The pain blog

In this blog I reflect on 'why thoughts influence pain'. In the previous blog you already did an exercise in recognizing thoughts.

How come negative thoughts can make your pain worse? What can you do to let your thoughts help you? This week I will reflect on the role of thoughts in pain. 

This week you were able to practice with an important pain exercise: slowly expanding your effort and pushing the boundaries. But how is it possible that you feel pain so much faster than before, and can do so much less than before?

One of the main pitfalls of chronic pain is that we often do too much, or too little. In short, staying within your physical limits can be difficult. Too little activity can make your condition worse, too much effort can make your body endure too much.

This week was all about sleep. You have received tips on what you can do to sleep better and to learn more about sleep. Still, sleeping well is not so obvious.