Teaching Your Brain to Deactivate Pain

In this podcast episode, the hosts discuss a technique to teach your brain to deactivate pain. They introduce the concept of interpreting pain sensations through a lens of danger and how it can contribute to increased pain perception. Using an example of a woman experiencing heart pounding sensations, they emphasize the importance of changing the interpretation of these sensations from dangerous to safe, reducing fear and intensity. The hosts highlight the significance of corrective experiences, where exposure to feared triggers goes well and reduces fear, and setbacks, where exposure triggers more fear and setbacks. They explain that the goal is to maximize corrective experiences and minimize setbacks, providing examples from their personal experiences and patient cases.