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	<title>Blogging on Good Therapy &#187; Chronic Pain</title>
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		<title>Yoga for Balancing Mind and Body</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TraciStein</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yoga is in ancient practice that originated in India but has gained considerable popularity in the US. Breathing exercises, postures, and meditation are core components of yoga. Although many people develop a yoga practice to become more physically toned or flexible, the benefits of yoga are purported to extend to calming the mind and balancing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mindfully Approaching Pain: The Way Through May Just be the Way Out</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mindfulness-therapy-chronic-pain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mindfulness-therapy-chronic-pain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SuellenFaginAllen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Oh, my aching body!” You’ve heard this exclamation &#8211; or something like it &#8211; many times, probably in television commercials advertising the latest miracle pill or cream that promises fast relief and few side effects, perhaps from a family member or friend who did a few too many reps at the gym, pulled a muscle fighting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chronic Pain and Illness in Your 20&#8242;s and 30&#8242;s</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/chronic-pain-twenties-thirties/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/chronic-pain-twenties-thirties/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TammyFletcher</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bipolar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chronic Illness / Disability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chronic Pain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve written a few times here about the experience of having multiple sclerosis. Truth be told, as a woman over the age of 50, when getting together with friends in my age range we’ve all got some condition or other. Fibromyalgia, bad knees, arthritis, diabetes. Decades ago we met for coffee to talk about our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Complementary &amp; Alternative Medicine and Psychotherapy: Hypnosis in the Management of Chronic Pain</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/hypnosis-chronic-pain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/hypnosis-chronic-pain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TraciStein</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chronic Pain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health / Illness / Medical Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hypnotherapy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many treatments for chronic pain, including those that fall under the heading of “complementary and alternative” (CAM). This article discusses hypnosis as a CAM pain management tool that can be used within the context of psychotherapy. The Impact of Chronic Pain Pain is a complex perceptual experience that involves not only physical sensations, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treating Depression Can Improve Arthritic Symptoms</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/depression-worsens-arthritis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/depression-worsens-arthritis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A GoodTherapy.org News Summary New findings show that patients who suffered with depression reported more severe arthritic knee pain than those without depressive symptoms. Tae Kyun Kim, MD, study author and director of the Division of Knee Surgery and Sports Medicine at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital&#8217;s Joint Reconstruction Center said, &#8220;Often, the level of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Chronic Illness a Good Fit?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/chronic-illness-good-fit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/chronic-illness-good-fit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 01:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HelenaMadsen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chronic Illness / Disability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chronic Pain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Different Side of Treatment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Follow the Heart]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8074</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was flipping through a parenting magazine the other day while waiting for my daughter to finish speech therapy when the term “goodness of fit” caught my eye. I remember this term well from my graduate school days.  Goodness of fit is the degree to which a child’s temperament matches the demands of his or her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Working with Chronic Pain</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychotherapy-chronic-pain-cbt-psychotropic-medication/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychotherapy-chronic-pain-cbt-psychotropic-medication/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TammyFletcher</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7487</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Chronic pain is an issue facing many of our potential clients. It is important to understand the effect of ongoing, intractable pain on emotional health and wellbeing, and to be willing to address it as part of a comprehensive therapeutic plan if the client acknowledges this need. Chronic pain is often misdiagnosed, undertreated, and it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aware of Awareness: Mindful Acknowledging of &#8220;Things as They Are&#8221; Changes Brain for Better Health and Well-Being</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/awareness-mindfulness-body-mind-psychotherapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/awareness-mindfulness-body-mind-psychotherapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ReneeBurgard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body-Mind Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Breathwork]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chronic Pain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Core Process Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7467</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world. attr. to Buddha I hope that many of you will have had a warm, happy Thanksgiving, surrounded by people you enjoy and care for, feeling a deep sense of connection. For those of you who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fibromyalgia is Linked to Childhood Stress and Unprocessed Negative Emotions</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/fibromyalgia-childhood-stress-body-mind-psychotherapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/fibromyalgia-childhood-stress-body-mind-psychotherapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 17:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JeanetteRaymond</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body-Mind Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chronic Illness / Disability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chronic Pain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Different Side of Treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family of Origin Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Starting the day with fibromyalgia pain made Vera angry Fibromyalgia made it hard for 46 year old Vera to get her legs out of bed in the morning. As she moved toward the bathroom and began her toilette, the pangs of pain moved to her hands, head and neck. It brought tears to her eyes. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stress Due To Repressed Emotions Leads to Melanoma</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cancer-body-mind-psychotherapy-chronic-stress/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cancer-body-mind-psychotherapy-chronic-stress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JeanetteRaymond</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anger]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Should Elijah be concerned about his mole? Elijah nicked a mole on his upper lip while shaving one morning. He covered it with tape and went on with his busy day. Managing his fine arts import company and finding distributors that would sell the fine porcelain gave him enormous pride and self-esteem. He enjoyed making [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What do I do if my Child is Cutting Themselves?