What do you do with those lingering fears, worries, and subconscious thoughts that try to pull you away from being your best? In this third episode of my YouTube series on what I need to do to be resilient if the pain never goes away, I share how I’m preparing for a spinal cord stimulator trial, an experience that brings up concerns about having my back and spine tampered with. However, I’ve learned how to intentionally put those worries on the shelf, so I can focus my energy on having a more positive mindset. Are there any thoughts or feelings you need to put on the shelf today so you can focus on what matters most?
Had an appointment yesterday, the second appointment in a string of appointments getting closer to a spinal cord stimulator. Having a trial of it sometime in the weeks or months ahead, where they'll put two electrical leads into my spine. The idea of having two electrodes put in my back is something that I'm not comfortable with.
Are there certain words, certain thoughts that you have, perspectives about your pain experience and the pain itself that might best be put on the shelf for a little while? Doing that allows you to focus on what you need to do now.
Had an appointment yesterday, the second appointment in a string of appointments getting closer to a spinal cord stimulator. Having a trial of it sometime in the weeks or months ahead, where they'll put two electrical leads into my spine, connecting with certain nerves, and an outside device which will send pulses of stimulation, electrical pulses to basically try to greatly diminish as much as possible, the pain signal traveling from my knee to my brain. The idea of having two electrodes put in my back is something that I'm not comfortable with.
I shared this with my doctor when he was prescribing this a few weeks ago, and he looked me in the eye and said, you need to set that aside. And I've done that. I put that up on the shelf. And I'm not. I don't need to care for it right now. I need to focus on going through this in the same way. Are there certain words, certain thoughts that you have, perspectives about your pain experience and the pain itself that might best be put on the shelf for a little while? When it's on the shelf, it does mean you can take it down when you really need to and care for it and process it.
But perhaps there are times like now, when I need to put something on the shelf. Is there something that you found in your words and the meaning of those words, your emotions, something that's automatically coming from your subconscious that really needs. It's best to put it up on the shelf for a while. Doing that allows you to focus on what you need to do now. Sa.
