Hi Caitlin! I enjoyed reading your post. I've noticed the same phenomenon you talked about where you wouldn't feel pain until after you realize you're hurt--most days I have bruises on my shins and no idea where they came from. Not sure if that's forgetfulness or if I didn't feel it though...
I really liked that you pointed out catastrophizing pain as a negative coping mechanism. Isolating a problem and dealing with it as an individual issue instead of expanding it to include everything that's gone wrong in the past few months is probably a good idea. It's something I definitely struggle to do right now though!
I really liked that you pointed out catastrophizing pain as a negative coping mechanism. Isolating a problem and dealing with it as an individual issue instead of expanding it to include everything that's gone wrong in the past few months is probably a good idea. It's something I definitely struggle to do right now though!