Living Beyond Your Pain

: Using Acceptance &

Commitment Therapy to
Ease Chronic Pain
 By
Joanne Caroline Dahl
New Harbinger
Publications

A rich and rewarding life is possible for those of us who live with
chronic pain. Based on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT),
one of the most promising and fastest growing psychotherapies
being practiced today, this book breaks with conventional notions of
pain management. These "feel good" approaches-including the use
of pain-killing medication-all work to prevent painful sensations.
The ACT approach, however, begins with the assumption that pain
is a normal part of living that teaches us a lot about the state of our
bodies and minds. Attempts to avoid it often cause more harm than
good. By accepting and learning to live with pain, you limit the
control it exerts over you. Mindfulness exercises, in particular, help
you transform pain from a life-defining preoccupation to a simple
experience. From this strong position, you can make choices that
will lead to the life you've always wanted. Committed action is the
way to make it happen.

New Harbinger Publications

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