| Description |
xiii, 337 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: Making Peace with a Life Upside Down -- I. Skills to Help with Each Day. Educating Family and Friends about Chronic Pain and Illness -- Letting Go: A Not-To-Do List for the Chronically Ill -- Asking for Help Can Be Your Gift to Others -- Developing the Confidence to Say No -- When the “Want Monster” Whispers in Your Ear -- Complaining Is a Recipe for Suffering -- Dealing with Tough Choice after Tough Choice -- The Many Benefits of Patience -- Cultivating Kindness -- II. Mindfulness: Potent Medicine for Easing the Symptoms of Chronic Illness. Mindfulness Can Ease Physical Suffering by Easing Mental Suffering -- Mindfulness Practices That Address Physical Discomfort -- Formal Mindfulness Meditation Can Help Your Mind Help Your Body -- III. Responding Wisely to Troubling Thoughts and Emotions. Breaking Free from Stressful Thinking Patterns -- When the Blues Come Calling -- Surviving a Bad Mood with Grace -- Shedding the Burden of Embarrassment -- IV. Special Challenges. Invisibility: When You Look Fine to Others -- When You and Those You Love Are in Conflict -- The Special Difficulties Faced by Young People Who Are Chronically Ill -- Maximizing Your Chances of Success at the Doctor’s Office -- Sick Upon Sick: Handling an Acute Illness While Chronically Ill -- The Pesky Issue of Sleep -- Longing for That Pre-Illness Life -- The Uncertainty of It All -- Taking Care of the Caregivers -- V. Isolation and Loneliness. Quotations and Reflections on Loneliness -- Healing Loneliness through Mindfulness -- Coping with Isolation During the Holidays and Other Gatherings -- VI. Enjoy the Life You Have. Beware of “Good Old Days Syndrome” -- Why Not Me? -- Don’t Let Envy and Resentment Keep You from Enjoying the Life You Have -- Slow Down and Savor Life -- Appreciating the Wondrousness of the Human Body -- VII. For Family, Friends, Caregivers, and Anyone Concerned About Chronic Illness. Setting the Record Straight about Chronic Illness -- What the Chronically Ill Hope Others Will Understand -- “Oh No!” What the Chronically Ill Hope Others Won’t Say -- “Thank You!” What the Chronically Ill Hope Others Will Say -- What’s in a Name? The Harm Caused by Mislabeling Medical Conditions -- Letting Go: A Not-To-Do List for Caregivers -- Lessons for the Healthy from the Land of the Sick -- VIII. Last But Not Least. True Confessions -- My Heartfelt Wishes for the Chronically Ill. |
| Subject |
Chronic diseases -- Social aspects.
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Chronic diseases -- Psychological aspects.
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Chronically ill -- Care.
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| ISBN |
1614292485 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9781614292487 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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