On Pain
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Pain in whatever form can be tiring, debilitating, frustrating, anger making and scary. Sometimes all at once. You may also feel alone and misunderstood. Life With Pain addresses the difficulties of living with chronic/persistent pain.
I have lived with and managed on-going chronic pain because I have an ileo-transverse pseudarthrosis with sacroiliac issues from an out of line pelvis for many years and then a surgical screw pushed onto my L5 nerve root during surgery to fix my SI joint (you couldn't make it up).
I know that if I hadn't used the techniques, that I now share, I probably wouldn't have coped and I definitely would be opiate dependent. At the very least.
From Pain into Comfort
What a strange effect words can have ~ pain for example. Just the word can almost make you hurt and if you already are then it can make it worse.
One of the most annoying things about pain is that it fills your thoughts and if you are suffering with chronic pain it takes over everything you do because you have to think about the affect it might have on you: if you’ll hurt more or if you are unable to participate in something. It is hard to be spontaneous when you hurt.
Another difficulty can be that if you haven’t got an obvious injury it can be difficult for people you associate with to understand how debilitating it can be. And if they see you smile on one day they tend to assume that all is well.
How can hypnosis help?
When you are in the trance state your brain release endorphins, which are natural opiates. This creates the ‘feel good’ and reduces pain in a way that you control.
If you practise self-hypnosis you will find that you can gain control and whether you are aiming to reduce discomfort or heal you will be able to have a profound affect.
One thing to try that can help straight away is to be aware of your breathing. If you hurt you probably have a tendency to under-breathe or hold your breath (while you grimace).
Spend a few moments now thinking about how you are breathing. Try and breathe in a gentle flow without changing the speed of your in to your out-breath. It might help if you count and then you can breathe out for the same count as the in breath.
After a while gently extend the count of the out breath. Do this slowly ~ the aim is for double but work towards this gently.
Just this simple exercise will create a feeling of calmness and you will find that you experience a gentle feeling of comfort.
Here is my free ABC 123 Breathing Technique - it will open in a new tab at Daisy's House
What a strange effect words can have ~ pain for example. Just the word can almost make you hurt and if you already are then it can make it worse.
One of the most annoying things about pain is that it fills your thoughts and if you are suffering with chronic pain it takes over everything you do because you have to think about the affect it might have on you: if you’ll hurt more or if you are unable to participate in something. It is hard to be spontaneous when you hurt.
Another difficulty can be that if you haven’t got an obvious injury it can be difficult for people you associate with to understand how debilitating it can be. And if they see you smile on one day they tend to assume that all is well.
How can hypnosis help?
When you are in the trance state your brain release endorphins, which are natural opiates. This creates the ‘feel good’ and reduces pain in a way that you control.
If you practise self-hypnosis you will find that you can gain control and whether you are aiming to reduce discomfort or heal you will be able to have a profound affect.
One thing to try that can help straight away is to be aware of your breathing. If you hurt you probably have a tendency to under-breathe or hold your breath (while you grimace).
Spend a few moments now thinking about how you are breathing. Try and breathe in a gentle flow without changing the speed of your in to your out-breath. It might help if you count and then you can breathe out for the same count as the in breath.
After a while gently extend the count of the out breath. Do this slowly ~ the aim is for double but work towards this gently.
Just this simple exercise will create a feeling of calmness and you will find that you experience a gentle feeling of comfort.
Here is my free ABC 123 Breathing Technique - it will open in a new tab at Daisy's House