You may not have had a chance to fully process your loss at the time, pushing things down and ignoring your feelings. Or, maybe you’ve spent a long time in denial and buried what’s really going on in your head and heart. Regardless, emotions will always come forward at some point. So, what can you do when buried losses start to surface?

There are so many thoughts, feelings, and emotions associated with chronic pain. Chronic pain changes the way you think. It interrupts the way you make decisions and plan ahead. Therapy, then, can be very helpful when it comes to your pain management plan and finding relief.

Avoidance, in terms of PTSD, is a problematic solution for a deep-rooted problem. Whatever the reason, avoidance isn’t a long-term answer, and can even make things worse. Here’s why avoidance is so problematic, and how you can start healing.