Tell Me About Your Pain What Is Somatic Tracking, and How Can It Help My Pain?
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Jun 17, 2020 AI Snips
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Somatic Tracking for Pain
- Use somatic tracking to retrain your brain to interpret body signals correctly.
- This helps deactivate pain by shifting from a lens of danger to one of safety.
Steven's Somatic Tracking Experience
- Alan guided Steven, a chronic back pain sufferer, through a somatic tracking exercise.
- Steven's pain decreased during the exercise, despite typically worsening with prolonged sitting.
The Role of Fear in Pain
- Paying attention to pain with fear reinforces its danger to the brain.
- Somatic tracking involves attending to pain in a positive emotional state.