Five Reasons You Need to Try Visualization for Chronic Pain Relief
For many of us that have suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) or any other type of severe injury or chronic illness, chronic pain is a constant companion throughout our daily lives. It can range from mild discomfort to severe, persistent pain. It can also include migraines, headaches, nausea, and other symptoms. Contrary to popular belief, medications are not our only option for managing chronic pain. Medications only mask pain, and they don't address the root cause.
Visualization is a simple technique that can be practiced anywhere, by anyone. All you have to do is close your eyes and use your imagination to create a mental image. Many people are unaware that visualization is a powerful tool for combating chronic pain, so I wanted to list five primary reasons you should try it!
Visualization Really Works
Visualization is a pain relieving technique backed by Neuroscience. It taps into a phenomenon called Neuroplasticity which describes our ability to change the structure of our brains through activity and mental response. Using visualization to promote Neuroplasticity can, in some cases, cure chronic pain and prevent it from occurring.
Medication-Free
Imagine a world where you didn't have to take pain pills every day. Imagine the relief! Think of the freedom that would give you! Visualization could provide a whole new world for you. A world where you feel good enough to go hiking or take a trip to the beach. A world where you can enjoy your life without worrying about your next set of painful nerve block injections, or your next pill.
Produces Permanent Positive Change in Your Brain and Body
The positive changes that visualization produces can be permanent. Through repetition, you can build healthy, pain-free neural pathways just like you master a skill. The more you repeat a visualization technique, the stronger your healthy neural pathways will become. As a result, accessing the pain-free neural pathways will get easier, while the painful pathways will weaken and diminish from non-use. Thus producing permanent relief from pain.
Feels Good
Visualization is a very relaxing form of meditation. There are several ways to use visualization to treat chronic pain, but the more relaxed you are, the more effective it can be. Visualization is a technique that can not only cure and prevent chronic pain, but it can increase energy, improve cognitive function, and much more.
Easy To Learn
If you can use your imagination, you can visualize. All you have to do is learn how to use visualization strategically. I have created a free resource designed to teach you how and when to use visualization to combat chronic pain. You can get access to it on my website here or by clicking the button below.
Overall, visualization is a powerful tool that can help you achieve wellness and healing on a physical, mental, and spiritual level. Visualization can treat pain in several ways, including controlling the pain, improving physical performance and recovery, and even curing various physical and mental disorders. Instead of masking your pain with medication, use visualization to address the root cause of your pain. Give it a try! You will have nothing to lose and everything to gain. You never know; visualization could change your life like it changed mine.
Learn how to harness the power of visualization to treat your chronic pain with my free resource, Heal Your Pain With Your Brain. Click the button below to learn more.
