New Possibilities: Unraveling the Mystery and Mastering Chronic Pain

How can you reclaim your life from chronic pain? Do you know about your existential immune system, that inner resource that protects your whole self, mind, body and spirit?


Chronic pain can be baffling - not just to those suffering from it but also to health professionals who try to help. If you, like millions of others living with chronic pain, are frustrated by the limitations of a health care system, if you find yourself going in ineffective circles -- where no one, including you, seems to have a meaningful handle on your experience - this important book offers new possibilities.


The key to effective pain management and reducing anxiety, says psychologist Alan Weisser, begins with seeing the ENTIRE impact of chronicity - not on just your physical self but on your whole life, your way of being, and your sense of meaning. Only then can you address the whole picture. New Possibilities lays out Dr. Weisser's time-tested and dependable approach for moving from coping to thriving, with dozens of strategies for boosting your existential immune system, understanding holistic pain management, and engaging more effectively with your providers for better outcomes. The book includes self-assessment tools, takeaway summaries, and an index.


The ebook contains a workbook section for helping you assess the impact chronic pain has had on your life. It can be used alone, but also provides links to printable assessment forms, more information, and courses, if you wish to go even deeper into your pain recovery journey.


If you're tired of living in a war with pain and want instead to connect again with what's important to you, this book will help you get there.

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New Possibilities: Unraveling the Mystery and Mastering Chronic Pain

How can you reclaim your life from chronic pain? Do you know about your existential immune system, that inner resource that protects your whole self, mind, body and spirit?


Chronic pain can be baffling - not just to those suffering from it but also to health professionals who try to help. If you, like millions of others living with chronic pain, are frustrated by the limitations of a health care system, if you find yourself going in ineffective circles -- where no one, including you, seems to have a meaningful handle on your experience - this important book offers new possibilities.


The key to effective pain management and reducing anxiety, says psychologist Alan Weisser, begins with seeing the ENTIRE impact of chronicity - not on just your physical self but on your whole life, your way of being, and your sense of meaning. Only then can you address the whole picture. New Possibilities lays out Dr. Weisser's time-tested and dependable approach for moving from coping to thriving, with dozens of strategies for boosting your existential immune system, understanding holistic pain management, and engaging more effectively with your providers for better outcomes. The book includes self-assessment tools, takeaway summaries, and an index.


The ebook contains a workbook section for helping you assess the impact chronic pain has had on your life. It can be used alone, but also provides links to printable assessment forms, more information, and courses, if you wish to go even deeper into your pain recovery journey.


If you're tired of living in a war with pain and want instead to connect again with what's important to you, this book will help you get there.

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New Possibilities: Unraveling the Mystery and Mastering Chronic Pain

New Possibilities: Unraveling the Mystery and Mastering Chronic Pain

by Alan S Weisser
New Possibilities: Unraveling the Mystery and Mastering Chronic Pain

New Possibilities: Unraveling the Mystery and Mastering Chronic Pain

by Alan S Weisser

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How can you reclaim your life from chronic pain? Do you know about your existential immune system, that inner resource that protects your whole self, mind, body and spirit?


Chronic pain can be baffling - not just to those suffering from it but also to health professionals who try to help. If you, like millions of others living with chronic pain, are frustrated by the limitations of a health care system, if you find yourself going in ineffective circles -- where no one, including you, seems to have a meaningful handle on your experience - this important book offers new possibilities.


The key to effective pain management and reducing anxiety, says psychologist Alan Weisser, begins with seeing the ENTIRE impact of chronicity - not on just your physical self but on your whole life, your way of being, and your sense of meaning. Only then can you address the whole picture. New Possibilities lays out Dr. Weisser's time-tested and dependable approach for moving from coping to thriving, with dozens of strategies for boosting your existential immune system, understanding holistic pain management, and engaging more effectively with your providers for better outcomes. The book includes self-assessment tools, takeaway summaries, and an index.


The ebook contains a workbook section for helping you assess the impact chronic pain has had on your life. It can be used alone, but also provides links to printable assessment forms, more information, and courses, if you wish to go even deeper into your pain recovery journey.


If you're tired of living in a war with pain and want instead to connect again with what's important to you, this book will help you get there.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781737859819
Publisher: New Options, Inc.
Publication date: 12/01/2021
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 1
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

ALAN STEPHEN WEISSER, PhD has worked extensively with complex and chronic pain problems, and was led to develop his comprehensive and compassionate approach by way of his own and others' pain journeys. Dr. Weisser offers online courses at New Options (newoptionsinc.com), and has presented his understanding and methodologies for mastering chronic pain to physicians at the University of Washington; Labor & Industries, Washington State; the National Association of Spine Specialists; the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association; and for numerous private rehabilitation and medical practices.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

What to Expect from This Book

Introduction: From Mystery to Mastery

Part One. A Holistic Understanding

Ch 1. Lost in Translation

Ch 2. The Third Evolution

Ch 3. Injury and Collateral Damages

 

Part Two. The Physical Experience

Ch 4. The Body Is the Setting

Ch 5. Sleep Disruption

Ch 6. Physical De-Activation

Ch 7. Physical De-Conditioning

Ch 8. Cognitive Impacts

Ch 9. Chronic Stress

Ch 10. Psychological Challenges

 

Part Three. The Personal Experience

Ch 11. Day-to-Day Impacts

Ch 12. Situational Impacts

Ch 13. Functional Impacts

Ch 13. Existential Impacts

Ch 14. Operating System Impacts

Ch 15. Mental Health Impacts and Risk Factors

 

Part Four. Getting Treatment

Ch 16. Challenges in the Treatment Environment

Ch 17. Mastering the Treatment Experience

 

Conclusion. Evolving the Existential Immune System

Conclusion. Two Stories

Appendixes A - C: Self-Evaluation Forms

Appendix D: Existential Immune System Chart

Index

About the Author


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