Chronic Pain · ACT
Pain: Values vs Avoidance
Hold pain and life in the same frame
Chronic pain shrinks life by teaching avoidance. This sheet holds pain and values in the same frame — what matters enough to move toward, even with the pain along for the ride.
What I've stopped doing because of pain
Which of those things I actually miss / still value
A modified version of one that I could try this week
Willingness to have some pain in service of this (0–10)
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What I predict pain will do; what I'll do anyway