This chapter discusses different psychological therapies used in treating chronic pain, such as dialectical behavioural therapy and acceptance therapy. It emphasizes the importance of understanding the difference between acute and chronic pain and tailoring treatment to individual circumstances.
Few sensations are as primal, as fundamental to our very survival, as pain.
But for a fifth of Australian adults, that useful protective mechanism lingers as chronic pain — persistent aching, searing, stabbing sensations, which can be incredibly stressful and debilitating.
What if you could dial down that pain — or even extinguish it altogether — by retraining your brain?