The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW S1 Ep13: This is Why You Suffer (Listen up, and save your own life.)
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Jan 18, 2019 Explore the powerful link between chronic pain and repressed emotions, and how understanding this connection can catalyze healing. Discover the fight-or-flight response and its impact on emotional health. Learn techniques like journaling to navigate fear and promote acceptance, crucial for easing the nervous system. Through personal stories, hear about the complexities of parenting and pain. Lastly, witness a journey of acceptance in managing ocular migraines, showcasing the importance of patience and kindness in recovery.
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Commit Fully to Healing Work
- To heal from chronic pain, you must do the work consistently and without resistance.
- Believing in the healing process is essential to overcome emotional repression and pain.
Fight or Flight Is Reflexive
- Our brain's primitive fight or flight system evolved to protect us without conscious choice.
- This reflex is automatic and overrides our opinions to keep us alive from dangers unseen.
Emotions Perceived as Predator
- Emotional repression signals to the brain like a predator threatening survival.
- The brain chooses physical pain as a safer option to protect from emotional danger.