Mind Over Pain Chronic pain is both physical and psychological, - TopicsExpress



          

Mind Over Pain Chronic pain is both physical and psychological, so certain ways of thinking can make it worse. Fear, anxiety and depression around pain may cause more suffering than the actual physical pain condition, Chronic pain is like a broken alarm system, designed to trigger a “fight or flight” response. That works great if you touch something hot—it hurts, so you pull your hand away. With chronic pain, however, you can’t get rid of the discomfort, so you’re left with an intense, unrelenting focus on it and a surfeit of adrenalin, which causes anxiety. “You have to retrain your brain to react differently to these signals. A crux of cognitive behavioral therapy, is highly effective in reducing pain, but you can learn these techniques on your own.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Oct 2013 19:46:51 +0000

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