Tell Me About Your Pain

How Can I Use Positive Sensations to Heal My Pain?

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Jul 15, 2020
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ANECDOTE

Inflating Unicorns and Tools

  • Alonzoev shares a story about inflating a giant inflatable unicorn with his daughter, emphasizing the need for the right tools.
  • The experience illustrates the importance of trying different approaches to find what works for a problem.
INSIGHT

Pain as a False Alarm

  • Pain is often a false alarm caused by the brain misinterpreting danger signals.
  • Chronic pain is mostly brain-based, not due to structural issues, and fear reinforces the pain experience.
ADVICE

Try Somatic Tracking Technique

  • Pay attention to pain sensations with a safe, positive mindset called somatic tracking.
  • This retrains the brain to interpret sensations as safe rather than dangerous.
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