Chronic pain is defined as prolonged physical pain that lasts for longer than the natural healing process should allow. This pain may stem from sport-related injuries, inflammation, nerve disorders, fibromyalgia, and trauma to the body. Chronic pain can prevent you from engaging in everyday activities that can eventually lead to the overuse of pain medication, alcohol or other substances, that …
Reconnecting with your Partner
Are you no longer happy in your relationship? Are you feeling emotionally and physically drained after spending time with your partner? Everyone has an irrational side to their personality that can lead to self sabotaging behaviour and destroy their intimate relationships. Below I will discuss 10 characteristics that contaminate an intimate relationship. 1. You turn it into a competition When …
Comfortably Numb
Emotional numbness stems from overwhelming pain that becomes so unmanageable, that you feel disconnected from the world around you. When emotional pain becomes too hard to face you are given a choice to either learn how to cope while pursuing happiness, or to allow your pain to consume you. When feelings of pain and discomfort arise it is a natural …
Finding Happiness in Dark Times
The days have become shorter and darker while the weather has gotten colder. The holiday season has passed and we have moved into a time of year where you may have noticed your mood beginning to shift and your behaviour reflecting this. Could it be possible that you or a loved one are experiencing the onset of Seasonal Affective Disorder? What is …