I've also realized (with the help of a pain therapist) that the physical way that my body responds to pain needs to be sorted out from the pain itself. If my shoulder is aching and so my arm is clenched in response, I need to release my arm and just let the shoulder pain be on its own. This has taken a lot of practice for me, but it's made a big difference.
Just wanted to stop in and say I'd read this post a few weeks ago and had been pondering the idea.. Then yesterday when I was having some pretty terrible pain, this came to my mind, and I immediately began focusing on the things that felt okay. It did help! Of course it didn't take it totally away, but it did knock it down a few notches, and that is huge, as I'm sure you well know. So thanks for the idea!
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I've also realized (with the help of a pain therapist) that the physical way that my body responds to pain needs to be sorted out from the pain itself. If my shoulder is aching and so my arm is clenched in response, I need to release my arm and just let the shoulder pain be on its own. This has taken a lot of practice for me, but it's made a big difference.
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