Tag: Pain
The Big Hurt
by Mark on Jul.16, 2009, under Fitness, Leadership
I’m a firm believer that getting through this life is more about mental attitude than anything physical. If we can control our mental state, many times the physical falls in place.
I was reminded of this in the August 2009 issue of Runner’s World. There was an article by Benjamin H. Cheever called The Big Hurt. Without going into the whole article, he talks about dealing with an injury in which he went to several doctors for treatment. No matter what he tried his butt still hurt after each run and he walked with a limp.
As a last resort he went to an alternative medicine doctor who told him nothing was wrong. He basically told him it was mental anguish that was manifesting itself as physical pain in order to be “heard.”
Prescription: Imagine yourself at a younger age and how your body felt. Of course there is more to it than that and it takes some practice but in the end (no pun intended) he was back running with no medication.
How much of this life’s struggle is disabling you?
