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Remember, our financial advisor (SM) only shows up when we are in debt (in pain). For some people, they can practice mindfulness for a short time and de-stress to the point in which they get above that break even point, and both their pain and SM go away.. until the next time they are in pain...

Many on this forum have developed the intuitive realization that our pain is signaling for our attention and that there is great potential for growth and healing when we bring our pain into conscious awareness. I want to emphasize that this is an intuitive understanding, not an intellectual...

When talking about the mind, it's useful to use analogies: We can think about chronic pain like money in a bank account. In this analogy money represents energy. When we go into the red and overdraft on our account is when we begin to experience chronic pain. The more we overdraft, the...

Hi everyone, I just found this forum and would like to contribute and offer help. I have been dealing with chronic pain/CFS/chronic migraines for the past decade (I'm 31) and in my pursuit of a solution have learned a lot about the mind. From what I have seen of this forum so far, I feel like...