Approach Quote by Deepak Chopra

If I were somebody dealing with chronic pain, I would see it as a challenge to manage my mind; even knowing that the effect…

— Cheryl Richardson

“Chronic pain shatters productive lives. Chronic pain almost always is accompanied by depression, anxiety, frustration, fatigue, isolation, and lowered self-esteem.”

— Jed Diamond

There's something about [pain] that excites me. If I'm feeling really awful about something, it's because I haven't experienced it before. There's something I…

— Rachael Yamagata

I try to cope by doing what I do, what I find purpose and joy in. For me, that has been writing and playing…

— John Edgar Wideman

“If your problems, stresses and life challenges don’t push you and don’t motivate you to do something about your life. If they don’t make…

— Anonymous

My form of therapy and survival has been exercise.

— Nadya Suleman

Illness or pain is just an extension of negative emotion. When you are no longer feeling any resistance to it, it's a non-issue.

— Esther Hicks

If you want to achieve your objectives, you have to be prepared for a daily dose of pain or discomfort. At first, it's unpleasant…

— Paulo Coelho

Your problems should encourage you, knowing that as you pass through the pathway of pain it will lead you into the place of purpose.

— Jefroy Hanson

“In fact, even if distraction does alleviate your pain or help to cope with it some of the time, bringing mindfulness to it can…

— Jon Kabat-Zinn

I have a lot of anxiety about medical things for example. I don't think I'm particularly good at it, but I'd had the practice…

— Charlie Kaufman

“You may have used an addictive behavior to deal with irrational thoughts and excessive emotions. We call this the “using strategy” for coping with…

— Rosemary Hardin