Comments on: Here’s Why A Bad Economy Can Mean Good News For Pain Patients

By: March Pain Carnival is Posted « Chronic Illness & Pain Support

March Pain Carnival is Posted « Chronic Illness & Pain Support — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:52:02 +0000

[...] I am blessd to have an article on it, and you will also find some other posts well worth reading, including Pain Health News looking at how the economy is affecting patients with pain. [...]

By: Jan

Jan — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:00:18 +0000

I liked your article about the economy being good for your health. I agree we have to let go of the fears and see what good is happening. I think we are all in the mode of reevaluating what is
truly important in our lives – and that definitely includes our health and well being.

By: Bonnie Boots

Bonnie Boots — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:58:41 +0000

I think “peace” is another side benefit of being forced to cut back and cut down. I read a study last year which showed that the people with the most stuff rated their lives as less happy and fulfilling than people with not so much stuff. It seems that the more we have, the less we appreciate it. And also that the more we have, the more time we have to spend maintaining it, arranging it, cleaning it, storing it, moving it. When we have less stuff in our lives, we can focus more of our attention on each thing we have, whether that thing is a painting or a book or a relationship. Trying to focus on a thousand things makes us feel fractured. Reducing our focus to fewer things lets us deeply explore and appreciate them, leading to feelings of peace and satisfaction.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:38:11 +0000

You are right on the money as usual Bonnie. When I was “trapped” at home for a couple of weeks, separated by miles from junk food, I “subsisted” on whole grains, honey, organic chicken, etc. Not only did my health improve, but I felt more at peace than I have for a long time. Now if I could just “lose” my Internet connection and get back to reading books.