What Traditional Therapy is Lacking in Healing Chronic Pain

Healing chronic pain can be a debilitating and frustrating experience. 

Traditional therapy has been a valuable resource for mental health support, but it often falls short in addressing the complex nature of healing chronic pain. 

Simply talking about your struggles and having an empathetic person help you process the emotions that come with chronic pain is helpful... but it’s not going to eliminate or decrease the pain. Not because they don’t want to help you do that, but most people don’t know you can actually heal chronic pain using a specific kind of brain training therapy.

So, if you’ve tried therapy before for your pain but it didn’t work, it’s probably because it wasn’t targeting brain training and nervous system regulation.

In this blog post, we will explore what traditional therapy is missing in the context of chronic pain and talk about how a holistic approach to healing could be the change you’re looking for.

What’s Missing from Traditional Therapy

Traditional therapy has long been a cornerstone of mental health treatment, offering support and guidance for various psychological and emotional challenges. 

However, when it comes to healing chronic pain, there is a missing piece in the puzzle that traditional therapy often fails to address. 

While physical aspects of your situation may be targeted during your sessions, chronic pain is not only a physical issue. 

In order to really get out of the chronic pain cycle, we have to target the brain-body connection in a very specific way. There are 4 important changes you need to make to heal the root cause of your chronic pain.

Your Brain is Misfiring Pain Signals

A major aspect missing from traditional therapy is the understanding that chronic pain is not solely physical. It often stems from the brain's misfiring signals, causing persistent pain sensations. 

Traditional therapists aren’t trained to heal chronic pain, they can help you build coping mechanisms, but they won’t teach you how to heal the root cause.

Retraining your Brain:

To effectively manage chronic pain, you have to learn how to re-train your brain to stop sending pain signals to your body. By targeting the brain's response, individuals can gain control over their pain experience and foster a new relationship with their bodies.

Breaking the Anxiety-Pain Cycle: 

Another missing piece in traditional therapy is addressing the anxiety-pain cycle that often accompanies chronic pain. Anxiety amplifies pain sensations, creating a vicious cycle that perpetuates suffering. 

To break free from this cycle, focus on learning strategies to manage your anxiety. By developing coping mechanisms and relaxation techniques, you can reduce your anxiety levels which will lead to a decrease in pain intensity and frequency.

Regulate your Emotions to Heal Chronic Pain: 

Emotional regulation plays a significant role in chronic pain management, yet it can be easily overlooked in traditional therapy approaches. 

Chronic pain takes a toll on emotional well-being, leading to feelings of frustration, anger, sadness, and hopelessness. Learning how to regulate emotions in a safe and healthy manner is crucial for holistic healing. 

By developing emotional resilience and healthy coping mechanisms, individuals can navigate pain with a greater sense of control and overall well-being.

The Holistic Therapy Approach to Healing Chronic Pain

If you want to heal chronic pain, it is important to recognize that traditional therapy may not address all the essential elements needed for effective pain management. 

Understanding the brain-body connection, retraining the brain, breaking the anxiety-pain cycle, and learning emotional regulation are some of the first steps on the path to holistic healing. 

If you’ve tried traditional therapy and are ready to feel free from your symptoms, I’m ready to support and guide you! 

I help you get to the root of your suffering and change your pain sustainably. Schedule a free intro call to see if we're the right fit to work together. Once you schedule, you’ll fill out a few questions and then on our call, I’ll get a little better idea of what’s going on and if chronic pain and nervous system treatment is an appropriate treatment for you. Clients usually see progress within 3 months of working together. 

Remember, you deserve to be supported on your journey toward pain relief and improved quality of life. Take the step of applying for therapy to unlock the missing pieces from your healing journey and begin your holistic healing journey.