Month: April 2015

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

This diagram shows Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, represented as a pyramid with the more basic needs at the bottom.

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Self Actualization

Morality, Creativity, Spontaneity, Problem Solving, Lack of prejudice, Acceptance of facts

Esteem

Self-esteem, Confidence, Achievement, Respect of others, Respect by others

Loving/Belonging

Friendship, Family, Sexual intimacy

Safety

Security of body, of employment, of resources, of morality, of the family, of health, of property

Physiological

Breathing, Food, water, Sleep, Homeostasis, Excretion

Our Deepest Fear?

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? We are all meant to shine, as children do. It’s not in just some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we’re liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

-Marianne Williamson

Chronic Pain Management Tips

  1. Make a commitment to do Relaxation/Meditation, to take a Meditation class, learn meditation in a session, or ask your counselor for resources to learn it
  2. Keep a pain diary
  3. Remember YOU are responsible to do it!!!
  4. Talk with your counselor about catastrophizing, about how you see the world of pain, and how it relates to your past
  5. Talk about how you pace physical activities, do you do stretches, use swimming, and how are you sleeping?
  6. Get this self-help book called, Managing Pain Before It Manages You, (Paperback) by Margaret A. Caudill, MD. Ph.D.
  7. Read the book above and especially do the homework in the book.
  8. Chapter 7 can be read separately.
  9. The information above was obtained through phone conversation on May 11, 2009 with Robin Lacey, Ph.D. at Lutheran General Hospital.