Pain. Friend or Foe?

Posted by Katarina on October 16, 2015 in Digest&Manifest Facts Food For Thought Health Coaching Inspire&Acquire

Pain is actually a good thing.

Pain is not a problem, but a symptom of something that’s the real issue. Pain is your
body’s way of telling you something’s wrong and out of balance. Even if it’s
something simple like heartburn, gas pains or a headache. These signs are like the
warning light in your car when it’s low on gas. Ding Ding Ding! Time to consider
some maintenance before you’re left stranded on the side of the road. Yes, thank you car for warning me!

But even when we are warned, how many times does, “I don’t have time for that right now” come up?

For me, that warning came after I sat for 4 hours on Tuesday night and worked on
Women’s Wellness Weekend, my newest project. My butt hurt from sitting, my hips were tight, and I knew my neck was holding stress and tension.

However, I decided to just go to bed and deal with my pain tomorrow. The next day, I
woke up early, had an early meeting then went back to my desk and hunched over my work for another 3 hours. By the time I got up to teach my 1pm class, I could feel a headache forming. I taught, ran errands around town, and by the time I got to my chiropractor appointment I had a migraine.

Tension in my shoulders had creeped up the back of my neck and over the top of my
skull. It sucked. I used my smallchangeBIGshift technique and decided that my pain was not a problem, but a sign that I was not taking care of my body.

I did yoga, took a hot shower and went to bed early with many emails unanswered. The funny thing was, by the time I laid down my migraine was basically gone, without any pain meds.

Taking pain medication can help relieve the symptoms but it doesn’t fix the problem.
If you continue to just mask the symptoms, they will keep coming back. What’s
something painful that you’ve just been masking with pain meds or putting a temporary patch on?

Pain usually stems from overwork and repetitive motion or a wonky stance, and your
body needs something to balance it out. Perhaps you need a good stretch, a massage, to quit eating a certain food, repair your digestive tract because it’s bogged down, realign your spine, or strengthen a particular muscle. What do you need to balance you out?

Your healthy challenge this week: the next time you have pain, before you pop
another pill, ask yourself what the true cause is and consider doing something to
balance yourself back out. Fix the problem, not the symptom.

If you’re having a lot of heartburn or stomach pain after eating and you’re not sure what the cause is, reach out to me and we’ll see how I can help.

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