It's a hard "no" from me, to 'Acceptance' of Chronic Pain

There is dissatisfaction with the word “acceptance” because people feel it means giving up or giving in to their pain. I totally agree!

Please don’t get me wrong, I’m not against anything else to do with acceptance commitment therapy (ACT ) or Psychologists and Psychiatrists. I love mindfulness skills, experiential exercises, self-compassion, committed action and values guided behavioural interventions.

I think it’s fabulous that people are willing to get therapy (CBT, EMDR, DBT, EFT and many more abbreviations I'm sure) to help them with their persistent pain. I completely agree that psychological flexibility and a multidisciplinary approach is required as part of a successful experience with persistent pain. If you have cognitive rigidity, you can’t adapt to change.

I’m calling BS on acceptance!