managing A Pain relapse (is like quitting smoking)

Across the board, regressions and relapses occur in every type of behaviour or lifestyle change, whether it’s recovery from pain, smoking, or weight loss. While the ideal is that we persevere through the road block or speed bump and continue on through the recovery process, often, hitting a point where pain returns, a cigarette is lit, or a few pounds are gained back are enough to shatter motivation and derail progress altogether.