5 Ways to Get Rid of Some Chronic Pain Today

If chronic pain has got you down, it's understandable but not an emotional state you need to live in forever. With just a few little changes in your life today you can form clear positive thoughts to help relieve pain.

1) Stop off at the pet store before coming home from the doctor's office just to watch the animals. Twenty minute smiling through the glass at the puppies, kittens or even the little hamsters spinning on their wheels, can give you a better outlook on life. Research has proven that pets have a special place in our emotional well-being, decreasing our stress, improving our health, and even assisting us in healing from surgeries even faster. There are many reasons that pet facilitated therapy health care has become so widely accepted. It's been proven that pet owners with chronic and terminal illness actually are healthier people.

2) Start pulling together a list of your favorite songs. The new ipod shuffle has recently dropped in price to just $50 and it holds 250 songs. This little gadget is the size of a cracker and yet it can change your whole energy level. Studies have revealed that listening to music for even twenty minutes a day can decrease one's pain level. Researchers have also discover there are beneficial effects of music listening on healing in children. You can find lots of free Christian healing music downloads online too. Collect the songs that give you inspiration, energy, hope, childhood memories, and even a desire to stand up and dance, even if it's just to mop the floor.

3) Join some kids for video games. Results of study from Wheeling Jesuit University discovered that video games actually have the ability to distract someone's attention from pain, even children. An organization called Games for Health was recently been formed to build relationships between researchers, medical professionals, and game developers. Here they can share information about how video games will impact technologies even health care and policy. Don't be surprised if your physical therapist has you playing ten minutes of a Wii game like bowling or tennis.

4) Buy a coloring book and splurge on a big box of crayons. If you don't have children, odds are it's been years since you have felt the thrill of a freshly sharpened crayon in your hand. And you are no longer limited to coloring books you can find at your local store. Just about any topic online has coloring pages from American civil war coloring book pictures to wedding coloring books and leprechaun coloring books. And if your family needs a fund reminder, print out a handwashing coloring book.

5) Cut some fresh flowers from outside and bring them in your home. Act like royalty and put them in all the rooms, even a stem in your bathroom in a small bud vase. If no flowers are blooming grab a dandelion. Yellow has been known to provide relief from "burnout," panic, depression, and exhaustion. Fresh flowers blended with fruit and musk can quickly enhance your mood to being new and improved.

Living with chronic pain is conceivably one of the most demanding trials most people will face in their lifetime. But with a few simple changes and being aware of what you can do to relieve a bit of pain, you can revitalize the joy in your every day life. Though you may not have control over the illness, you can control your environment. Make it a happy one.

By: Lisa Copen

Instant download of 200 Ways to Encourage a Chronically Ill Friend from "Beyond Casseroles" by Lisa Copen when you signup for HopeNotes invisible illness ezine at Rest Ministries. Lisa is the founder of Invisible Illness Awareness

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