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Frankl

“Dying” Before Living

posted in: Stage 4, Stage 4: Step 2 |

  Florence, Italy, 2013 On vacation We all intellectually know that life is short and somehow we spend a lot of energy avoiding that thought. I was reminded of the frailty of life this week while vacationing in Florence, Italy. Many of the cobblestone streets are narrow and the sidewalks … Read More

Denial of Death, dying, Frankl, moving forward, paradox, survival of the most anxious, the ring of fire

Darkness – “The Abyss”

posted in: Stage 1, Stage 1: Step 1 |

Objectives: Appreciating the depth of suffering experienced when trapped by chronic mental or physical pain is an important early awareness that will allow you to begin to move forward. You feel extremely isolated but everyone in this hole is also suffering badly. You are not alone. The factors that make … Read More

darkness, escape, Frankl, hope, rage, Sarno, The Abyss

Awareness, Hope, Forgiveness and Play

posted in: Stage 2, Stage 2: Step 5 |

These four elements form a powerful alliance to connect to your own capacity to heal, which is the essence of the solution to chronic pain. The DOC program is a framework that allows you to organize your thinking around these age-old concepts. Awareness You cannot successfully address any problem without … Read More

anger, awareness, blame, DOC, forgive, forgiveness, Frankl, hope, Luskin, Omega, play, stress hormones

When will the Pain Stop?

posted in: Stage 5, Stage 5: Step 3 |

Mike is a local physical therapist who is a friend of mine. He has been interested in the DOC project and, like me, has struggled with severe chronic pain. I have been helping him work through different strategies to pull out of it and he is slowly coming out of … Read More

brain shrinks, chronic pain, Frankl, hierarchy of needs, Maslow, obsessive thought patterns, phantom pain

Embracing Adversity – Tinnitus

posted in: Stage 1, Stage 1: Step 1 |

Tinnitus is an annoying (miserable) symptom that I had experienced since 1985. In another website post, The Ringing in My Ears, I tell my story about how it has all but disappeared. I was being interviewed on a radio program and somehow the topic of tinnitus came up. The host … Read More

Frankl, NPD, PTSD, Tinnitus

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