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When a person has a strong fear of pain, he or she likely learned that fear from previous experiences.

When the body is under chronic stress, two different responses occur throughout the body. First, the normal immune functions of the body are suppressed or kept from working as well as they normally would. With chronic stress, there is an increase in cortisol released by the adrenal glands. When cortisol levels remain high, the immune system is

Because of pain, one enjoyable activity after another is set aside. Saying no to social invitations becomes routine.

With all the brain’s warning alarms going off, he gets help from a caretaker, who begins to look for anything that might be wrong with paralyzed areas of his body. When his shoes are untied, the upset stomach, vision problems, headache, and feeling of being sick disappears. The pain leaves because the brain is satisfied that the threat has been

This is the brain’s first attempt to get his attention. If he does not get the message from his brain that something is wrong, the brain will use a different method to get his attention. He will begin to have a painful headache that seems to have come on quickly. Once again, the man assumes that the discomfort he is feeling is related to an illness

The rules function to limit activity and reduce stimulation, neither of which is helpful in overcoming chronic pain.

This information heads to the spine and then up to the brain, where the brain analyzes that information and makes a determination if there is a threat or not. If the brain determines there is a threat, then the brain does something to get our attention. The brain could create hives on your face, make your back itch, turn your skin red, make your

Pain, regardless of what is happening in a person’s knee, occurs when there is greater evidence of danger than there is evidence for safety.

She did not realize that her choice to talk about pain actually kept pain on her mind constantly.