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How to Reduce Limiting Beliefs

Losing a limb is like a blow to both body and mind. Negative thoughts, like relentless fog horns, blast doubts about walking again, loving deeply, or even feeling truly alive. But instead of succumbing to this internal storm, you can fight back. Tools like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) are your secret weapon, helping you dismantle those harmful thinking patterns. It's not magic, but picture this: replacing "I'll never climb again" with "Each step is a victory," or trading "This is the end" for "It's a new beginning." Studies show CBT empowers amputees, lifting their spirits and their lives. Just like physical therapy strengthens muscles, CBT strengthens your mind, equipping you to build a future radiant with possibility. So, silence the fog horns, embrace CBT, and unlock the limitless potential that awaits, one hopeful thought at a time.

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Dealing With Your Post-traumatic Amputation Nightmare

our brain is dealing with the trauma your amputation caused. All amputees share certain things. At some point in our rehabilitation, we all have a dream where we are walking on our own unassisted. This is less profound for people who have great success in their physical recovery. However, if you are like me, who struggles with recovery, this dream may be more of a nightmare as deeper feelings of exhaustion and fear after waking up and facing your new body image. Your brain says this is too much, and I am going back to before I lost that limb when I felt whole again. The psychological term for this type of dream is called a posttraumatic nightmare. They are generally defined as threatening and frightening dreams that awaken a dreamer and are be marked by intense negative emotions, such as anger or sadness at having to deal with their current state.

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