Contemplation from the treatment room #5
There is a theory I’ve been contemplating through my work with people living with chronic pain. While chronic pain can be complex and influenced by many factors, one pattern appears consistently: in every case, there seems to be some benefit, usually unconscious, to remaining in pain.
The reasons for this benefit are unique to each individual. Yet, in all cases the pain appears to serve as a kind of cover for an underdeveloped characteristic or capability.
Could chronic pain be a compensation for an immaturity within us? A kind of adaptation strategy of the body to cope with the consequences of what we have avoided?
What might shift if we approached chronic pain not just as a problem to solve, but as a signal pointing towards growth?
The reasons for this benefit are unique to each individual. Yet, in all cases the pain appears to serve as a kind of cover for an underdeveloped characteristic or capability.
Could chronic pain be a compensation for an immaturity within us? A kind of adaptation strategy of the body to cope with the consequences of what we have avoided?
What might shift if we approached chronic pain not just as a problem to solve, but as a signal pointing towards growth?
by Ajna Samadhi
• 5 months ago
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