Daniela Paolone on Chronic Pain and PTSD
If you suffer from chronic pain or illness, you may also experience trauma. In this episode of Woman Worriers, host Elizabeth Cush welcomes back Daniela Paolone for a discussion on chronic illness-induced post-traumatic stress disorder and how to manage it.
“When you have a chronic condition, it usually puts you in that place where you become more introverted—you do more things alone. ”
Show Notes:
Most of us know what it’s like to have a stomach virus. Have you ever stopped to think about what it would be like if it lasted for years? How would that change your life? Would it stress you out? In this episode of the Woman Worriers podcast, therapist Elizabeth Cush, LCPC of Progression Counseling in Annapolis, Md., interviews Daniela Paolone, a California-based counselor who works with clients who have chronic illness and pain. They talk about the emerging concept of chronic illness-induced post-traumatic stress disorder, medical trauma and other emotional and psychological impacts of living with a condition that may come and go but will never get better—and share strategies for reducing that stress and anxiety.
Listen and learn:
What makes an illness or disease chronic
How chronic illness is different from acute illness?
What we know about chronic illness-induced post-traumatic stress disorder and how is it different from PTSD?
Which diseases can be chronic
What an invisible illness is and why they can be so stress-inducing
What it feels like to live with chronic illness and how it can impact your life
Why friends might react differently to your chronic illness diagnosis than they would to a short-term illness or surgery
How to get what you need from friends and family
How to handle the loss of control over your body
How to create a tough-day toolbox and why it’s important to keep it handy
How medical trauma can add to the stress of having a chronic condition
Why women of color might be more likely to experience medical trauma
Why chronic conditions can be so isolating
3 tips for handling chronic illness-induced PTSD
What spoon theory is how it can help
Learn More:
> Daniela Paolone, Westlake Village Counseling
> Daniela Paolone on Instagram
> Daniela Paolone on Facebook
> Daniela Paolone on LinkedIn
> Christine Miserandino on Spoon Theory
> Healthline article: “What is Spoon Theory?”
> “The 7 Psychological Stages of Chronic Pain and Illness” by Jennifer Martin, PsyD
> Woman Worriers on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook & Twitter
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