ReachOut: How to cope with chronic pain

Suffering from pain, especially when it is long term, can quickly become frustrating.

Pain affects our ability to move, think and generally function in everyday life. However, using aspects of mindfulness can help to cope with the stress and frustration that accompanies chronic pain.

**Using mindfulness**

The experience of pain is often coupled with thoughts - or judgments - such as: "Why am I experiencing this now? How am I supposed to get ...