Twelve Steps for Those Afflicted with Chronic Pain: A Guide to Recovery from Emotional and Spiritual Suffering - Softcover

Colameco, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1491298022 ISBN 13: 9781491298022

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

The 12 steps presented in this book are intended to help individuals recover from the emotional suffering that so often accompanies and exacerbates chronic pain. When emotional suffering is severe, doctors often refer to this condition as the "chronic pain syndrome". Those who do develop the chronic pain syndrome are apt to experience increasing physical, emotional, and social deterioration over time. Also, they are at risk for the abusing medications; the chronic pain syndrome and addiction co-exist. For those who are already familiar with 12-Step recovery, this book provides a way to use the 12-Step approach to help manage their chronic pain. For those unfamiliar with the steps, this book provides an introduction to “step work”, recovery stories, inspirational readings, and recovery exercises. This book draws upon the rich tradition of other 12 Step programs and of cognitive behavioral therapy. For those who continue to suffer despite traditional medical treatments such as medications, surgery, or spinal injections, these steps offer hope for a better future with little, if any, risk. They offer a solution to problems that contribute to suffering: lack of trust, fear, worry, blame, isolation, and resentment. They provide a path for recovery from suffering—a path that leads to trust, honesty, reconciliation, peace and joy.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

“The 12-Steps presented in this book are intended to help individuals recover from the emotional suffering that so often accompanies chronic pain. Just as participation in AA does not preclude pharmacological treatment with antidepressant medications, participation in this program does not preclude medical treatments. This program draws upon the rich tradition of other 12-Step programs and of cognitive behavioral therapy. For those who have failed traditional medical treatments, such as medications, surgery, and spinal injections, these Steps offer hope for a better future with little, if any, risk. They offer a solution to problems that contribute to pain suffering—lack of trust, fear, worry, blame, isolation, and resentment. They provide a path for recovery from suffering—a path that leads to trust, honesty, reconciliation, peace and joy.”

About the Author:

Dr. Colameco is a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and is Certified by the American Board of Addiction Medicine as well as the American Board of Family Medicine. He attended Temple University School of Medicine where he was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society and a winner of an Emmanual Weinberg Award for excellence in internal medicine. He completed three years of residency training in family practice at Hahnemann University Hospital where he served as Chief Resident and was one of twelve national recipients of a Meade Johnson Prize for family practice training. After his residency, he completed a faculty development fellowship at Temple University School of Medicine; during his fellowship, he concentrated clinical studies in addiction medicine. Dr. Colameco has served a medical director for addiction treatment programs, medical director for a company managing workers compensation pain management cases, has worked on psychiatric units as an addiction specialist, and has served as a residency director. He currently is medical director for Volunteers of American Delaware Valley.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1491298022
• ISBN 13: 9781491298022
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 194