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body part to go numb For me it is usually so bad that end up pulling my body part out of the |
water or times before go numb The discomfort is so intense that practically involuntarily |
retract my limb With paced breathing however the pain is tolerable and have no inclination |
to pull it out of the ice When we allow pain to control our breathing rate we also allow it to |
control our behavior |
Pain signals from nerve endings in tense muscles bombard our brains throughout the day |
Those signals are relayed to brain areas involved in fear and grief such as the insula the |
anterior cingulate cortex and the amygdala These brain centers integrate pain input from |
anatomical landmarks all around the body to help compute the appropriate level of pained |
reactions stifling agitation rage dread submission and distressed breathing Thus |
we become tense breathe shallowly then respond to the ensuing discomfort with more |
tension This cycle is depicted relative to other concepts we have addressed thus far in the |
diagram below |
PROGRAM PEACE Self Care Exercises to Reprogram Your Mind and Body |
RESPIRATORY BEHAVIORAL MUSCULAR |
Muscular iti |
Distressed Breathing Bracing Resting Contraction Repetitive |
Partial Contraction |
Shallow Short Rough Tension Suboptimal Posture ae Muscle Shortening Ischemia |
Unassertive Tense Submissive Displays Fain Trigger Points Scar Tissue |
Gasping Sighing Persistent Muscle Tension Hypertonia Hypotonia |
Stiff Diaphragm Rigid On Guard Closed Off Postural Misalignment |
Disuse Atrophy Dormancy |
sian THE DISTRESSED Psa |
BREATHING CYCLE |
Anger Anxiety Depression |
eae Sympathetic Upregulation |
eens Worldview Emotional Aging Advancing Morbidity |
gorse ompetitiveness Rapid Heart Rate Catabolism |
Negative uman Interactions Pain Detrimental Developmental Plasticity |
Submissiveness Dominating |
Frustration Pessimism |
Chronic Defeat Negative Affect |
Adrenaline Cortisol Startling |
Raised Blood Pressure Inflammation |
Amygdala Sensitization |
Figure Distressed Breathing Cycle |
We feel like the emotional pain we experience originates from the content of our |
thoughts But this is backward Negative thinking is driven by the inability to take a full breath |
and by preexisting pain in our muscles and related tissues These are the ultimate causes of our |
persistent background unease Our thinking becomes oppositional only when it is imbued with |
pain Tense muscles are leeches latched on to our souls believe that trigger points in our |
faces spines and internal organs are the physical embodiment of melancholy world |
weariness ennui and angst |
Dont Let Your PainBody Control You |
Spiritual author Eckhart Tolle has elaborated on a concept he calls the painbody According |
to Tolle the painbody is the accumulation of negative life experiences that create affective |
pain and discomfort Tolle discusses how it is intrinsically tied to the ego and how |
environmental circumstances that assault our pride amplify the painbody and its negative |
effects on our behavior He advises that people live in the present moment so that they can |
recognize when the painbody shifts from being dormant to being active When it becomes |
active it makes us act in desperation distorting our interpretations and judgments and causing |
us to do things that we later regret believe that his assessment is correct and that a |
considerable proportion of the painbody corresponds to deep somatic pain from the |
cumulative effects of muscular bracing also believe that the painbody becomes active when |
latent trigger points become active |
Specialists traditionally categorize trigger points as either active or latent An active trigger |
point is painful whereas a latent trigger point is not Latent trigger points which are far more |
numerous generally cannot be felt unless deep pressure is applied Latent trigger points can be |
activated by muscular strain especially after an abusive workout a sudden shock or a long car |
ride Alternatively they can be activated by shallow breathing which is why facial tension |
Chapter Recognize Muscular Tension Dormancy |
headaches and back pain coincide with stress Consider the unpleasantness of public speaking |
for example As we stand in front of a room of people with our eyebrows raised our eyes |
squinting our neck tense our shoulders elevated our stomach in knots our vocal musculature |
taut and our back stiff latent trigger points in all those muscle groups become active |
The resulting pain derails us undermining our presentation and diluting our message |
When latent trigger points become active we become an inferior version of ourselves |
The pain can also provoke us to lash out Even rats exhibit paininduced aggression If you |
place two rats on a metal grid through which they receive an electric shock they will attack |
each other ferociously when the shock is delivered Hundreds of similar studies suggest that |
mammals have a tendency to displace aggression reallocating blame for their physical pain |
toward other nearby animals |
This is consistent with Tolles account He explains that the painbody is born of and |
enticed by pain In his words it is a psychic parasite that wants to provoke pain in others |
and then feed on the ensuing drama He says that peoples painbodies possess them |
causing them to do bad things that they would never otherwise do and that they react to |
the painbodies of others with either revulsion or aggression |
believe that we constantly provoke one anothers painbodies and latent trigger points |
to establish social hierarchy by determining who has been debilitated more by chronic stress |
Do we all do this constantly Yes Are we evil for doing it No Remember competing for social |
dominance is an innate system for determining which animal has priority over resources It is a |
highly preferable alternative to actual violence and represents the mammalian brains |
imperfect attempt at creating order A considerable step toward becoming free of this |
evolutionary design flaw is to unburden yourself from the cyclic relationship between |
distressed breathing bracing and pain Use Exercise to start breaking the cycle |
Relaxation Exercise Desensitize Yourself to Pain |
The next time you feel angry anxious lonely sad or any negative emotion try to find the |
root cause of it in the form of your bodily pain Once you localize it in your body take its |
power away by recognizing it for what it is Use the following concepts to help you |
To overcome our painbodies we must change our relationship with pain Our aversion and |
oversensitivity to discomfort are exactly what drive it When pain makes us brace or breathe |
shallowly we are fighting against it and making it worse The way we bear our suffering |
should be dignified Accept it with courage and grit The unease we manufacture when we |
wallow in pain braces trigger points that keep us tense Instead like a warrior we need to be |
tolerant and nonreactive in response to internal discomfort |
The pain you feel is not you It is just an annoying buzzer going off in the background |
reminding you that you have been going too hard on your body This should cause you to |
ease up on your body rather than go harder Recognize the limited validity of the discomfort |
and develop the ability to tune it out of your experience Disidentify from it Dont allow it to |
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