Physical Pain: 3 Things to Ask Yourself When You Are Hurting
- At April 22, 2010
- By Bonnie
- In Articles
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When pain shows up, it’s there for a reason. This is pretty obvious most of the time. When you touch a hot stove the nerves in your finger send a message to your brain that it’s hot. This pain is a signal that protects your finger from getting burned (if you’re quick enough!).
Pain has a purpose—it’s there to get your attention. But it’s not always obvious why. Like when lower back pain shows up with no known injury or when someone is experiencing the symptoms of fibromyalgia.
Here are three things to ask yourself when pain shows up:
“What have I been doing?”
“What have I been thinking or saying?”
“What have I been feeling?”
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