Regret Teaches Us To Appreciate What We Have Now

I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done. –Lucille Ball What is regret? Regret is an all consuming often painful emotion connected to a belief that a past event should not have happened or should have happened differently.  Regret is often rooted in anxiety, disappointment, guilt, remorse, contrition, and

Breaking the Cycle: Stop Suffering From Chronic Pain

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Chronic Pain (CBT-CP) What is the difference between chronic and acute pain? Acute:  Chronic pain: Individuals with chronic pain often end up stuck in the pain cycle.  The pain hurts: we decrease our activity level in response.  This tends to decondition us.  When we reduce capacity we often develop negative emotions