Today’s morning meditation really hit home for me. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Here’s the quote of the day “The feeling that you can’t bare another moment of sensation whether that be itching or physical pain or some other unpleasant feeling is never quite true, because in that moment you’ve already borne it. What’s really happening is that you’re afraid of the next moment” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Obviously I know for some that chronic pain can sometimes feel unbearable and it might feel like you’ll never have relief. The moment you realize that the pain won’t get better can really break you, but try not to think of the long run. That was always my mistake, I thought that the pain was like a race and it would jut go away after so many days and when it didn’t I started panicking. I thought, how will this affect my future, will I be able to have kids, will I be able to enjoy myself. That was a mistake, I had to learn to slow down and change what I thought of as progress and I also had to come to the realization that I will have pain for a long time, maybe even my whole life, but by managing the pain and sometimes working through some pain I’m able to do more. I realized I needed to learn how to live with occasional discomfort and I told myself if I can just get to the point where my pain flares up occasionally or is only bad at certain times of he day I can start to live my life again. I might not be able to do everything I thought I’d do, but by not being afraid of that next moment and knowing I’ll have relief I’ve been able to get better and do some things I thought had been lost to my pain. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #chronicpain #dfsp #curesarcoma #fibromyalgia #wakingupwithsamharris https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvy4x8GjsQA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=31p57lux15jv
