Pain Scales

One of the realities of depression is that it is very often accompanied by physical pain.  If often find it difficult to describe the level of pain that I am feeling.  One tool that I’ve seen in some doctor’s office is the Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale.  So, off I went to Google and discovered this Pain Rating Scales article.

Take a look at see if it might be helpful for you as well. 

If you find this helpful you will want to check out the EMOTION Handouts courtesy of Susan Skye at http://successwithdepression.com/resources/.  I find that having an expanded list of words to describe my emotions has helped me to work more effectively with my therapist.   When I ran across these lists I asked Susan for permission to share, which she graciously gave.