The Pain Reprocessing Therapy Workbook

[BloodMoon]

I recently purchased 'The Pain Reprocessing Therapy Workbook: Using the Brain's Neuroplasticity to Break the Cycle of Chronic Pain' by Vanessa M. Blackstone and Olivia S. Sinaiko.

It was only published towards the end of last year and I have only seen it mentioned once on the forums, so I thought I'd post up about it.

So far, I think it's a gem for those who want to be guided down the Alan Gordon teach-your-lizard-brain-you-are-safe route, and also imho it's better than Alan Gordon's book with its explanations and particularly regarding specific advice as to what to actually do to gradually work towards recovery.

To try and judge whether The Pain Reprocessing Workbook might be something you'd like to do, you can see more inside it than you can on Amazon on Google books here:

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qMfxEAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false (The Pain Reprocessing Therapy Workbook)

And this is The Workbook on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Pain-Reproce...the+pain+reprocessing+workbook,aps,173&sr=8-1

 

[Joulegirl]

Thanks for sharing this recommendation!

 

[Rusty Red]

I saw this one recommended somewhere and meant to check it out. Thanks for the reminder!

 

[BloodMoon]

Just in case it helps someone else, I thought I'd post up a couple of quotations from The Pain Reprocessing Therapy Workbook that I have found helpful to my understanding of what is going on in my brain and how to view working on getting the fearful lizard part of my brain to feel safe..

"Emotion-related sensations can be quite subtle, and many of us are not aware of them at all, but whether you’re aware of them or not, they’re there. For many people who experience neuroplastic symptoms, the relationship between emotion and pain got scrambled somewhere along the way, and the brain began to misinterpret emotion-related sensations as signs of danger. If you’re one of those people, particular emotions might trigger pain without you even knowing it. By learning to feel your feelings, your brain will begin to recognise emotions for what they are: harmless sensory experiences that absolutely need your care and attention but are not threats to your physical safety."

and

"Safety doesn’t always mean everything is pristine and perfect. What it does mean is that, even amid stress and worry, your body is no longer sabotaging you. You’re providing your brain with a new set of glasses, ones that see neutral sensations for what they truly are: harmless."

And people are always saying that recovery isn't linear and I really like this little graph/diagram to picture mentally to remind myself that the ups and downs are a normal part of 'the journey'...

 

[Diana-M]

Love this chart!!! I also like the quote that emotions can trigger pain without you even knowing it, if you’re a TMSer. That explains a lot.

 

[BloodMoon]

A past posting describing The Pain Reprocessing Workbook https://www.tmswiki.org/forum/threads/the-how-why-of-prt-pain-reprocessing-therapy.29306/

 

[Rinkey]

I’ll give it a read, thanks!

 

[BloodMoon]

Just thought I'd post up this recent interview of one of the authors of The Pain Reprocessing Workbook, Vanessa Blackstone, for anyone who may be interested...

 

[Joulegirl]

Vanessa Blackstone hosts a lot of classes on Curable. I really like her. Thanks for sharing the video!