The diction of doom
The way the medical world views pain dooms its victims to failure. What’s shocking is that it stems from a lack of linguistic precision. Think about this example. Your friend is lying in bed, sweating and coughing and complaining of congestion. His temperature is 103 degrees. He feels dizzy and weak and occasionally cold. You
Be wary of pharmaceuticals
There’s a place for pharmaceuticals in any health care system. I recently had a battle with an incredible stomach flu that had me writhing on the floor with fever, headache, and body aches like you wouldn’t believe. A tablet of Tylenol every few hours kept me comfortable enough to get some rest so that I
Solving pain means being stubborn
Pain is something I take very seriously. I have fought with repetitive strain injuries, joint weakness, sports injuries and seemingly inexplicable, crippling, and extremely tiring chronic pain of all kinds since I was 16 when an ocean wave did my back in. I know pain well, and I know that its causes are myriad! From my experiences with pain and my studies of various theories of pain, I can tell you three very important things. Here are the first two:
1. Pain happens for a reason.
2. You can beat it if you can figure out the reason.
