Pain Reprocessing Therapy Podcast Why Hasn't Journaling Healed Me Yet?
Jul 1, 2025
Daniel Lyman, a therapist and executive director of the MindBody Therapy Center, dives deep into the emotional struggles of chronic pain recovery. He discusses June's journey, revealing how fear, anger, and sadness can serve as protective allies rather than obstacles. Listeners learn strategies for effective journaling, the importance of feeling emotions in the moment, and how reframing fear can catalyze personal growth. The conversation uncovers the transformative power of confronting emotions to break through recovery plateaus.
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Fear Drives Pain Sensitization
- Fear is a primary factor keeping the nervous system sensitized and pain persistent.
- Fear can be conscious or deeply unconscious, often related to unprocessed emotions causing chronic symptoms.
Outward Health Masks Inner Pain
- Patients may present outwardly healthy but hide deep pain with defenses.
- Masking true feelings often manifests as silly or positive demeanor to hide underlying distress.
Evaluate Your Journaling Impact
- Journaling can help uncover emotions but might cause feeling trapped in sadness or anger without catharsis.
- Assess if journaling is leading to emotional release or just intensifying negative feelings to adjust approach.