Some pain relief, fast forward six months, the pain comes back. Possible reasons to consider.
“Picture this. You wake up one day after being taught mental and physical relaxation techniques, and your back pain has vanished. Relief washes over you. But, fast forward six months, the pain comes back with a vengeance. Have you wondered why?”
“Picture this. You wake up one day after being taught mental and physical relaxation techniques, and your back pain has vanished. Relief washes over you. But, fast forward six months, the pain comes back with a vengeance. Have you wondered why?”
I am Eugene Irvin. I often ponder over such questions about our body’s innate abilities and I know I’m not alone.”
“We find these questions everywhere, not just in chronic pain management. It’s about practical solutions, not philosophical discussions. So let’s dive right in.”
“Here’s our central question: Why do our innate abilities fail when used over a long period of time but can be successful over a short period of time.
“Consider this: a person learns a successful muscle relaxation technique in a clinic to manage their back pain. They implement this in their daily life, but six months later, the technique doesn’t seem to be successful.”
“What happened here?
Could this have been prevented by modifying the original questions we based our approach on?
“These are questions that need answers, answers that could potentially improve the quality of life for millions suffering from chronic pain. It’s about unlocking the power of our innate abilities in the long run.”
There is a link to a list that presents a number of issues that might influence an innate ability’s effective longevity. This is a small part of my list and I would think that every person could generate their own list.
“Let’s work together on this. Your experiences, insights, and questions could pave the way for better pain management strategies regarding this specific question.”
Thank you.
LONG TERM FAILURES
A list of possible reasons why a person’s abilities with their chronic pain management may disappear after 6 months. This is just my list and it is presented with the hope we might shift our mind body planning from `what can we do to obtain success’ to what can we do in our planning to prevent long term failure? Will this give us insights? Why not have a serious consideration of this approach and see if it changes anything?
Contents:
- Reframing the concept of what failing is with an ability.
- Preventing boredom and disinterest with using the ability is of fundamental importance.
- Too much conscious demands on people. Choosing the innate abilities which take less conscious effort to achieve the desired response.
- Choosing the best possible innate abilities to focus on to use long term with the best chances for success.
- Were distractions the cause of failing in the real world?
- Were direct challenges the cause of failing in the real world?
- Was the logic being presented accepted by the person? Did we check the logic was accepted with the innate abilities being present?
- A lack of a refresher course with a therapist to address actual or potential failure issues.
- The individual resources have failed to a greater or lesser extent when the client uses them. What if we combine them?
- Home tapes designed specifically with a person’s strengths and weaknesses clearly in mind.
- Are the cues for triggering the innate ability reliable? How much testing was there in the beginning.
- Not enough time spent on `overlearning.’ More unconscious type of responding.
- The person is trained to reframe as much as possible unwanted cognitions/ unwanted emotions.
Expanded Contents:
- Reframing the concept of what failing is with an ability.
There are many different ways to reframe failures. The aim is to reduce the person’s assessment that `nothing is succeeding’ when in fact there may be some successes. - Preventing boredom and disinterest with using the ability is of fundamental importance.
There are numerous ways this might be approached. It is probably a natural thing to occur, as it is difficult to keep one’s focus on anything for an extended period of time. - Too much conscious demands on people. Choosing the innate abilities which take less conscious effort to achieve the desired response.
Some innate abilities may be triggered very easily and others might need a focussed concentration. After a few months and when the person is stressed, a focussed concentration might be hard to achieve. - Choosing the best possible innate abilities to focus on to use long term with the best chances for success.
There is a list to assist with selecting abilities which may be more successful over the long term. - Were distractions the cause of failing in the real world?
Distraction testing in the original sessions to help select the innate abilities that might best cope with distractions long term. - Were direct challenges the cause of failing in the real world?
Direct Challenges in the original sessions to help select the innate abilities that might best cope with direct challenges long term. - Was the logic being presented accepted by the person? Did we check the logic was accepted with the innate abilities being present?
Never assume the logic, no matter how correct it may be, will be accepted by the person. - A lack of a refresher course with a therapist to address actual or potential failure issues.
It is problematic that any ability that is taught might have its ups and downs over a period of time. A small problem becomes a big issue. - The individual resources have failed to a greater or lesser extent when the client uses them. What if we combine them?
Why not? A data file on how combinations might be used synergistically. Why not? - Home tapes designed specifically with a person’s strengths and weaknesses clearly in mind.
Home tapes which minimises describing things that the person is simply not imagining by knowing what submodalities are available and the available parameters for those sub modalities. - Are the cues for triggering the innate ability reliable? How much testing was there in the beginning.
How many times is required for a cue to be `unconsciously’ connected in the person’s mind? - Not enough time spent on `overlearning.’ More unconscious type of responding.
- The person is trained to reframe as much as possible unwanted cognitions/ unwanted emotions.
I think this is a higher order of training and simply `telling the person’ to disregard unwanted cognitions is a dubious approach.
Stay Questioning
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