Whatever happened to you, you shouldn’t be diminishing your own experience, or downtalking your trauma.
Broken ankle, broken back, a tendon tear, those are all very general descriptions of what happens to us, but as with anything, the details are what matters.
Comparing one injury to another and then doubting yourself if you’re healing well since someone else is progressing so fast is just not a good thing to do. Comparison can cut your motivation, put your mind into a negative place, let you ride that nasty emotional roller-coaster for too long, and it can affect your healing as well.
But what to do if you find yourself comparing yourself with others? There are ways that pretty much any experience can be turned into a growth opportunity, and this goes double for injuries.
Dr. James Gordon is an expert in using mind-body medicine to heal depression, anxiety, and psychological trauma, published author, and creator of programs of mind-body healing for physicians, medical students, and other health professionals. And in this really important talk, we explore how you can always find things to be grateful for, and things that will positively affect your mental state, and in turn, your physical health.
In this amazing episode, you’ll discover:
- Why the overwhelming feelings you are experiencing right now might not be caused by injury-related trauma.
- How comparison can negatively affect your recovery and what to do instead.
- What makes an attitude of gratitude one of the many small important steps you need to be taking right now.
- Hands-on work: deep breathing calming exercise.
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- For accessing show notes, links, and transcript please visit: https://www.mayanovak.com/podcast/ep63-james-s-gordon/
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