Pysically Healing YourSelf
There are endless ways that we heal and since I have been fighting my post operation healing and pain it has become more obvious to me that I must be open to various ways of healing. At the very top of my list is making sure that I get enough rest:
Complete rest:
I have likely had more sleeping hours than being awake since the onset of my operation. At the beginning I truly felt like I just needed to sleep for long hours at a time. When the body is that taxed by an event like an operation it is crucial that we get the most rest possible.
Isolation:
I have decided to spend time at home in private. Part of this isolation is because I did not have the strength to talk. I wanted to keep my energy for myself and expel energy just in healing and not having to answer questions. Although very long term isolation may not be as healthy, short term isolation is. During this time you can have one person who will support you and not have the expectation that you entertain them. Taking the pressure off yourself by staying inside is a way to heal without thinking about what others are thinking or needing. Healing is about you.
Pain management:
I have not been a huge fan of taking pain meds and part of that is the threat of addiction. Yet this time around I have decided that managing that pain on an ongoing basis is the best thing to do. When the pain is managed one can focus on resting rather than on the pain. Taking pain meds as prescribed is a part of ones healing process.
Faith and Prayer:
Asking for what you need:
I admit that his is that most difficult parts of healing for me. I was not taught to ask for what I need or feel like I deserved to ask. With all that has unfolded in my life I have learned to ask. Ask for what you need. As long as there is someone willing to help you out we should be OK with asking. Asking for what you need is just a way of making it easier on yourself. When we are in the healing process asking for what we need is even more crucial.
Optimism-Positive thinking:
I don't care how many times I have said this before. What will think about most we will get the most of. When we are healing thinking and staying in a positive place in the mind, soul and body is likely the most healing source. Staying clear of any person who brings doom during our healing time is not acceptable. Do all that you can do to stay positive and optimistic.
Courage and Hope:
I have had to talk to myself and call up the courageous warrior in me many times over. As a child of abuse I had to learn to hold on to the smallest amount to hope. Courage is hope in it's largest form and hope is courage in increments. When we are healing even smallest amount of hope can lift us up. Even the most temporary amount of courage will heal us.
Complete rest:
I have likely had more sleeping hours than being awake since the onset of my operation. At the beginning I truly felt like I just needed to sleep for long hours at a time. When the body is that taxed by an event like an operation it is crucial that we get the most rest possible.
Isolation:
I have decided to spend time at home in private. Part of this isolation is because I did not have the strength to talk. I wanted to keep my energy for myself and expel energy just in healing and not having to answer questions. Although very long term isolation may not be as healthy, short term isolation is. During this time you can have one person who will support you and not have the expectation that you entertain them. Taking the pressure off yourself by staying inside is a way to heal without thinking about what others are thinking or needing. Healing is about you.
Pain management:
I have not been a huge fan of taking pain meds and part of that is the threat of addiction. Yet this time around I have decided that managing that pain on an ongoing basis is the best thing to do. When the pain is managed one can focus on resting rather than on the pain. Taking pain meds as prescribed is a part of ones healing process.
Faith and Prayer:
Asking for what you need:
I admit that his is that most difficult parts of healing for me. I was not taught to ask for what I need or feel like I deserved to ask. With all that has unfolded in my life I have learned to ask. Ask for what you need. As long as there is someone willing to help you out we should be OK with asking. Asking for what you need is just a way of making it easier on yourself. When we are in the healing process asking for what we need is even more crucial.
Optimism-Positive thinking:
I don't care how many times I have said this before. What will think about most we will get the most of. When we are healing thinking and staying in a positive place in the mind, soul and body is likely the most healing source. Staying clear of any person who brings doom during our healing time is not acceptable. Do all that you can do to stay positive and optimistic.
Courage and Hope:
I have had to talk to myself and call up the courageous warrior in me many times over. As a child of abuse I had to learn to hold on to the smallest amount to hope. Courage is hope in it's largest form and hope is courage in increments. When we are healing even smallest amount of hope can lift us up. Even the most temporary amount of courage will heal us.
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