Emotional intelligence (EQ) is a level of emotional awareness that goes deeper than our instinctual flight, fight, or freeze response in stressful situations and allows us to identify, regulate, and express emotions in balanced and beneficial ways.
First and foremost, understand that opiate tolerance is not a permanent state. However, the dangers of opiate tolerance are very real.
As those who suffer from chronic pain know, persistent physical pain doesn’t just affect the body – it plagues a person’s mind and emotions as well. The lingering suffering of the body makes it difficult to think clearly, to focus on tasks, and to maintain balanced emotions. It often leads to anxiety, depression, anger, and continued stress.
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is a protein found in the brain and spinal cord that helps our neurons, or brain cells, to grow, mature, and survive.
A journal is a valuable tool on the road to recovery because it allows you to form a new identity as you release past memories and habits while honoring your present emotions and thoughts.