S4 E10 | Is Something Wrong With My Nervous System, Or Not?

Today, we’re discussing the common question: Is the pain a false alarm? And we’re also addressing the deeper question underneath: …Or is the pain something else?

In this Episode:

🔹 Your brain and nervous system are misinterpreting safe signals from your body as if they are dangerous.

🔹 Your brain and nervous system are functioning perfectly. There’s nothing wrong with you. There’s nothing wrong with your brain. There’s nothing wrong with your nervous system.

🔹 But, huh? Which of the above statements is true?

🔹 Today, we explore how both are simultaneously true. And that’s not a contradiction. It’s just a complication–and it’s important to understand this nuance to understand how to heal.

Join in for a highly relevant informational analysis of these dual truths.

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Resources Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

The Way Out by Alan Gordon and Alon Ziv

Tell Me About Your Pain Podcast

Learn to JournalSpeak: Your Breakawake with Nicole Sachs

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…and you’re listening to Mindbody Medicine for Chronic Pain.

Therapist Sean Hershey, LCSW teaches you how to use psychological and emotional modalities to heal from chronic pain. Common conditions treated: Back Pain, Neck Pain, Hip Pain, Shoulder Pain, Knee Pain, Elbow Pain, Pain from Disc Bulges, Pain from Disc Degeneration, Sciatica, Neuropathy, Chronic Headaches, Migraine, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Pelvic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Many Eczema and Skin Conditions, Many Arthritic Presentations, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Long Covid, Depression, and Anxiety.

Inspired by the pioneering work of Dr. John Sarno and all who’ve built upon his theories including: Nicole Sachs, Christina Sarno Horner, Dr. Howard Schubiner, Dr. Dan Ratner, Alan Gordon, the ATNS, and so many others.

Join us as we discuss: TMS, pain as a danger signal, the pain/threat cycle, healing through psychological work, healing through emotional work, healing through patiently attuning to your true self, trauma, healing as a work in progress, maddening frustration, glimmers of hope, elating successes... But most of all, join us because you don’t have to be alone in your pain. You don’t have to be alone in the hard work of healing. And you don’t have to be alone as this starts to work for you, and you begin to get better.

We’re all walking this path together. We’re right here with you.

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