{"id":5102,"date":"2026-01-21T11:45:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T11:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rareminds.org\/?page_id=5102"},"modified":"2026-08-10T16:46:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T15:46:01","slug":"managing-pain-and-fatigue","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rareminds.org\/cy\/wellbeing-hub\/practical-strategies\/managing-pain-and-fatigue\/","title":{"rendered":"Rheoli poen a blinder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;90deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#ffffff 70%|gcid-cda4ad62-552d-4861-ac19-bc0028373e46 73%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|5vw|0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; 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There is a lot of evidence that using it regularly can help you manage pain levels, reduce stress, and support your mental wellbeing generally.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Practising mindfulness techniques regularly you will begin to notice the benefits. It can be incorporated into daily life through \u2018mindful moments\u2019, but also as part of a wider meditation practice.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/zv45d7XjITM&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;7df83dcc-1bd9-47cf-b9ca-3651c251e315&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Useful Links<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breathworks<\/a> have free mindfulness resources.<\/p>\n<p>The NHS recommends Mindfulness and has produced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/every-mind-matters\/mental-wellbeing-tips\/what-is-mindfulness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">short helpful video<\/a> to explain more about it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmindfulness.org\/learn-mindfulness\/resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Oxford Mindfulness Centre<\/a> also has a wide range of free resources, videos and audio files to explore.<\/p>\n<p>You can also read more about Mindfulness and try some simple techniques <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/every-mind-matters\/mental-wellbeing-tips\/how-to-meditate-for-beginners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;6d2bc1d8-a2e9-472c-821a-6aa6bc293122&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Befriending your body<\/h2>\n<p>This is a short exercise to help manage frustration, anger or disappointment with your body if you feel let down by it, angry with it, or it is not behaving as you would wish.<\/p>\n<p>This exercise is also helpful for children when they are frustrated by things that they can\u2019t yet physically or cognitively do, annoyed at a limitation of their body or brain, or are learning a particular skill.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Close your eyes.<\/li>\n<li>Put your hand on your tummy or chest as you prefer (or think of this action if it\u2019s not possible).<\/li>\n<li>Say to your body:\u00a0 \u2018I know you are doing the best you can, body. I\u2019m sorry I get cross and impatient with you. We are in this together.\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Take several slow deep breaths with eyes closed and hand in place.<\/li>\n<li>Imagine sending warmth from your hand to the rest of your body.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stop when you are ready.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;6d2bc1d8-a2e9-472c-821a-6aa6bc293122&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Relaxation techniques<\/h2>\n<p>Relaxation is a skill. Learning to relax helps your body not to be always held in a state of tension, which can be exhausting. That tension can sometimes cause other bodily aches and pains too.<\/p>\n<h5>A favourite place<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Find somewhere comfortable to sit or lie.<\/li>\n<li>Close your eyes, imagine somewhere that you have felt happy or relaxed. This could be an indoor place, outdoor, or even somewhere imaginary.<\/li>\n<li>Wherever you choose, use all your senses to recreate that place.<\/li>\n<li>In your imagination, bring this place to mind.<\/li>\n<li>Notice the environment around you.<\/li>\n<li>What you are standing on, walking through, sitting or lying on. How does this feel?<\/li>\n<li>Is the place warm or cold?<\/li>\n<li>Is there any breeze on your face?<\/li>\n<li>Any sounds such as birds or the sea?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The NHS also has some free guided relaxations you can listen to:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbht.nhs.uk\/sites\/nhs\/files\/MP3s\/Guided%20beach%20visualisation.MP3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHS Beach Guided Visualisation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbht.nhs.uk\/sites\/nhs\/files\/MP3s\/Guided%20forest%20visualisation.MP3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHS Forest Guided Meditation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbht.nhs.uk\/sites\/nhs\/files\/MP3s\/Guided%20forest%20visualisation.MP3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can find out more about understanding tiredness, fatigue and exhaustion, and managing sleep difficulties for children <a href=\"\/wellbeing-hub\/fatigue\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;7df83dcc-1bd9-47cf-b9ca-3651c251e315&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Useful resources<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbht.nhs.uk\/our-services\/clinical_support\/rehabilitation-and-therapies\/psychological-medicine\/relaxation-exercises\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guys and St Thomas\u2019 NHS Trust<\/a> have produced a series of relaxation exercises to listen to.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icope.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/C1-Guide_-relaxation-breathing-techniques_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Camden and Islington Psychological Therapies Service<\/a> have produced useful leaflet on lots of different relaxation and breathing techniques.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Full-Catastrophe-Living-Revised-mindfulness\/dp\/0749958413\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full Catastrophe Living: How to Cope with Stress, Pain and Illness using Mindfulness\u00a0<\/a> by Jon Cabot-Zinn.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Managing-Pain-Before-Manages-Fourth\/dp\/1462522777\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Managing Pain before it Manages You<\/a> by Margaret Caudill.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/When-Things-Fall-Apart-Difficult-ebook\/dp\/B00B0PFN9C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">When Things Fall Apart<\/a> by Pema Chodron.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/painconcern.org.uk\/airing-pain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Airing Pain\u2019<\/a> podcast\u00a0 &#8211; Pain Concerns regular podcast on different aspects of pain management, research, and experience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bps.org.uk\/find-psychologisthttps:\/\/portal.bps.org.uk\/Psychologist-Search\/Directory-of-Chartered-Psychologists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The British Psychology Society<\/a> holds a directory of private psychologists who specialise in pain management\u00a0 &#8211; To find a Psychologist who speciises in pain management.<\/p>\n<p>BreathWorks UK run an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk\/mbpm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Online Mindfulness Based Approaches to Pain Management Programme .