12/15/2025
Many people who live with chronic pain experience pressure from family members or friends to attend every holiday event, or to stay longer than their body allows. Boundary setting is a legitimate health-preserving strategy, and it’s important to prioritize your own health.
Effective boundary setting includes:
1) Clear communication
Allow hosts, family members, or friends to know in advance that your participation may be time-limited, or contingent upon your symptom levels. Phrasing can emphasize uncertainty rather than refusal. Saying “I’d love to come, but I may need to leave early depending upon how I’m feeling.” can enable you to leave events early without guilt.
2) Structured choices
Offer alternatives. If a full-evening event is unrealistic, suggest dropping in briefly. If traveling is too difficult, you might want to consider proposing a virtual visit, or scheduling a shorter, local gathering.
3) Holding firm without guilt
Chronic pain does not improve if you overextend yourself to meet social expectations. Declining to attend an event or modifying your plans is an act of self-care that protects your health, function, and stability. Establishing boundaries is acceptable, necessary, and protective.
✅ Ray of Hope Chronic Pain Recovery Support provides an affordable, online 3-month nutrition, health, and lifestyle education program designed to help you reduce inflammation, and decrease your level of chronic pain. During this program, you will:
*Explore the known root causes of chronic pain amplification.
*Discover how to improve your energy by supporting your mitochondrial health, cellular health, and metabolic health.
*Receive science-based nutrition, health, and lifestyle information.
*Learn how to implement The Foundational Building Blocks of Health within your life.
*Gain strategies for your success!
*Be provided with the compassionate encouragement and personalized support you need to make positive changes.
✅ SMALL GROUP AND PRIVATE CLASSES ARE AVAILABLE
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