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Mani liked jasie's post in the thread How did you break your conditoned responses ? Any tips would be appreciated.

Completely deviating from the question at hand, but my quality of life has improved exponentially since I stopped scrolling through the...

Mani replied to the thread Day 2.

Are you Dutch by any chance?? Great question. I struggle with this too. I personally try to be aware of the feelings in my body. I...

HealingNow liked Rusty Red's post in the thread Current book - The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk.

He does refer back to vets a lot, but he also talks about childhood issues like not receiving enough compassion, and he has patients who...

HealingNow liked feduccini's post in the thread Current book - The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk.

I don't know how Bessel talks about it in the book but he defines trauma as the response to something that overwhelms you and make you...

Cactusflower replied to the thread Paul is back.

Hi @BarbaraF71 - it's not uncommon for pain to return. As you say "pain usually flairs" this time of year - so you are fully aware of...

BarbaraF71 posted a new thread.

Paul is back

I have been free of Pain for three Months After fighting it for 9. now its back again and i don’t know why and what i should do. Im...

Forum: Support Subforum

Wildflower6 liked Rusty Red's post in the thread Current book - The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk.

Fair point. It is more to treat the trauma background, which can indirectly lead to help with the chronic pain.

Rusty Red replied to the thread How did you break your conditoned responses ? Any tips would be appreciated.

I'm still working on that. I finally got forced into not running by a possible stress fracture so I'm going to work on easing my way...

Rusty Red liked dlane2530's post in the thread Grief and gratitude.

I'm approaching the anniversary of my major nervous & health breakdown of one year ago. I'm doing well, making progress, including some...

Rusty Red replied to the thread Lets Get Inspired about healing, talk with Michael Galinsky and Askok Gupta.

Love to hear how this one went, I haven't seen All the Rage but heard it is good.

Rusty Red replied to the thread Current book - The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk.

Fair point. It is more to treat the trauma background, which can indirectly lead to help with the chronic pain.

Wildflower6 liked Cactusflower's post in the thread Current book - The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk.

I think it’s important here to note that EMDR does not treat chronic pain and my therapist had made sure this was not its purpose or...

Steef177 posted a new thread.

Day 2

Day 2 brought up a lot for me. I wrote about anger and sadness, and what stood out is how much of it is existential: the fact that life...

Forum: Structured Educational Program

Steef177 liked JanAtheCPA's post in the thread Day 0-1.

I'll add my Welcome! as well, @Steef177. We're here to support and help as needed, so keep us posted!

Cactusflower liked dlane2530's post in the thread Grief and gratitude.

I'm approaching the anniversary of my major nervous & health breakdown of one year ago. I'm doing well, making progress, including some...