... to prove to yourself you have will power with that test, there are other ways. It's not like I could cure arthritis through will power... that's ...out to you as prescribed. It's a slippery slope, but drug addicts feel pain the same as non drug addicts and there is no reason they should go through pain just because they have a past history of drug abuse. Unfortunately most doctors don...

...I wouldn't expect a previously addicted user to be able to start the same drug again and 'take as prescribed'. You don't need to prove to yourself you have will power with that test, there are other ways. It's not like I could cure arthritis through will power... that's part of what I was saying in those posts I linked to, that not everything is a mind over body issue. Sometimes we have to...

...>>> There is the good old way of redirecting focus. Pushing the ... attention from one signal of pain to another (more manageable but of... of research concerning this redirecting pain. For me it has worked.... depends on the degree of pain IMO. Say you kick your ...a little. Weird but it can. pain only can reach one spot ... what part of said brain pain will go to ? Not really ...

...:45282405$0$13700$4c368faf@roadrunner.com... pain only can reach one spot in ... about what part of said brain pain will go to ? Parts of the medulla handle pain signals. They can either faciliate or inhibit it....focus. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pain/PN00017 Small quote :" Your brain. When...(frontal cortex). Your brain responds to pain by sending messages that moderate the ...

...: But there's also the old, chronic pain from years ago that'll never go away. I...diagnosed with arthritis and I was in a lot of pain, doctors offerred me many types of prescription opiates and other... drugs to manage my disease as well as the pain. If an opiate, such as oxycontin, was the appropriate ..., I don't see the point in suffering physical pain in order to be drug-free, and I don'...

... possible to re-route the pain, to put it on hold...significant difference between dealing with acute and chronic pain. Re-direction...different story. For example, chronic pain can lead to emotional problems...as depression regardless of any pain management tricks a person may...on the emotional aspect of pain. This may be alright in...heal, but if you have pain that will never subside, the...

...s possible to re-route the pain, to put it on hold ... significant difference between dealing with acute and chronic pain. Re-direction ... different story. For example, chronic pain can lead to emotional problems ... as depression regardless of any pain management tricks a person may ... on the emotional aspect of pain. This may be alright in ... heal, but if you have pain that will never subside, the ...

...> line. So, now I try.. Pain is an attention whore. Slap !!!!...new ways to get attention. It is that shaping thingy. Well, pain does that, too, yannow. I've...is also the bit about ignoring pain too much and thereby renewing the...who's in a lot of pain.. and not the kind that can...attention to it. Somewhat similar : Best way to make a sprained ankle heal...

... CountryStuff" <notinyourlife@forgetaboutit.com> wrote in message news:45282405$0$13700$4c368faf@roadrunner.com... pain only can reach one spot in your brain at a time so you can redirect it for sure. Do you have an idea about what part of said brain pain will go to ? Parts of the medulla handle pain signals. They can either faciliate or inhibit it. Cheers, KC

... There is the good old way of redirecting focus. Pushing the ... attention from one signal of pain to another (more manageable but ...of research concerning this redirecting pain. Actually there is a growing...spine-health.com/topics/cd/pain/chronic_pain_theories/chronic_pain_theory02.html Nice article...supposed to explain some weird pain relief effects) (flashlight attention theory...