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An Introduction to PRT (view source)
Revision as of 03:25, 23 November 2021
, 03:25, 23 November 2021Added a list of "Personality Traits and Life Events" contributed by Callie K. Thank you, Callie!
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Recent studies have shown that chronic back pain, neck pain, fibromyalgia symptoms, repetitive strain injury, headaches, and other forms of chronic pain are often not the result of structural causes, but of psychophysiological processes that can be reversed. This is known as neuroplastic pain.
Recent studies have shown that chronic back pain, neck pain, fibromyalgia symptoms, repetitive strain injury, headaches, and other forms of chronic pain are often not the result of structural causes, but of psychophysiological processes that can be reversed. This is known as neuroplastic pain.
Pain Reprocessing Therapy was invented by [https://www.tmswiki.org/ppd/Alan_Gordon,_LCSW Alan Gordon, LCSW] and is most systematically articulated in his recent book, The Way Out. To ensure correctness of our presentation here, we have borrowed liberally from his presentation and even wording. Credit for the original ideas goes to Alan and the scientists and writers that he drew from.
Pain Reprocessing Therapy was invented by [https://www.tmswiki.org/ppd/Alan_Gordon,_LCSW Alan Gordon, LCSW] and is most systematically articulated in his recent book, The Way Out. To ensure correctness of our presentation here, we have borrowed liberally from his presentation and even wording. Credit for the original ideas goes to Alan and the scientists and writers that he drew from.
== Personality Traits and Life Events ==
Here are some characteristics that people with neuroplastic pain SOMETIMES have.
* You have experienced a traumatic event in your life
* You have been told that you are more sensitive than most
* You repress or push away difficult emotions or memories
* You hold onto anger and resentment
* You feel guilt or shame about events from the past
* You feel like you are not good enough or not capable
* You are easily overwhelmed or stressed
* You need to have everything be perfect or appear perfect to others
* You put other’s needs above your own
* You are hard on yourself
* You are a people pleaser
* You are compulsive
* You are very dependable
* You have complicated family relationships
* Your pain came during or after a big life change (birth of a child/death of a loved one/marriage/divorce/move/job change/unemployment/prolonged illness in a loved one)