Many of my patients come into the clinic in such pain that they cannot hear any instruction that I give them. Many times, after a couple of weeks of treatment, I ask them "Do you still have pain?" and they roll they fix their eyes to one side or the other and wiggle their bodies a little bit as if looking for just the right spot, and they say, "Yep, the pain is still there". I often wonder whether or not they are not more remembering the painful feeling rather than experiencing the pain.
I read this in the Toronto Star and it was profound
I first meet Wayland DeLong's fist in a small courtyard behind a toy store in Toronto's Annex neighbourhood.
He parks his giant knuckles just off the tip of my nose so his fist and my fear consume my cosmos. There's nothing else.
Then DeLong directs my attention to the trees, the sound of birds, and the ground beneath my feet. Soon, the fist becomes smaller, less paralyzing, and I can think beyond the fear.
It's an invaluable demonstration of what happens when we fixate on our fears. It costs us perspective – the big picture – and an ability to function effectively
How true.
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