Pain is made worse by our attempts to make it go away.

SAFETY-IN-ME (SIM) Pain does not equal harm. I can be sore but safe. Motion is lotion. Pacing is progress. I can break the brain’s protective rules and still be okay. I am okay, and I am getting better. My back is strong. I can be active even with pain. I can rewire my brain. Medications and surgeries are not effective for everyone. Medical testing

Movement is necessary for our emotional and physical well-being. We can never feel well, be strong, or have our nervous system operate correctly without movement.

constant rumination about others’ wrongdoing, which is called bitterness.

There is no harm being done with most pain.

When a person’s thoughts, emotions, and life situation are all negative, it is like turning up the amplifier of the guitar.

Rules can be broken. Motion is lotion. Pain does not need to stop me.

he was really tired of talking, thinking, and being asked about his pain everywhere he went.

The very thing we try to avoid is what we end up getting. If we try to get rid of anxiety, we get more anxiety. The same is true of pain.