Please note: Pain is a sign that the body makes a mistake, overuse or loses balance. If redness and swelling occur and the pain area is warmer than the surrounding area, please go to the doctor! You may have an infection or blood clot that requires immediate attention. Do not stop or change any prescription drugs without consulting your doctor.

For anyone who wants to explore how to manage persistent chronic pain without using drugs that can be a debilitating side effect or addiction risk, this is the five steps to using mental power to control natural pain.

The first step is to eliminate your biggest obstacle: fear.

In short, fear = anxiety = inflammation = pain = more fear = more anxiety, and so on.

It is important that the cause of your pain has been accurately diagnosed by your doctor, otherwise your thoughts will be distracted by “how?”. The game… like "What if I have this or that kind of disease?", "What if the pain worsens?" or "What if the pain never disappears?" Thinking about pain only makes the situation worse, and “trying” not to think about pain is like trying not to think about pink elephants.

Your doctor will have a theory about your cause of pain and testing, and before these tests appear, you may be confused and worried about your health and well-being, especially if you are incapacitated. Even if the cause of your pain has not been determined, as long as you are under medical supervision, you can still do a lot of relationships with pain.

Fear inhibits two important abilities to treat chronic pain: concentration and relaxation.

The opposite of fear is… love. Treating your body as an enemy only makes things worse. So love your body! It's the only thing you have, so it makes sense to use it instead of fighting it. Pain is the signal that draws your attention. Ignoring the pain does not make the pain disappear.

The second step in natural pain management is to use the brain's pharmacy to develop trust and belief in the body's superb skills and ability to manage pain.

Realize that your body produces its own analgesic compound, chemically similar to morphine, called endorphin. [This is why morphine and its derivatives are so addictive that these morphine-like receptor sites already exist in the brain.]

In order to maintain other important systems and functions of the body, endorphins are deployed in a specific location, at the right dose, at the right time, without unhealthy side effects. Have you noticed your own bruises and don't remember how it happened?

It is also important to know that people have recovered miraculously from the most terrible diseases, even if they are on the verge of death.

The third step is to focus only on what you have experienced through the senses. Remember, the painful experience is triple: the pain you remember yesterday, your pain now, and your future pain. Choose a quiet, relaxing atmosphere and full body support at a comfortable temperature to make the process easier and more enjoyable.

In a safe, relaxed atmosphere, close your eyes and focus inwards, focusing on slow, rhythmic abdominal breathing using the diaphragm. Pay close attention to all the air in the lungs by gently tightening the abdomen and then releasing it. This is how you breathe while you sleep; it activates your relaxation response, and deep relaxation is an important part of successful pain control. Exhale as long as possible… and in a relatively short period of time, your pain will be reduced by 2/3!

Once you have settled down, the fourth step is to use your mind to gradually relax from the top of your head to the tip of your toes. Give yourself at least an hour to complete this task.

By progressive relaxation, I don't mean to strain and release muscles, as this can cause muscle strain and you may not be able to move some painful parts of the body.

The first thing to focus on is to relax your eye muscles until they become heavy, then systematically relax your forehead, scalp, facial muscles, neck, shoulders, arms, fingers, fingers, your torso, and then move forward, spirit Relax the muscles you go to. When your blood vessels begin to expand, your hands and feet will feel warm or stinging, which will lower your blood pressure. You may also feel that your limbs are getting heavier, or you may feel that your body is floating, or both!

Take some time to be as detailed as possible. Watch out and zoom in on any soothing or comfortable feelings you feel in other parts of your body that are not affected by pain. This is how to train the body to reduce inflammation, stimulate the healing cycle, and is a natural way to relieve migraine.

The fifth step is to completely relieve the pain through the dissociation process. [This deliberate form of separation using self-hypnosis is a controlled process, not a mental disorder.]

Some people are better at separating, traveling outside the body and deeper than others, such as creative art; however, anyone can master this technique. If you fall asleep at this point, it's no big deal, you may need it.

With your inner vision, recall the most vivid memories of the easy places you visit, imagine going there again and making you a painless place. Beautiful outdoor scenes work well, but any quiet location is fine. The key here is to realize that you are getting out of pain rather than the other way around.

The more you can absorb in your images, the less often your symptoms will be. Background soundtracks using ocean, river or rain, or personalized self-hypnosis MP3 recordings can be used to maintain a longer focus.

With enough daily practice, at this level, you can anesthetize any part of your body for a long time, even without anesthesia, or with proper body conditioning, you can mentally break away from the contraction of the delivery of the drug – Free, natural childbirth.

The state of paralysis is a healing state; this is not a knowledge process, you can get more information about your symptoms or fill your distraction time. If you want to experience pain relief, the key is to learn how to focus on relaxation, not pain!

Chronic pain management without medication was originally published on Spring