Ten Tips for living with a chronc condition

Jul 26, 2011

Chronic health conditions are often symptoms of imbalance and come from losing touch with natue and our personal connection with it’s cycles. These illnesses- whether they’re pyhysical or emotional, or spirtual in nature- seem to be on the rise in the US, indicating that we are living imbalanced lives as individuals and as a society.

With any hronic illness, people can choose to try to fing health or chose to let their illness throw them further off course. Often, if people an take steps to achieve a state of better balance, their health will improve. These tips are offered to help acheive that balance.

1.Adjust your idea of treatment:
People with a chronic condition ofn need to establish the integrity of their own healing. A big part of making this shift is accepting what you might needmay not be direct treatment in the traditional sense.Don’t be overly dependent on supplements,medicines,and othr people, whether doctors,holistic practioners, or friends and family in your support system. Think about what you can do on your ownthat will help therapeutic effects for your illnes.
2.Priortize:
Look at your chronic condition and priortize all of th positive actins that can be taken as a response to it in terms of dealing with stress, physical activity, connecting with others who have the sane issue. Priortizing the next steps will prevent spinning your wheels. For example, if someone has a inflammatory condition such as a heart condition or chronic pain, accupuncture is ne way of addressing it, but it can be exspensive, painful, and take a long time to show any results. A bettr first step is to focus on exposing yourself to anti-inflammatory elements in what you eat, think, and pay attention to.
3.Get into rhythm:
Chronic conditions usually disrupt a persons ability to do things that were once a important part of health, such as exercising, ocail activities, even resting. As a result rhythms are disturbed. it’s helpful to be mindful of integrating healthy activities into your life, even if it just means taking more time to be still, in order to regain a sense of balance.
4.Don’t dwell on the negative:
View your life as a set of opportunities. getting sick is an opportunity to identify and stop unhealthy behavior.
5.Connect with a community:
A sense of well belonging o a group or a community is an important par of overall health, especially when you are coping with physical health problems. You may choose to use this time to reconnect with extended family, a spirtual group,or a support group for people dealing with similiar issues.
6.Eat dinner at lunch time:
Your eatting habits maybe altered by your condition, and the stress related to a health issue can interfere with the digestive process. keep your digestive sstem working properly by listnening to your body and not being afraid to change your mealtimes and eating habits. Consume more during the middle of the day, and less at night.
7.Effctively process guilt, shame, and fear:
It’s imortant to work with the non-physical aspects of your life and integrate them into the process of managing your physical condition. You wil see that they are often closely connected.The emotional stress that comes from these negative mindsets induces the release of certain hormones, which have significant effects on the bodys functions. Effectively dealing with these unhealthy attitiudes will help you grow towards wellness.
8.Avoid added toxins:
With your mind and body experiencing intese stress, try to avoid additional toxins, such as unsettling noises and disturbing conversations. Be careful abot who you listen t and what you watch. Avoid polluted environments such as smoggy air and smoke filled rooms, and take a walk to the park or a ride out of th city to clear the air and your head.
9.Down size and simplify:
We are so accustom to our modern day lifestyles- accumalating more than we really need, and even living beyond our means. This is opportunity to recalibrate your lifestyle and learn to live with less.
10.Live Meanfully:
look at the areas of your life that mean the most to you. Many of us know intuitively, or at least have some sense of where we resonate.When did I last spend time with someone I Love ???