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/children-self-harm-cutting-psychotherapy-parenting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/children-self-harm-cutting-psychotherapy-parenting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BeckyGrenfell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chronic Pain]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Oppositional & Defiant Behavior in Children & Teens]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where Does this Behavior Come From? Cutting is the physical expression of hidden mental pain. Oftentimes, children start cutting when their mental pain reaches a level that they can no longer deal with. While some children may find positive ways of coping with such pain, others seek negative coping methods including self-harm or drug use. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Case for Summer Vacation</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/play-therapy-summer-vacation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/play-therapy-summer-vacation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IngeDean</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Elements of Good Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inattention, Impulsivity, & Hyperactivity (ADHD)]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7078</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Standing in line a few weeks ago at my local Whole Foods market, Time magazine caught my eye. Its cover had an idyllic full page picture of a young boy skipping stones on a pond with the headline “THE CASE AGAINST SUMMER VACATION”. I caught my breath and groaned shaking my head in dismay. The sub [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Masochistic Anger Part II: Anger at Having to be a Home Breaker Can Make you Sick</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/machochistic-anger-anger-management-marriage-psycholog/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/machochistic-anger-anger-management-marriage-psycholog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JeanetteRaymond</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anger and hate consumed Sebastian Anger that his marriage hadn’t worked out the way he hoped washed over Sebastian from the minute he woke up. He was angry with his selfish wife. He was angry that she didn’t seem to want to help their son with his homework or encourage him in sports. Sebastian was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women and Chronic Pain: Getting the Help You Need</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/women-chronic-pain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/women-chronic-pain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GailPost</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chronic Pain]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most women who have weathered childbirth, and watched as their male partners squeamishly stood by, might think they are warriors when it comes to pain tolerance. However, most research has shown that women are actually more sensitive to pain. Women also tend to experience more pain during their lifetimes and develop more chronic pain conditions. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Depression and Physical Pain</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/depression-chronic-pain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/depression-chronic-pain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New research, led by Dr. Chantal Berna of the University of Oxford, sheds light on the common co-occurrence of depression and pain. Because part of our pain experience is emotional, people who feel depressed experience changes in brain function that cause their brains to react more emotionally (and thus more strongly) to pain, the study [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study Finds Racial Disparities in Pain-Related Quality of Life</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychology-chronic-pain-race/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychology-chronic-pain-race/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A GoodTherapy.org News Summary There are many ways in which chronic pain issues can interrupt and interfere with a life, and the quality of that life, especially in psychological terms, can be drastically affected. Efforts in developing pain management systems and other services for those who experience chronic pain are ongoing, while research in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pain Management Psychotherapy Hailed as Life-Changing in Asia</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/pain-management-psychotherapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/pain-management-psychotherapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chronic Pain]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Psychotherapy has been used for teaching clients to manage chronic and considerable physical pain for some time, and has proven to be effective for a wide variety of people. Recently, a man in Asia previously plagued by a slipped disc has experienced positive results, a story picked up by a major health news outlet. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NHS Launches National Stress Helpline in England</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-stress-helpline-england/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-stress-helpline-england/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A GoodTherapy.org News Summary In England, as with most parts of the world, stress has taken a decidedly central role in the lives of millions of people, and recent turmoil within the financial markets has created substantial sources of worry and emotional difficulty among the population. As the New Year approaches, many are likely to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Hurts?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/body-mind-psychotherapy-what-hurts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/body-mind-psychotherapy-what-hurts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DanaSteiner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Body-Mind Psychotherapy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my practice I am often visited by clients who have both physical and emotional concerns. Often they have been to numerous medical specialists in hopes of alleviating a “pain” that continues to go undiagnosed and or untreated. They are frustrated, I am excited. Why?? This is my key to where therapy needs to begin. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acceptance &amp; Commitment Therapy, Kids, and Chronic Pain</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/acceptance-commitment-therapy-kids-chronic-pain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/acceptance-commitment-therapy-kids-chronic-pain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:06:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A GoodTherapy.org News Update Chronic physical pain with no known source is a problem that affects millions of Americans, wreaking havoc on professional and personal lives and in many cases, paving the way to depression. It seems unfortunate that those who suffer from chronic pain must do so without understanding why they hurt, nor how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chronic Pain Gets a Break Through: Psychotherapy</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/chronic-pain-psychotherapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/chronic-pain-psychotherapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chronic Pain]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/?p=1640</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A GoodTherapy.org News Summary Whether it&#8217;s a bad back, achy knees, or a site of previous physical trauma, chronic pain is a problem endured by scores of people, many of whom find themselves debilitated or unable to enjoy a previous lifestyle as a result. While prescription painkillers and other medications are often given to those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Body’s Talking: Are You Listening?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/your-body%e2%80%99s-talking-are-you-listening/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/your-body%e2%80%99s-talking-are-you-listening/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>author1</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do you do to relieve persistent physical discomfort, pain or illness? Do you reach for pills? Supplements? A trip to the chiropractor or massage therapist? Do a cleansing detox? Perhaps you meditate, do some yoga or take a walk? Maybe you’ve had the difficult choice of whether to undergo surgery -or even chemotherapy. All [...]]]></description>
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