Dr. John A. KingIndigenous Australian. 100% Human. Neo-Noir Novelist. Poet. Speaker. Performance coach. More than a Survivor. Terrible Golfer, Awkward Dancer🕺

Move Towards The Pain #dealwithit - living well with PTSD

5 Sept 2018 · 1 min

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This content was created by Dr. John A. King. This content was uploaded by Dr. John A. King. This is a YouTube video titled "Move Towards The Pain #dealwithit - living well with PTSD" (uploaded 2018-09-05) featuring Dr. John A. King speaking in first person about a recent bicycle accident and his rehabilitation. He recounts avoiding painful shoulder movement, deciding to deliberately move toward the pain over two weeks, and experiencing rapid recovery. The clip is a short motivational/reflection piece about using pain as a catalyst for proper healing and encourages listeners (including those coping with PTSD or in physical rehab) to confront painful areas to recover.

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So some of you will remember I had an accident on a bicycle about a month ago, and, you know, I was blessed to walk away from it. I really was. I could have broken my neck and crashed my skull and a whole range of things. And I've been doing some rehab, and in my rehab I noticed that when I was trying to move my shoulder because it's busted up, I would avoid the pain spot. I would naturally move around the pain spot, and what it's done is developed Some weakness in my shoulder. And I decided about 2 weeks ago that pain was my friend, that wherever it was going to hurt the most, I would move towards it. And in the last 2 weeks, I've seen exponential recovery. You see, pain is our friend, not our enemy. And I want to encourage you in life, in recovery, in physical rehab, to move towards the thing that is most painful. Because only after you move towards it and through it do you actually start to heal properly.