Phantom pain is pretty severe I am told. It's not psychological, it's neurological I am told. It's almost as though the body doesn't know the limb is gone and the pain is right where the limb used to be.
I think all pain is where yesterday used to be. When you could do your chores quickly and independently, when you didn't have to think about a thousand details in your life, you know -- yesterday.
In your brain and your mind are saying "what the hell is going on here, this isn't right." So you get frustrated because your mind/brain still thinks it's supposed to be the same as it was "yesterday".
Your brain will catch up with your body and then today's life will become your life. And when that happens, you won't be frustrated about how long it takes to do your chores. And then you will have room in your brain to be frustrated about all sorts of other things!
dg
Dan Gottlieb Ph.D.
www.DrDanGottlieb.com
"wisdom of Sam: observations on life from an uncommon child"will be released April 2010
