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Recent Content by Alan Gordon LCSW

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    Seeking adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain for online research study

    Hi all, This is definitely legit. Shoshana works with Mark Lumley, one of the co-authors of the Boulder back pain study, (where we used a tms...
    Post by: Alan Gordon LCSW, Jan 19, 2021 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Alan G. Overcoming conditioned responses

    Hi Riley, The morning head pain is just a conditioned response. There is nothing objectively dangerous about the morning. It’s just like how some...
    Post by: Alan Gordon LCSW, Aug 10, 2020 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Free 30-day meditation program

    Amazing!
    Post by: Alan Gordon LCSW, Jul 25, 2020 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Insomnia. Losing Hope.

    Don’t push yourself. Kids are resilient and you don’t have to be the perfect mom for her to turn out great. Cut yourself some slack, all that...
    Post by: Alan Gordon LCSW, Jul 25, 2020 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Insomnia. Losing Hope.

    Ugh, that’s the worst. I had insomnia back in the day and likewise I would constantly stress out about how much sleep I was getting. You know...
    Post by: Alan Gordon LCSW, Jul 24, 2020 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    TMS vs. neuroplasticity vs. somatic tracking

    Hi fishy, What a great question! So somatic tracking (paying attention to the pain without fear) is just one approach. The idea of paying...
    Post by: Alan Gordon LCSW, Jul 9, 2020 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Alan Gordon The Ultimate Guide to Somatic Tracking

    Yea, you never want to do somatic tracking when the pain is that bad. At that point you just try to give yourself messages of safety and wait for...
    Post by: Alan Gordon LCSW, Jul 7, 2020 in forum: Tell Me About Your Pain Q&A
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    Alan G. Right brain vs. left brain

    Great questions! First, pain is nothing more than attending to a sensation through a lens of fear. Naturally it follows that there are two ways...
    Post by: Alan Gordon LCSW, Jul 6, 2020 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Erica W. Am I doing somatic tracking in the right way?

    Great response! Even more important than the technique itself is the energy with which you do the technique. Alan
    Post by: Alan Gordon LCSW, Jun 29, 2020 in forum: Tell Me About Your Pain Q&A
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    Alan Gordon The Ultimate Guide to Somatic Tracking

    I think it’s more false empowerment. I used to do that too. I’d say “bring it on!” And then brace and hope it wouldn’t come on. That technique...
    Post by: Alan Gordon LCSW, Jun 24, 2020 in forum: Tell Me About Your Pain Q&A
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    Alan Gordon The Ultimate Guide to Somatic Tracking

    Great questions! To answer #1, it may just be that it’s too difficult for you to attend to the pain without fear right now. Which is totally fine....
    Post by: Alan Gordon LCSW, Jun 23, 2020 in forum: Tell Me About Your Pain Q&A
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    Somatic Experiencing for head "pain"

    Hi Velomoose, Somatic tracking is a technique that can help your brain reinterpret a sensation through a lens of safety. The cool thing about...
    Post by: Alan Gordon LCSW, Jun 21, 2020 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Alan Gordon The Ultimate Guide to Somatic Tracking

    Hi guys, We just did a podcast episode on somatic tracking, the single most effective technique for overcoming pain. Somatic tracking teaches...
    Thread by: Alan Gordon LCSW, Jun 17, 2020, 18 replies, in forum: Tell Me About Your Pain Q&A
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    Alan Gordon Episode 2 - How to Tell if Your Pain is Caused by Your Brain

    Thanks for the feedback! We are definitely going to get into that in future episodes. In episodes 4 and 5 for instance, we’re going to show...
    Post by: Alan Gordon LCSW, Jun 2, 2020 in forum: Tell Me About Your Pain Q&A