Pain Reprocessing to Eliminate a Conditioned Response 

Thank you Dan, our medical system should be ashamed at what they've done to us and how they have influenced us. Thank God for insightful people like you, Dr Shubiner and others

I have done this and it really works! Practice practice so important

Going to practice this today ...I am going to think of it as exposure therapy ...going to expose myself to what brings on pain.

This is a very powerful video. Thanks Dan, for posting this.

Oh my gosh, I do the chair anticipation stress thing!

Thanks. Yes has worked for me. Not a panacea, but with time and patience it is a very helpful tool. Give it a try folks. Can work not just "pain" but also other distressing physical symptoms (eg of anxiety) that can be distressing. In my case has helped with not just chronic pain but also anxiety-induced symptoms that can be very conditioned. I've read many cases/reports of this technique really help those with CFS or Fibro in terms of fatigue issues too.

I have been watching your videos for about 3 weeks now and I am learning. My pain goes back to the 1990's. When I put on clothes, my body hurts from the weight of a scarf, a neckless, a sweater etc. I have been talking to my brain for about 1 week about being safe and so on. This morning when I got dressed, I spoke to my brain nicely asking for a break with the pain it gives me all the time. So far today...not bad. But I am still talking to my brain here and there as soon as my neck start to hurt. This is not easy but I will keep on doing it 😁 Thanks Dan Sylvie

aaaaah!! now i get it!! that video you mentioned at the end, it hurts me coz he says stupid stuff like 'bring on the pain!!' etc

Thanks Dan. I definitely need to try this. My major issue is when I wake in the morning I can lay in bed pain free. But... when I get up and take a seat, the pelvic pain comes on. Never fails. I end up in seated position most of the day and am downing Percocets.Then after about 9pm pain subsides somewhat. It’s bizarre but will give this process a try.

Looking forward to trying these techniques to playing the oboe pain free.

great video bro

This is one of those foundational videos that I can see myself returning to often(hopefully not too often :P) in the future. Thanks again Dan, and the community, for everything that you all do.

Genial! Grüße auch Deutschland.

Love this advice!

wow, I cannot believe how this could actually trigger anxiety and anticipation just during the imagining part.. I actually felt some nausea as I imagined the sitting position that usually triggers hip pain... I had tried it before, when I heard you mention it in another video, and I couldn't go through with the whole visualization, one step at a time..

Thank you so much for all the videos, its so helpful! Question: I visualize daily, am having no symptoms when visualizing, though as soon as I execute the same activiry m, even for just 5 seconds, my symptoms come up. I don't expect the symptoms and ,when they come up, I simply respond well by staying calm, do somatick tracking, and talk kindly/chuckle to the brain. Do I need to continue executing for 5 seconds until it does not give symptoms, or go back to visualization only?

thank you..I am new to you and maybe there is some hope..

I have an issue with car seats. I plan on using this technique. I have a 6 hour car ride in March. I'm thinking if I apply this that trip could be easier!

For me is sitting is not to bed if I stand off more than 20 minutes or 15 minutes then I feel the pain in my legs and in my lower back but I did do this work I told my mind do you does nothing wrong in my back and this is not danger But their is really fear full Condition if I alone my self and And listen to meditation and then after one hour little pain I try to don’t care about this pain but some taime is Severe

Wow this is something new, which I never knew, 🙏, but what about standing, that will start hurting right?

This works

Hi Dan, do you know a tms practitioner from India or someone who speaks Hindi? I want my mom to take sessions. She has tms pain and even though she has watched me get rid of such severe sensations through tms work she thinks her years of pain is structural issue. She can understand and speak English but she will do better and will be able to express her concerns fully if she works with someone who knows hindi.. can't wait to hear back from you!

This makes so much sense to me. How do you suggest you apply phase 3 to waking up in bed with symptoms? I understand how to apply the visualization, but don’t know how to grade my exposure in this scenario. Thanks!

I wonder if this technique would work taking my blood pressure. Every time I put the cuff on waves of anxiety begin and my heart beats faster. I can’t get an accurate reading. A new doc first frightened me last year with ominous wording when my BP was high during a presurgical exam right after crushing my wrist in an accident. I was scared and stressed so BP higher. and then every visit and at home the same thing happens. I am calmer now than I have been in years after identifying my thought patterns and anxiety. She keeps wanting to up my meds. I never had hbp before this accident and my stress test was fine after. After studying the issue I see the nurse doesn’t take it correctly and at home I get this anxiety. If I don’t need medication I need accurate readings at home. I’m going to try this technique. Thanks.

