Category: Pain Management Program

Final Day - Day 15 Just over a week later than planned but, I have finally got round to writing a blog post about my final day on the pain management program. I can't believe I have already been out of hospital a week and have somehow managed to go out and get things done. [...]

Day 14 Thursday was our last full day, even though we finished early. I couldn't believe that the program was almost over and couldn't help but feel a bit emotional about the thought of saying goodbye to such a lovely group of people. We have spent the last few weeks pretty much in each other's [...]

Day 13 We started our psychology session with some mindfulness, focusing on our 5 senses allowing us to ground ourselves in the moment. We then discussed the topic of judgement and how we can often be harsh on ourselves as much as we are on others. We were asked to think about the way we [...]

Day 12 Walking into our psychology session on Tuesday we were faced with a dart board so we knew there would be a metaphor coming. We all took a turn at throwing the darts, some of us hitting the board and others hitting the door behind. The dartboard was meant to represent us. If we [...]

Day 11 It is Monday morning and I am starting my last week on the program. The weekend flew by but, I had such a great time. I will be writing a post about being at the Day of the Dead festival on Saturday with my boyfriend as it was brilliant and just what I [...]

Just a short post about spending last Saturday night at the day of the dead festival. It may seem like nothing to others but, for me, it was a big achievement 🙂 In our sessions over the last couple of weeks, we have been encouraged to set long and short-term goals. The first weekend after [...]

Day 10 I can't believe that it is almost the end of the second week and how much things have changed in such a short period of time. I have met such a lovely group of people that I hope to stay in contact with once the program is over. It is always good to [...]