My last cat was feral, his was was co-worker when I retired. His name was Ringo, and he was biter.
Becky is our current kitty and she is very shy and scaredy cat. She sleeps for twenty hours a day and her preferences of bedding is in the guest bedroom. Somehow, she can tunnel under the comforter and stay in the dark and warmth at the end of the bed.
Back to the main subject...Pain. How does one deal with chronic pain? How does one smile with chronic pain? How to cope with chronic pain?
I meditate a lot. I do think that it helps the muscles relax and therefore take away some pain. But, I can not be meditating 24/7, I do have a life. Hot baths do help. It calms down the pain for sometimes up to an hour.
After years of pain, I have learnt that you can not be angry at the pain. It will increase its intensity. Breathing, slow and long breaths does help. It might look odd to some people. Some people need to get over it. The breathing calms me and then the muscles release. Drinking only numbs it. Smoking really relaxes the muscles but I don't want to become a coach potato.
Cats do help ease the pain. Esmeralda my first cat used to take the MBTA ride out to my mother's house with even though she was a feral kitten. Baku was our second cat.was a mellow outdoor cat. We answered a kitten ad and got to meet all the kittens and puppies before we chose him. Finally Becky is our fully indoor cat who is shy.
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