When working with athletes I use a pain scale of 1-10. 1 being a paper cut, 10 being that I'm going to take you to the emergency room because you are on your death bed. You will be surprised to how many will give me an 8 or 9. I"m like are you really dying in pain right now? Understanding pain that the body or mind creates is interesting. Only the one person can feel it and endure it and treating it can become a struggle. This brings me to emotional pain. Our minds only think something is hurting. We create it ourselves. So can this lead to physical pain as well? We are just imagining that this pain is being created when nothing is really wrong. Aches, pains, heartaches, toothaches you name it we build it up in our minds and create this unbearable and intolerable substance that can't be ignored.
Now time to train the mind to ignore this substance that you have created for yourself. Block it out? But what if something is really wrong? How do you know if it's really just your mind that has created this "pain". Training your brain to accept pain, to embrace it, developing the part of your brain and using it as a muscle and get it stronger to help you not fall into having "pussyitis". Becoming tough is what we all need to do. Emotionally, mentally, and physically.
Sorry for the use of profanity by saying "pussyitis".
Till Next Time,
Alice
