Episode #125- The 6 F’s- Reactions that Increase Pain - Unstoppable Body and Mind | Lyssna här

This Episode is what Dr Schubiner calls "The Six F's" in his book "Unlearn Your Pain"

These are natural reactions to pain, but they also cause the brain to amplify the pain or symptoms.

Here are the 6 F's, listen for more info:

"Fear of the pain or other symptom: We fear the sensation of it as it can be so severe and unpleasant; we worry about whether it will go away and when or when it will return; we spend a lot of time wishing it will go away

Focus on the pain or other symptom: We pay a lot of attention to it; we monitor it; we focus on how it feels and if it is changing or getting worse

Frustration with it: We get upset, annoyed and angry at the pain or other symptom; we become resentful that doctors haven’t fixed it or don’t understand it; we become sad for what we have lost

Fighting it: We work hard to overcome it; we try to push through it; and we get exhausted in the fight, especially when we feel we are losing the battle

Trying to figure it out: We spend a lot of time thinking about it; we search for answers online, in doctor’s offices and with alternative care practices

Trying to fix it: We spend a lot of time and money on treatments that haven’t worked; we try anything and everything that might work; we get desperate for a cure; we get depressed when one doesn’t materialize."

The way you react to pain can cause your brain to produce more of it or decrease it, so reacting differently on purpose will help you feel better.