Control Your Pain

This easy-to-read booklet by Robert J. Phillips, Ph.D., founder of the Center for Coping on Long Island, NY, offers plenty of tips and suggestions to help you manage the pain that lupus can bring about. Section topics include: exercising (when possible) to reduce pain; breathing and relaxation techniques; how to change behaviors that influence pain; working on your emotions; and a “control your pain” worksheet. Dr. Phillips is a highly experienced psychologist and author of the popular book, “Coping with Lupus,” written especially for people who have just been diagnosed with lupus. A Balance Strategy Guidebook. (1996) 48 Pages.