Pain is NOT Your Story, 6 Proven ways to Overcome Pain
Pain is NOT Your Story
Many of us are suffering in silence. We’ve been wronged. We have been left alone. We have been forced to start over or leave empty handed.
How do we truly forgive? How do we release the hurt?
How to listen, learn & love. You are not alone.
Relaxation, meditation, positive thinking, and other mind-body techniques can help reduce your need for pain
Research suggests that because pain involves both the mind and the body, mind-body therapies may have the capacity to alleviate pain by changing the way you perceive it. How you feel pain is influenced by your genetic makeup, emotions, personality, and lifestyle. It’s also influenced by past experience. If you’ve been in pain for a while, your brain may have rewired itself to perceive pain signals even after the signals aren’t being sent anymore.
Here is how you can get over pain!
- Deep breathing. It’s central to all the techniques, so deep breathing is the one to learn first. Inhale deeply, hold for a few seconds, and exhale.
- Eliciting the relaxation response. An antidote to the stress response, which pumps up heart rate and puts the body’s systems on high alert, the relaxation response turns down your body’s reactions. After closing your eyes and relaxing all your muscles, concentrate on deep breathing.
- Meditation with guided imagery. Then listen to calming music or imagine being in a restful environment. If you find your mind wandering, say “refresh,” and call the image back into focus.
- Mindfulness. Pick any activity you enjoy—reading poetry, walking in nature, gardening, or cooking—and become fully immersed in it.
- Yoga and tai chi. These mind-body exercises incorporate breath control, meditation, and movements to stretch and strengthen muscles.
- Positive thinking. Retraining your focus on what you can do instead of what you can’t will give you a more accurate view of yourself and the world at large, Be thankful for each day.
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