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@do_in_sandiego

Love this thread. Yesterday morning, as I woke with anxiety from work and concern about how long I will be able to work, I was committed to finding a way to relax. I decided to pretend I was retired and had all I needed, and to do what I would do if my time was all my own. With this shift I actually ended up getting a ton of things done (looking to downsize my car, planning healthy meals, cooking a fabulous home cooked meal) and all without feeling stressed out, and didn’t notice the pain nearly as much. I will definitely employ this tactic more often. Research shows the brain reacts the same way to this “pretending” as it does to the real thing, so pretend I will! (At least on the weekends...) Happy Sunday everyone.

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lioness | @lioness | Jun 2, 2019

@do-in-san Diego

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tazscott | @tazscott | Jun 2, 2019

Distracting your brain can be incredible medicine. Your mind can only focus on one thing at a time. I know people believe they can truely multitask. But the brain can only comprehend one task at a time. If you truely do things you enjoy will take your mind off pain. I know many,many will say but I hurt to much to do anything. But what happens when you just sit around. You just concentrate on pain. Stretching a couple times everyday truely helps in the long run especially. A truely incredible pain doctor I had years ago. Told me you need to hurt more now to hurt less in the future. So,so true

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nurseheadakes | @nurseheadakes | Jun 2, 2019

Isn't that fantastic... I used to do that a lot when I was off of work and loved it because it gave me a time off from my stress filled days. If your dreading what's coming up in the future (which you don't really know) it takes away from your present day adventures and pleasures. Enjoy the day because you only have today to do it!

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Ginger, Volunteer Mentor | @gingerw | Jun 2, 2019

@do_in_sandiego Well, let's all make a promise to ourselves to do something similar! I bet you have prompted several to try this way of looking at a day.
Ginger

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