Trying to find some help for it on RU-vid, any free help? Thank you

What if one has a combination of structural and mind body issues? Specifically dry eyes. There are structural issues that can cause Dry Eye, which is purely manageable and not curable. There aren’t examples of sitting on a chair for someone with dry eyes. Do you have any thoughts on how this could be handled with pain reprocessing techniques? Thank you.

Dan... what if I have a ton load of conditioned responses ... seems overwhelming , tackle each at time do not seems to work so far :/

Would this work for weather changes? When it rains, my pain shoots up most of the time. I have had the odd exception when it doesn't. Would this be a conditioned response?

Would've its just constant pain no matter what position I'm in? In my situation, I dont feel pain at night but the minute I wake, it starts to slowly increase.

Hey,dan.i have sitting pains n my trigger is sitting.i can't sit more than three hrs per day.the thing is i can't bring up the image of myself sitting.will taking a picture of me sitting n bringing up that image in my mind help??

This is more difficult than anything else

Would you recommend doing this visualisation just before you are about to do the 'thing' that brings on the pain? My main issue at the moment is buttock pain (like a muscle tightness) but it's at its absolute worst when I have been sitting/relaxing comfortably for some time and then get up to walk. The pain is throbbing/excruciating for about 10-15 seconds and then eases off just leaving me with the dull ache. Trouble is I think I must tense up because I am expecting it to happen...need to stop myself from doing that!

Thank you so much for sharing this Dan 😊 Just wondering is it best to be "in" your body while visualising, like you are actually walking say; or as if you are "watching" yourself walking? I hope that makes sense! 😂 xx

Do you know if this would help pain from an actual injury? I got a crushed nerve when my wisdom tooth was removed, and the pain is still there 8 months later. It hurts my bottom left side of my lip when I talk...a terrible burning, tight feeling😢

I like this! Do you think it's also suitable for emotional pain? For example, when my 17 year old son does something (doesn't come home on time and doesn't pick up my calls) I am flooded with pain, particularly in my chest and shaking hands as I've gone into danger and anger zone 💜

No pain for me when I imagine sitting down, but agony when I do

Dan quick one..I assuming this technique works as well where we just do ‘the thing’ without thinking about it and then days later is the painful consequence..? I have worn Havaianas for years around the house..started in Singapore just bc everyone had ‘indoor’ shoes, so that now when I take them off say to walk into a different room or anything really even for a few seconds, 2-3 days later this cascades into a typical pain pattern which is nerve pain running throughout the right leg and into the foot. Obviously I have formed a neural pathway for this albeit unintentionally but pain is days later and then it’s about a week of it..I’m guessing the same rules apply even though I have no ‘conscious anxiety or fear’ of it in that moment (although after 10 years of this I obviously have a conscious knowledge of it..) if that makes sense..thank you

Hi Dan. Lots of things give me pain - typing, twisting, stretching, lifting. Is it best to tackle one at a time and spend time visualising one of them until that’s ok? And then moving on to the next issue? And to be affective how many times should we be repeating this visualisation exercise every day? Once or twice a day or every hour? Just wanting to get an idea. Thanks

Fibro flares come on no matter what. Someone can be happy smiling relaxed in the most comfortable position and still get it.

What if it is a conditioned response in your buttocks/lower back to nerve pain thru out neck shoulders....I have all this .... is this a true conditioned pattern which all of this gives me Anxiety ...my focus (and how can it not ) is on the pain 24/7. So makes me think it is structural when clearly I had 2 specialty physician tell me there is no concern of my spine. When I sit and walk is the problem so there is FEAR...in going anywhere, I have panic attacks while driving which is scary in itself ....I believe my amygdala/vagus nerve is STUCK. this all started from STRESS from job losses/ car accidents ...just trauma over the years...I know all of this yes I have followed every TMS expert/ read books /journal , Meditate ... it started out with Sciatica...now it is full blown nerve pain ... I am a TMSER I have all the qualities... so why won't it led up ???? I have been diagnosed with PSTD, Fibromyagia and had a nerve test done and failed on the lower spine .... I had SI joint injection with due fail .... see I am the typical Dr. John Sarno patient .... feeling hopeless :(

What if I only have pain after sitting for a longer period of time, say 30 mins? The pain I get after exercise, comes 4-5 hours later. How do I do use this process in this way? Do I just imagine doing yoga (had yoga injury which started off chronic pain) then 5 hours later still feeling great?

oh gosh, just imagining standing made me anxious and nauseous!