Posted by Don on March 19, 1999 at 18:26:22:
In Reply to: solution which worked for me posted by JOhn Davis on March 19, 1999 at 09:31:44:
Thanks for the interesting information. I wouldn't call what I do 'Zen meditation', but I too have sometimes 'explored' the pain rather than fighting it. As strange as it may sound, and as difficult as it is to do, concentrating on the pain, almost as if you are outside looking in, is distracting enough to not allow the pain to overwhelm me. The pain is not any less intense, but I am better able to deal with it. But I have only had moderate success with this technique getting the pain to end.
But this combined with the excellent information from lc bob may help this visualization/meditation to be more effective in aborting the pain.
Thanks guys. That which does not kill us makes us stronger.