Posts Tagged ‘pain’

Changing the Mind’s Experience of Pain: The Witness of Reynolds Price

Written by john on September 17th, 2009
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When I think of recovery from a terrible illness, I think of Reynolds Price. His beautiful memoir, A Whole New Life, records the powerful experience of his mental and spiritual healing from the excruciating pain of a crippling illness. However, there could never be recovery from the physical [...]

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Talking to Depression – 2

Written by john on July 5th, 2009
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I’ve written an overview post in this series on Depression Central, and I hope you’ll have a look at that. Thanks.
Talking to a depressed partner can be more than frustrating. It can feel hopeless when you’re faced with a slammed door shutting you out completely or a furious attack [...]

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Dropping Depression

Written by john on July 31st, 2008
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As she often does, Stephany put a thought in my mind that I haven’t been able to shake. It was a three-word comment: “You have recovered.” Nice wish, I thought, if only – ! I’ve been working on recovery so long – it just isn’t happening consistently. But the problem with [...]

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