Mindfulness and Chronic Pain

Jon Kabat-Zinn describes how mindfulness can help with chronic pain.

[jenenahansson]

You are such a special, gifted man. I respect and am so thankful my therapist told me about you. God bless you & your family!❤

[moffia]

This man literally saved my life from chronic pain. He is a true hero.

[lizr]

It has helped me greatly to practice becoming aware of my emotional reaction to physical pain so that it does not contribute. However, I have yet to discover how to relabel or think of my (physical) pain as anything other than pain. For me, the word discomfort has always meant an unpleasant sensation that hurts less than pain, so to use that word doesn't help me. It's like I'm trying to convince myself that my pain is really only discomfort. It seems like an attempt at minimizing it instead of accepting it. That said, the suggestion in Mindfullnes Meditation for Pain Relief of 'putting out the welcome mat' for what I am experiencing has helped me immensely with not only acceptance, but also reframing my thoughts about my 'pain'.

[pattiradman]

So very well said in how to use mindfulness to address pain!

[ShatteredRippleBooks]

Obviously not someone who experiences debilitating daily pain. When I'm in pain the only thing I can concentrate on is the pain. Any attempts to distract myself are futile. I meditate when I get a lull in the pain but that's the only time I can manage it. During most of the day I'm up pacing the floor in agony.

[ourvoices]

Even more critical as we are aging to deal with chronic pain to experience it as you expeessed🙅🙏

[flinryder]

Replace the word pain with discomfort... sure when it so intense you feel like you’re muscles are going to tear .. clearly never experienced PAIN

[miepmiep]

I am in the middle of a little fallback in my chronicpain. I hope these words help me recover faster. Cause its scary

[pemj]

Mindfulness has its place in life especially mental health. But tell my body to in the middle of the night when it goes into a spasm. . Here in the uk they use this or steps to well being. Obviously people telling you have happy thoughts. Lmfao 😆 🤣 as I said to one guy let me scrape your shin bone with a needle. And tell me it's not painful.

[TIMESAYEAR]

Might work on minor pain, but when you're dealing with the kind of pain that won't let you relax, this is worthless. You're pushing a religion; this isn't science.