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A member asked:
How to deal with discomfort of having on a cast..the worst thing is just knowing is there?
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It is a: Mind game. Like mind over matter kind of thing. If you find yourself focusing on it remind yourself it is short term then try to distract your thoughts on to something else. Think of a happy place you would like to be and go there in your mind. It works really well once you get good at it. Our minds can be very powerful !
Answered 3/3/2014
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