Now that you know what the basic tools are for controlling your pain, here are some ways you can put that knowledge to use. For me, imagination and visualization are key to my mental techniques of pain control. “In with the Good, Out with the Bad,” is simply a breathing technique. When you exhale, do so through your mouth. Imagine you are expelling the pain from your body. It may help to imagine a black smoke coming out of your mouth each time you exhale. The black smoke represents the pain leaving your body one breath at a time. Then, when you inhale, imagine you are breathing in strength, energy, health, and comfort that fills your body and replaces your pain.
So, when you exhale, breathe out the pain. When you inhale, breathe in relief. Continue to do this over and over again as long as it takes. As you do so, your pain will become less and less intense with every breath. The more you practice, the more your mind will associate those thoughts and images with pain relief, and the more effective the technique will become for you.
That's funny cause i always though the same way you do when i am in crisis. I CONFIRM, sometimes it's work depending of the pain degrees but i need more practices cause after a while i drop breathing when the pain is too strong. I couldn't imagine that someone else does the same
ReplyDeleteMeditation is a powerful tool. Lets pray others with Sickle Cell can learn to use it to help cope with pain.
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