Tuesday, January 8, 2013
How can Pain be a motivator?
How can Pain be a motivator?
Many of you know my struggles with back-pain, therapy, surgery etc. Recently my pain has been so intense, the anger so strong that it has MOTIVATED me to take action.
So what resulted?
Thursday, I have an appt with my Primary care doc to see about some off label prescriptions to deal with nerve pain. Primary cause of my pain, not muscular/skeletal
Friday, I have an appt for yet another MRI. Upright with flexion and extension
Saturday, I am all set for another set of epidural steroid injections.
Now before this week it was hurting and it was bad but when it wasn't getting better i said "to heck with this" and I did all i could do. Set 3 key events in 3 consecutive days
I took control where I could control. Instead of suppressing my anger, i embraced it and used it as fuel to take ACTION.
What angers you? What pains you? Do not avoid it but rather embrace, tame and use to your advantage.
We all have something bothering us, but maybe that 'bothersome' thing needs to be stoked into a raging fire so that YOU take action.
Thats what it did for me and I hope it will do the same for you.
Have a great day and wonderful tomorrow!
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Playing sports all my life the physical pain was always there but you are trained to never quit! Keep pushing forward no matter what. This philosophy can be transferred to all facets of life.
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't matter what type of pain it is (physical, emotional, spiritual etc...) you have a choice to either let it defeat you or fuel you. I am firm believer in that what 'hurts' you makes you stronger! So I have always used it to fuel me!
Great point Matt. Thanks for reading and posting. I would ad to keep pushing as long as your surgeon says its ok! :)
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