How Writers Can Manage Chronic Pain

By Irene S. Roth

One of the biggest complaints for chronically ill writers is that they are in a lot of pain. Writers typically sit all day. Therefore, they struggle to manage their pain levels. This can really set them up to a life of difficulty and hardship.

One of the best things that writers can do for themselves is to manage pain and fatigue. This need not be hard to do yet it is possible with a bit of planning and mindfulness. To be successful, it must be something that is doable so that you can easily incorporate it into your daily life.

The good news is that pain management can be achieved by taking a few simple steps daily. As a result, not only will you improve your quality of life, but you will also sleep better, thus improving your pain and fatigue levels for the next day.

When you experience pain for a prolonged time, you probably have had several levels of frustration and stress before you got to where you are overwhelmed with pain. Then you enter the vicious pain cycle that is hard to get out of without a lot of planning, patience, and perspicacity. Otherwise, you will probably continue to feel more pain to the point where you don’t believe that we can manage it.

We can envisage the pain cycle as follows. Your disease pain will cause tense muscles which will cause stress. Stress will cause fear, anger, and frustration which can lead to depression and fatigue.

So, to break the pain cycle, you must focus on not becoming part of this cycle. But that is hard to do because the first step in the process is that you have disease pain. And every chronically ill writer will have disease pain consistently.

In this e-book, I will focus on ten things that writers can easily do to break the pain cycle before it becomes chronic and leads to these negative emotions and depression.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Irene S. Roth
• Release date: May 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005206581

Irene S. Roth

Irene S. Roth, MA is an academic and freelance writer. She writes academically, for teens and tweens and adults. When she isn't writing, she is teaching. She is also pursuing a Master's of Social Work Degree.

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How Writers Can Manage Chronic Pain

By Irene S. Roth

Copyright 2023 Irene S. Roth

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Table of Content

Introduction

1. You Will Become Calmer

2. You Will Listen to Your Inner Voice

3. You Will Understand Yourself Better

4. You Will Improve Your Awareness

5. You Will Become More Creative

6. You Will Lower Your Stress Levels

7. You Will Reduce Negative Self-Talk

8. You Will Become More Patient

9. You Will Connect to Your Essence

10. You Will Waste Less Energy

11. You Will Discover Your True Purpose

12. You Will Improve Focus and Concentration

13. You Will Make Better Decisions

14. Your Mind, Body, and Spirit Will be Harmonious

15. You Will Live in the Moment

16. You Will Gain Perspective

Conclusion

Resources

About the Author

Introduction

Life in the modern world is quite complex. We overwork and overdo it all the time. We never seem to make enough time for rest. Instead, we keep adding more stuff to our already overloaded schedules. This has taken a toll on our overall health and well-being. It has also created more tension and stress for us than ever. Further, our mental health and well-being are suffering because of our overloaded minds. There just does not seem to be enough hours in a day to relax and enjoy life. We are always going and doing.

This full-on lifestyle can also harm our relationships. We may end up being intentionally mean or even abusive to others, especially those closest to us. This is because unless we live in the present and pause before acting and speaking, especially if we feel frustrated, angry, hungry, or tired, we may do and say things we will later regret. This can destroy our closest relationships and cause undue tension in our lives.

As I explained in my previous e-book on How to Manifest Stillness in Our Turbulent World, we are anything but silent and peaceful in our culture. Our default position is