Negative thought can truly limit you and your abilities. It can happen every once in a while or it can happen often. It has been found to start during childhood and form a pattern, although that is not always the case. You might find yourself in a negative state for quite some time and you were happy as a child. The thoughts that come into the mind dictate what actions we take and what we do with our time. If the thoughts are negative, then the actions will be based off of those thoughts. If you are currently suffering from back and neck pain it can put you in a negative state, so here are 2 good ways the positivity in your life.
1. Each time the negative thought comes in, say out loud "stop". This will interrupt the thoughts to action process. It will dead stop it. You will be able to stop it, call it out, and then change. After saying it, replace the thought with something good. For example, say you think about how bad the traffic is while sitting in the car. After the thought comes say "stop", and then say "I have a car, it is working, I have a radio, and everything is going to be alright". This will prevent you from honking the horn and getting all in a funk. Now you will be in a more thankful state and you are appreciative for what you do have.
2. When the negative thought happens, get up and start walking. Get out of your current environment and move on to another location. Don't let the environment that you are currently in get the best of you, change locations. You can't always do this, so make sure to apply this when you can. While you walk look at your surroundings and put your attention on what you are looking at. Focus on what is good on whatever you are looking at. An example would be if you got up an walked into a hallway and looked at a picture on the wall. Find the good in the picture, what you like about it and focus on it for a while. This will change the direction from negative to positive.
If you are currently getting a spinal treatment this advice can help you be in a better place. The mind is a powerful thing, and when you are improving your physical back you might as well work on improving your mind too.
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5/28/10
3 Positive Thinking Tips for Spinal Pain Patients
The mind is a powerful thing. This has been said by the top Doctors in the world and all those who are specialists in the field of psychology and pain management. When seeking relief from spinal conditions the problem is more often than not structural, and when this is the case a treatment plan needs to be put together to heal that structure. If it is a herniated disc or spinal stenosis the specific areas need attention and to be treated with the best techniques and machines available. In order for a successful outcome to happen there are thoughts and feelings that patient's have that go along with the entire process. Thoughts can guide a person's life in whichever direction they want it to go.
Here are 3 positive thinking tips:
1. Surround yourself with positive people. If you have heard the saying "birds of the same feather flock together" then you will probably understand this tip. If you surround yourself with negative people who do not think things will turn out for the better and spend their days focusing on the bad stuff, then that is what you will probably do too. If you are a chronic back pain patient now you can start to hang out with people who view life like a glass half full, rather than half empty. It is not going to cure your back pain, but if you try it for a few weeks you might really end up benefiting.
2. Do things you enjoy. Hobbies are great to help improve the mental state. If you have a condition such as spinal stenosis or a lumbar herniated disc then you might not be able to currently do some of your favorite outdoor or sports hobbies, but you still can do other things. It might be that you love chess or building model airplanes, explore what you love to do that can help take your mind in a direction other than pain. If your problem is not preventing you from taking a small walk, you could go to the Johnny Carson Park in Burbank or better yet, visit the Strough Canyon Nature Center for a day with nature.
3. Start a journal. When you write your thoughts down on paper you can document what has been going on with your life. It is good advice to simply start writing without thinking about it too much on a daily basis. Do this for two weeks without analyzing anything. Then after two weeks of journal entries take a few minutes and read it. Study what you write and when you wrote it. Look for things that are making your life more difficult and see if there are any similar trends that happen, such as your neck pain hurts first thing in the morning and this is when you are the most negative. Once you find out what it is that is causing you the most issues, then you can work on a plan to get it fixed.
It is true that thoughts are what cause our actions. Right now reading this your thoughts are going to determine what you do next. Hopefully it will be one of the three tips to start you getting out of pain and enjoying your life, family, job, and friends.
Here are 3 positive thinking tips:
1. Surround yourself with positive people. If you have heard the saying "birds of the same feather flock together" then you will probably understand this tip. If you surround yourself with negative people who do not think things will turn out for the better and spend their days focusing on the bad stuff, then that is what you will probably do too. If you are a chronic back pain patient now you can start to hang out with people who view life like a glass half full, rather than half empty. It is not going to cure your back pain, but if you try it for a few weeks you might really end up benefiting.
2. Do things you enjoy. Hobbies are great to help improve the mental state. If you have a condition such as spinal stenosis or a lumbar herniated disc then you might not be able to currently do some of your favorite outdoor or sports hobbies, but you still can do other things. It might be that you love chess or building model airplanes, explore what you love to do that can help take your mind in a direction other than pain. If your problem is not preventing you from taking a small walk, you could go to the Johnny Carson Park in Burbank or better yet, visit the Strough Canyon Nature Center for a day with nature.
3. Start a journal. When you write your thoughts down on paper you can document what has been going on with your life. It is good advice to simply start writing without thinking about it too much on a daily basis. Do this for two weeks without analyzing anything. Then after two weeks of journal entries take a few minutes and read it. Study what you write and when you wrote it. Look for things that are making your life more difficult and see if there are any similar trends that happen, such as your neck pain hurts first thing in the morning and this is when you are the most negative. Once you find out what it is that is causing you the most issues, then you can work on a plan to get it fixed.
It is true that thoughts are what cause our actions. Right now reading this your thoughts are going to determine what you do next. Hopefully it will be one of the three tips to start you getting out of pain and enjoying your life, family, job, and friends.
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