-
Midlife Musings
“Midway upon the journey of our life I found myself within a dark forest, For the straightforward pathway had been lost.” Dante Alighieri The concept of a midlife crisis was nowhere on my radar when I was in college. Those opening lines from my reading assignment of “The Inferno”, the first part of Dante’s epic poem…
-
Why Am I Doing This?
Every now and then, I ask myself: why am I doing this? Maintaining this website and writing the blog takes time and effort, and I don’t get paid for it. It costs me money to keep this site running. After 2 years of living with CRPS, I have been in remission for 9 years. Why…
-
Does CRPS Have Anything To Do With Stress?
If you don’t agree that CRPS has anything to do with stress, and you believe that it is a novel new-age concept, I have done some linguistic research to prove you wrong! Think of our language, which has developed over centuries. It will offer you evidence that this concept is not only old, but it…
-
Barrier Of Fear
Almost every message that I get from the visitors of this website has some reference to fear or anxiety. No surprise, people who are suffering from severe chronic pain are likely to experience fear of pain, or anxiety or depression over the pain triggers, or all the above. Their mental health issue is often seen…
-
On Meditation
I am often asked about my meditation method. People who are suffering from CRPS want to know the right way of meditating. After all, I credit meditation with my recovery from CRPS. Each time, I reply that I may disappoint them because there is no right or wrong way to meditate; there are only different…
-
The Empath’s Dilemma
“I believe that all medical studies are flawed if they do not consider the emotional factor.” Dr. John Sarno I’ve often felt that I was born in the wrong era. On the one hand, I probably would not have survived childbirth had I lived in a past century, but on the other hand, I wouldn’t…
-
Nothing Is Wrong With Your Brain
I have been thinking lately about the ways people flip that switch that starts their recovery from CRPS. A reader reached out to me about a year and a half ago. He is a professional musician, so when his hand was injured in the accident and he developed CRPS as a result, he was devastated.…
-
Advice For The Caregivers
I was recently asked what advice I can give to those who take care of their loved ones with CRPS. I asked several people who are suffering from very debilitating cases of CRPS or fibromyalgia and are pursuing a mindbody healing path. This is what they suggested: Let me summarize it. Many CRPS patients often…
-
The Trying Trap
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Albert Einstein The daily fashion conundrum I faced as a high schooler, was that of desperately trying to look as if I wasn’t trying. This was especially tricky to achieve in an era defined by the ethos of “more is…
Leave a Reply