Coping skill · All day
Pacing, not pushing
Pain makes you overdo it on good days and crash on bad ones.
Do this
- Find what you can do on a bad day without flaring.
- Do that amount every day, good or bad.
- Stop by the clock, not by the pain.
- Add about 10% each week.
- Track it. Progress with pain is slow and real.
Why it works
Strong feelings and urges rise, peak and fall, usually within minutes. A skill gives your body something to do while the wave passes, and each time you ride one out, the next one gets a little easier.