Beyond the surface: Overcoming anxiety and stigma
Beyond the surface: Overcoming anxiety and the stigma of feeling judged – End pain stigma
Join our September workshop to help make sense of anxiety around social interactions with a special focus on how we can feel judged in the context of chronic pain.
Workshop Highlights:
Defining anxiety
As a stressful coping habit
Looking at where anxiety comes from
Hot buttons
The dynamics of social interactions
Understanding transference and counter transference
William James’ model of social interaction
Language games – talking about health
Raising awareness of NAGs and internal dialogue
Circles of comfort and concern
Working with the stretch zone
Talking about pain (or not)
Why Attend?
- Gain insights into managing chronic pain more effectively.
- Learn practical techniques to break unhelpful habits and adopt positive ones.
- Improve your overall well-being through better pain management strategies.
Chronic Pain Ireland has for many years offered self-management training for all living with chronic pain and are partnering with the Pain Association Scotland, who (having pioneered the development and delivery of self-management training) have run community programmes for over 20 years. Both CPI and PAS share mutual aims of helping to improve the quality of life for all living with chronic pain. The focus of these interactive workshops is therefore on introducing people to, and quickly building, self-management skills, thereby creating practical, positive change leading to an improved quality of life and well-being. Our trained facilitator has delivered over 10,000 workshops to date.
These workshops are offered to members of Chronic Pain Ireland only. If you would like to become a member and avail of all our chronic pain support services including: self-management workshops, telephone support line, chronic pain courses and programmes, online meetings, webinars and networking opportunities – Join here
