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Live well,
despite chronic pain

Changing the way we think about and manage pain

An excerpt from the new book - Chronic Pain Won't Stop Me

12/24/2019

 
"It’s often the struggle with chronic pain that’s the worst part of having pain, not the pain itself. The struggle makes it easy to become distressed and feel like a victim.

To minimize the struggle, it’s helpful to come to terms with the pain as your “new normal” – accepting there’s no immediate cure."

Get your free e-book here!

New book now available as free PDF download: Chronic Pain Won't Stop Me

12/19/2019

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Written by a chronic pain patient, Tom Bowen (me), for other chronic pain patients based on my personal experience, beliefs, and research.  

The book explores the biopsychosocial approach I try to follow to manage chronic pain.  Hopefully, you can benefit from what I've learned to better control your pain and your life.

A quick and easy read, just 51 pages, the book explores some common themes:

  • Pain is an experience, not a number on the pain scale.
  • Pain doesn’t always mean harm.
  • Not all pain will go away – we need to accept it.
  • Medical interventions alone aren’t the best or only way to manage pain.
  • Pain is multi-dimensional with biological, psychological, and social factors.
  • Just treating the pain is not enough, we need to treat the whole person.
  • How we think about pain affects our pain.
  • Our goal should be pain management and rehabilitation, not pain elimination.
  • We can have good lives, despite the pain.

And it's totally FREE as a PDF download. I make no money from the book.

Get your PDF copy here (free).
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