Unexpected discovery

Had a huge pain flare up at work today (sitting in a meeting, unable to speak and couldn't move for an hour after everyone else left!). Ended up having to take two morphine pills and wait an hour and a half just to get out to the car.

The interesting thing, though, was that as soon as it started, I could tell it was going to be a huge kick off; there was none of the usual uncertainty, wondering if it will flare up then drop off - I absolutely knew it was going to be massive. That meant I was able to take the first pill really early on - despite how bad it was, things would've been a whole lot worse if I'd waited.

This has to be a consequence of the meditation - developing a greater awareness of your body and your pain means you can better interpret what's happening and act accordingly.

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