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Susan S. Miller, PhD, LPCS, NCC: Posted on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 12:03 PM
Recently
I experienced an emotional overload that came upon me unexpectedly! I actually was not aware that I was carrying
around such a load of tears until I went to visit my precious grand-niece, who
is my sister’s name sake. My sister had
passed away in April of 2009, after a swift tumultuous bout with ovarian
cancer. My grand-niece was born two
years later, almost to the date of my sister’s passing. |
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MCS Team: Posted on Thursday, August 18, 2011 9:36 AM
Audio: Stacy R. Farris, MS, LPCA Video: Sarah A. Miller, MA |
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Sarah A. Miller, MA: Posted on Thursday, April 07, 2011 9:21 AM
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:9) Some days, I just lose it. Literally! I get mean, short tempered, grumpy and whiney. Pain turns me into a person I would cringe at meeting. Clenched fists, shortness of breath, and worst of all- the scowl on my face indicating a low tolerance for patience. Where is that other person I used to be? Where are my smiles and laughter? When I’m in pain from a nerve flare-up I rarely notice who I become. |
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Sarah A. Miller, MA: Posted on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 11:09 AM
Pain is the body’s way of sounding our internal alarm. It says, “Stop, you’re going too far, you’re doing too much, this is dangerous.” Without these warnings, you could be in serious trouble! Everyone’s pain tolerance is different- some can handle more bodily stress than others. When pain supersedes your tolerance with a daily or triggered experience due to a past injury or unidentified condition, chronic pain is usually a suspect. |
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MCS: Posted on Saturday, March 26, 2011 3:19 AM
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Sarah A. Miller, MA: Posted on Friday, March 18, 2011 9:27 AM
 Chronic pain is a wide spread problem mainly among older adults. However, over the past five years chronic pain has been statistically proven to be prevalent in younger adults. I have my own definition, but academically let’s define chronic pain. TheAmerican Academy of Pain Medicinedefines chronic pain as, “Pain signals keep firing in the nervous system for weeks, months, even years. There may have been an initial mishap -- sprained back, serious infection, or there may be an ongoing cause of pain -- arthritis, cancer, ear infection, but some people suffer chronic pain in the absence of any past injury or evidence of body damage |
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