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- The right to act in a way that promotes your dignity
and self respect.
- The right to be treated with respect.
- The right to make mistakes.
- The right to do less than you are humanly capable of doing.
- The right to change your mind.
- The right to ask for what you want.
- The right to take time to slow down and
think before you respond.
- The right to feel that you don't have to explain everything you do and think.
- The right to say "NO" and not feel guilty.
- The right to ask for information.
- The right to feel good about yourself.
- The right to ask for help and assistance.
- The right to disagree.
- The right to ask why.
- The right to be listened to and taken seriously when expressing your feelings.
- The right to act in a way that promotes your dignity
and self respect.
- The right to be treated with respect.
- The right to make mistakes.
- The right to do less than you are humanly capable of doing.
- The right to change your mind.
- The right to ask for what you want.
- The right to take time to slow down and
think before you respond.
- The right to feel that you don't have to explain everything you do and think.
- The right to say "NO" and not feel guilty.
- The right to ask for information.
- The right to feel good about yourself.
- The right to ask for help and assistance.
- The right to disagree.
- The right to ask why.
- The right to be listened to and taken seriously when expressing your feelings.
From The American Chronic Pain Association Manual, and Pain Management and IC by Dr. Daniel Brookoff,
http://www.ic-network.com/handbook/brookoff.html
From The American Chronic Pain Association Manual, and Pain Management and IC by Dr. Daniel Brookoff,
http://www.ic-network.com/handbook/brookoff.html
