Non-medical cognitive pain therapy for chronically ill people

Non-medical cognitive pain therapy for chronically ill people

Chronically ill people are always in pain; This is one of the main reasons why chronically ill people have a poor quality of life. Therefore, most chronically ill people spend a lot of money on medications that can minimize their pain. But there are also other non-medical cognitive ways to deal with pain.

We must remember that our brain is an organ that senses pain. This doesn't mean you're making up for the pain. Rather, it means that you can use your mind to relieve pain as it originates there. So you can also use the brain for good.

Changing how our brain functions and responds to pain is a learnable skill that can be very useful in managing and controlling pain and its impact on our daily lives.

Try the following exercise to demonstrate the power of the mind.

• Make yourself comfortable

• Close your eyes

• Think about a lemon

• It is bright, yellow, juicy and ripe

• Bring the lemon to your nose (in your imagination) and smell the citrus aroma

• Cut the lemon in half and imagine biting into the lemon, the sour juice squirting into your mouth and dripping down your chin

• Suck the juice

• Stay with this image in your head for a few seconds

• Open your yes now

This is a simple example of how the mind can influence the body. If we can influence the body so easily without trying very hard, imagine what we could achieve if we worked at it!

Another way to deal with pain is to try distraction. One of the best ways to distract yourself is to change your mind and what you're thinking about and not focus so much on the pain.

As you may know, the mind cannot concentrate on two things at the same time. That's why it's difficult to rub your head and stroke your stomach at the same time.

Therefore, you can use your mind to distract yourself from the pain you are feeling. There are many different distraction techniques you can learn. Below I'll outline some distraction techniques you can try.

Distraction is a technique that can be used for short, painful activities such as opening a jar or climbing stairs. It is also useful if you have trouble falling asleep.

Our minds have trouble focusing on more than one thing at a time. So if we can focus on something other than the pain, the pain will be less. However, remember that you don't want to completely ignore your pain and you never want to ignore chest pain.

Here are some examples of distraction techniques:

• Participate in an engaging activity such as: B. Gardening, crocheting, cooking, watering your flowers or just sitting outside by a lake or river. All of these activities can relieve you of your pain once and for all.

• You can also sing a song. For example, if you do an activity that you know causes pain, such as: For example, vacuuming, you may want to sing one of your favorite songs or think of a relaxing place or sunset.

• Recall the alphabet backwards.

• Take a nature walk and pay attention to the steps you take. Take a deep breath.

Engaging your mind in this way can help you cognitively distract yourself from the pain.

So if you're having a difficult pain day, don't hesitate to try one or more of these methods. They will really help you feel better and have less pain.

Inspired by Irene Roth