Learning to control your anger may also speed up the healing process after surgery, US research suggests.
The Brain Behavior and Immunity study indicates stress has a major impact on the body's ability to repair itself.
Surgical Success
Over the years, I've had a number of surgeries, but 2006 topped them all! I did extremely well in recovering from all four of them by developing my own surgical success list, which included learning to transform those negative emotions associated with surgery. For me, they included fear, worry and frustration.
Exercise Control
Exercise Control
When you're stressed, you often think that you don't have any power in whatever situation you may find yourself. This is the conundrum – you feel stressed – you act in a certain way – you act in a certain way – you feel more stress...and 'round and 'round it goes.
Surgery can make you feel as if you have no control. What you can and can't do is dictated by the type of surgery you have. You spend a lot of time waiting - for nurses, doctors, appointments, results, recovery. Wouldn't it be great to be able to take back some of that control? To misquote the toddlers, “You are the boss of you.”
Surgery can make you feel as if you have no control. What you can and can't do is dictated by the type of surgery you have. You spend a lot of time waiting - for nurses, doctors, appointments, results, recovery. Wouldn't it be great to be able to take back some of that control? To misquote the toddlers, “You are the boss of you.”
If you are scheduled for surgery, take some time to learn techniques to augment your recovery. Please email me for details.
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This article originally appeared in the White Rock Valley Women's Network newsletter.
Having undergone a major surgery three weeks ago and still under the recovery regimen which will last another five weeks followed by four more weeks of less rigorous but confining activities, I can relate to your post. Being naturally disposed towards a cheerful attitude, I have not been stressed so far, but am often frustrated at having to depend on others for little things.
ReplyDeleteRamana,
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean re. the dependency thing.
As a friend once told me when I was on one of my many three-month healing regimens - "Short-term pain for long-term gain."
Has a ring to it, doesn't it? I would often say that to myself...