huffington Pain can be a big, unwieldy box that we struggle to carry all day. But what if we could put down this box, unpack it, and tackle the contents one by one? Outsmart Your Pain is Dr. Christiane Wolf’s radically clear, evidence-based guide to relieving chronic pain with mindfulness, complete with twenty easy guided meditations and self-compassion practices, including: rewriting the “pain story” you tell yourself practicing loving acceptance of your body as it is mindfully working through negative emotions strengthening your inner and outer support systems. By separating your pain from the stressful thoughts and troubled feelings that come with it, you can lay down your burden and live with joy.

Aging can be a pain. You can learn to handle the pains of aging, to enjoy your golden years. You might have to learn a few new tricks. The author, veterinarian, Ironman triathlete in his 70s, and student of optimal body movement, describes many effective approaches to handling pain. Pains ranging from injuries to love sickness - no one is too old to fall in love, so beware.The cause of your pain is not necessarily where you feel the pain. There are many treatments for pain, some expensive, some dangerous, including the risk of addiction. What you really need is a strategy to figure out the underlying cause of your specific problem in order to develop a plan that will be effective for you.The author, a veterinarian, spins instructive tales about his encounters with pain and pain killers. He explains how to handle such drugs as Oxycontin® and Valium®. When to heed the doctor's advice, and when to do otherwise. The stories range far and wide, each containing a nugget of advice for pains we all encounter, from knee pain to love sickness to major health challenges.We misread the message of pain at our peril.The stories in this book will help you to:- Decide whether to rush to your doctor or think it through.- Choose whether to follow advice from your medical professional.- Learn how to handle the pain of grief, as in the case of love-sickness or other loss.- Find the actual source of your pain, which is often in a location remote from the sensation.- Come away with a new view of pain, to appreciate its generally positive contribution to your life.If you don't think pain is your friend, think of the ravages of leprosy. Self-inflicted damage due to the absence of pain detection.Why does the author consider himself qualified to write this book?Because it interests him. Because Veterinarian's receive five times more training on pain than physicians. Furthermore, as a life-long athlete, at age 75, the author has suffered some pain himself, over the years. His struggles with aortic disease provided further insights into the pains of aging. Building empathy for the painful challenges of those with serious health problems. Most importantly, because it might help people live better lives.The author's goal is to help you interpret your pain. The correct interpretation will lead to optimal treatment choices. It may also save you from overwhelming medical bills. Especially if you lack health insurance, as many do.- Maybe you do need pain killers. The author did once. So he could fully re-inflate his left lung after cancer surgery. To avoid risk of lung damage and infection.- Maybe you don't need a pain-killer. The author decided not to accept an addictive drug from his well-meaning doctor. This when he suffered stress-induced TMJ (jaw joint) pain. He took a vacation instead, rather than risking a heart attack.- Maybe you need to change your job. Pain told the author this as a young farm veterinarian in the 1960s. Severe back pain guided him to his real element. Biological research and a fascinating career as a pathologist. Pathology is the study of the nature of disease.- Maybe you need to improve your posture, or stop guarding a damaged region of your body.Many decisions about handling pain effectively are the subject of this book.It will teach you how to enjoy the benefits of pain as your friend, while improving your chances of preventing avoidable addiction.

New York Times Bestseller Over 2.5 million copies sold For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare -- poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a U.S. Armed Forces icon and one of the world's top endurance athletes. The only man in history to complete elite training as a Navy SEAL, Army Ranger, and Air Force Tactical Air Controller, he went on to set records in numerous endurance events, inspiring Outside magazine to name him "The Fittest (Real) Man in America." In Can't Hurt Me, he shares his astonishing life story and reveals that most of us tap into only 40% of our capabilities. Goggins calls this The 40% Rule, and his story illuminates a path that anyone can follow to push past pain, demolish fear, and reach their full potential.