<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;6d2bc1d8-a2e9-472c-821a-6aa6bc293122&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Making a pain plan<\/h2>\n<p>Making a pain plan in advance means when needed you can just focus on dealing with the pain, not additional decision-making. You can also share it with your family and friends to help them understand how to support you.<\/p>\n<p>You can find more information about this in our section about <a href=\"\/wellbeing-hub\/coping-with-pain\">coping with pain.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;6d2bc1d8-a2e9-472c-821a-6aa6bc293122&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Managing negative thoughts and feelings (ie the \u2018second arrow\u2019 of pain)<\/h2>\n<p>The first arrow of pain is the pain (or painful experience) itself.\u00a0 The second arrow is all the thoughts and feelings you have along with it. Learning to manage this second arrow is an important part of managing your pain.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Notice what your thoughts, and\/or feelings are.<\/li>\n<li>Say to yourself \u2018ok, I notice i am feeling XX or thinking XX<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t \u2018tell yourself off\u2019 for what you are thinking or feeling.<\/li>\n<li>Just let them be there.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>EXAMPLE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thought::\u00a0 \u2018 <em>I will not be able to cope<\/em>\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Notice and name the feelings around it too e.g. fear, frustration, loneliness, panic.<\/p>\n<p>Say to yourself \u2018<em>This thought is a fear I have, but it does not mean it is a fact.<\/em>\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Think \u2018<em>Who can help me cope? (and can you contact them?)\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2018<em>What things can I do, or or put in place to help me cope right now?\u00a0<\/em> \u00a0 (TIP: Look at or remember your \u2018 Pain Plan\u2019 . Some examples might be medication, distraction, breathing etc)<\/p>\n<p>Focus on dealing with the pain in the present moment and what is happening right now. That is enough.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Spoon Theory<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.rareminds.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Spoon-theory.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Spoon theory for daily activities.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Spoon theory&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; enable_caption_text=&#8221;on&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|30px|30px|30px|30px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;6d2bc1d8-a2e9-472c-821a-6aa6bc293122&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5>How Spoon Theory works:<\/h5>\n<p>Imagine you have a jar of energy, and a teaspoon.<\/p>\n<p>You are allowed to take out 5 teaspoons of energy from your jar each day. This is your daily \u2018energy allowance.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Think about your week ahead.<\/p>\n<p>You might already know that you will need more energy than usual for the next day because maybe you have to go to a hospital appointment, or have a social or work event or that will take up a lot of energy.<\/p>\n<p>You can \u2018borrow\u2019 energy from the day before (and\/or the day after) but you\u00a0 will then need to adjust the spoons (or energy) available on those days.<\/p>\n<p>That will mean adjusting how much you can do on those days &#8211; before and after &#8211; as a result.<\/p>\n<p>Some days can unexpectedly become \u20188 teaspoon days\/nights\u2019 unexpectedly. When this happens, use the idea of \u2018spoons\u2019 to help you rest &#8211; or reduce the demands on you the next day\/s where possible because you have already used \u20183 spoons extra.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Using Spoon Theory with an Activity Schedule can also work well.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;7df83dcc-1bd9-47cf-b9ca-3651c251e315&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Useful Resources<\/h2>\n<h5>Pain<\/h5>\n<p>If you want to be referred to a pain specialist you can find more information available from the NHS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/live-well\/pain\/how-to-get-nhs-help-for-your-pain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsfife.org\/media\/avwdkdrr\/pain-diary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pain Diary\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/painconcern.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pain Concern<\/a> have a wide range of resources, information and support including a helpline <a href=\"mailto:help@painconcern.org\">help@painconcern.org<\/a> \/ 0300 123 0789<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishpainsociety.org\/whocares\/patient-publications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The British Pain Society<\/a>\u00a0 has a range of leaflets, including on different types of pain relief<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livewellwithpain.co.uk\/resources-for-people-with-pain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Living Well with Pain<\/a> have a range of resources, including support for carers<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can find more information about managing pain, including different approaches to pain management, supporting your child through pain and witnessing other\u2019s pain <a href=\"\/wellbeing-hub\/coping-with-pain\/\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5>Fatigue, tiredness and exhaustion<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.cuh.nhs.uk\/documents\/Fatigue_Management_Workbook_V1.pdf-correctedByPAVE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHS &#8211; Me and my fatigue: A self directed fatigue management guide<\/a> is available.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thesleepcharity.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sleep Charity\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NHS &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/every-mind-matters\/mental-wellbeing-tips\/how-to-fall-asleep-faster-and-sleep-better\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to fall asleep faster and sleep better<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carers.org\/getting-a-break\/paying-for-respite-respite-care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Carers Trust<\/a> for more information on respite care for adults, or children<\/p>\n<p>MIND &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mind.org.uk\/information-support\/types-of-mental-health-problems\/sleep-problems\/sleep-and-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sleep and mental health<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NHS Every Mind Matters &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/every-mind-matters\/mental-health-issues\/sleep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sleep<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>You can find out more about causes of tiredness and fatigue, managing fatigue in the workplace, coping with sleep difficulties (including children) and supporting someone with fatigue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rareminds.org\/wellbeing-hub\/fatigue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; 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