How to Interrupt a Conditioned Response
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- How to Interrupt a Conditioned Response
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I love hearing Finn’s loud purr … he makes me happy. 🖤🖤🖤
He makes me happy too.
I love Fin
I think Finn showed us perfectly how to interrupt a conditioned response! :)
This works! When the pain begins I start laughing, then I say too myself... I know it's tms, and give it zero fear and zero attention... And I start focusing on other stuff.... I can switch the pain off like that..its good stuff
Great example of not fueling the pain with fear or attention. Perfect execution. And....it works. Bravo.
Thank my subconscious for trying to distract me, then tell it “I’m a big girl, I can handle the rage, or shame, or grief, or whatever it is you’re trying to protect me from.”
Yes. Emotions can be perceived as dangerous. It's our job to teach the brain they are not, in fact, dangerous.
“I’m good” - I like that it makes me smile 😊 Thanks Dan 💚
I used that often.
This video really helped me.
My brain 🧠 is a super 🧠 !!
Sleeping, digesting, moving, connecting.. it protects me 24 hours !Thank you super 🧠 !
I will implement the 🛑 stop these responses because honestly I’m a little fed up with all that protection !
So funny to see Finn asking for a private video for him too😀!
Have a good rest Dan! You deserve it!🙏🤗🌻
@@adamowallace737 thanks for that tip ! I still have a 📕 of him : a new earth that I’m going to read !
Glad it helped you out !
Have a good journey !🌻☘️☘️☘️
Thank you Inge. Yes, our brains are amazing. Given better instructions, they will still protect us. Just not so vigilantly.
I really like Dan's reassuring tone of voice. I recovered from a long history of back pain in 2016 thanx to Dr Sarno's teachings but somehow, for the first time in years, back pain has come back and eventhough I feel like i know about the teaching and the pain is stemming from, I can't really shake it (yet ;-)....
This is where Awareness comes in. As soon as you are Aware of what has happened..you can change the response. When I walk..I tell myself I am Safe..because I have fallen a couple times and I had fear. I like the “I am Good.” I Know I will be Okay! I can picture me in the future from my past. Most all of my life I did anything I wanted to..walk long walks..hiking..doing all my cleaning and housework..helping my husband build houses. I have helped put up walls..shingled roofs..hung and finished Sheetrock, painted, wallpapered..carried five children around for a number of years. There was nothing I could not physically do. I am still strong and healthy..but I have this great restriction on my right side which I now believe my body is really protecting me from Something! But TMS teaching has eliminated the Fear.
You are doing wonderful. Teach the brain you are safe and it can make a different decision and turn off the pain or discomfort.
Ty sooo much i have sooo many conditioned responses so glad i found this video. The sensationx are getting sparkling colourful as the day goes by walking sitting talking eating ....say now i am gooc and start to visualise. The sensations are not dangerous pfiuw. I get the point will put it in practise from now on . I am gooc yesssss love you Dan took me a long time but i truely believe this video gives me the answer ty so much ❤❤❤❤😊
Hey Dan! There’s a hit remixed song out right now called “I’m Good (Blue)” by Bebe Rexha and David Guetta. It goes “don’t you know I’m good, yeah I’m feelin alright” and it’s very catchy. I start singing it to myself when I’m trying to break conditioned responses, or when I want to respond indifferently to a symptom. For other pop music fans out there maybe it will help!
PS: I also have a black cat who really loves to watch your videos. She gets mesmerized by the screen lol.
I love black cats! Used to live with one 🐈⬛😻
I'm going to go check out the track you mentioned! 😊🎶🎤
Fun Song. Thanks for sharing it.
I think this can be applied to any response not just about pain. Like you have said about expecting a family member to stress you out or irritate you to change your response by not keeping expecting it
Love this one thanks Dan! I am relatively symptom free most of the time except for those “moments”……..so I am definitely going to start implementing this. ❤
Struggling to get out in the icy and snowy conditions in London. I was very anxious about having a fall, so trod carefully, then the anxiety soared, probably my thoughts about a previous fall and not wanting to end up in hospital again. On cue my brain gave me my thoughts lol. I had a full-blown panic attack on my walk. Blurry vision, shortness of breath etc stayed with it and headed into my car rather than back into my house. Put CZcams on and one of your videos called "anxiety?" From 2-years ago, came up, it was so helpful. I think you need to re share it, I'd recommend to anyone with anxiety. Managed to bring the panic attack way down and then listen to your latest video. So today two of your videos came along. Some algorithm out there monitoring me. Big thanks againx
I tell myself, “go slow and stay upright”
Sorry I missed your videos the last couple of days. I've been living life cleaning, what looked like a hoarders room, because I had not been able to straighten and clean in forever. Also I was living my fun life with my granddaughters. I even scuffled with them a little! I don't remember ever doing that! They are 5 and 7. If they ever wanted me to join in, I'd always say,"No, that will hurt MawMaw" I'm on the verge of "joy tears" right now, because I didn't have to go that route! 🤚❤
So wonderful to read this Shirley ! Your granddaughters have their nanny back!
Lots of fun together !🤗❤️👏👏👏
Shirley - so HAPPY for you! Your message gives me hope
That bought a tear to my eyes too. Lovely news Shirley ❤
How are you doing now on your journey? Thank you
@@andybreedlove still living life!. I now sit on bleachers at ballgames for 2-3 hours. And don't come back home and have to lie down. I never say no anymore. I had to go off ALL antidepressants in 2021 (about the time I started using these techniques) I was afraid I would return to some very dark places, but I really believe this has kept the depression at bay. Do I still have pain? Some, but NOTHING like it was before. I rarely use the techniques anymore, unless I feel a bit of pain that lasts a few days. LIFE IS GOOD!❤
FINN 🐾🐱♥️♥️♥️♥️ love him! Such a good purr! When the Daily Show with Trevor Noah was on they had a segment called "Ain't nobody got time for that". I use this phrase when pain is trying to stop me from moving or exercising. It helps to change my mindset and move on! Dance party is ongoing too! Thanks Dan 😀
Dance Dance Dance!!!
I always say you can do this no big deal…. Or there’s no reason you can’t do this get on with it. And that usually helps. I finally after 6 months got over the back pain of bending over to empty the dishwasher or dryer😂 same with my feet. In the morning I used to be hesitant to walk because my feet hurt and I just say you’re good, there’s no reason why you can’t walk and then it just stops. It actually used to take a few min of saying that before it would disappear but now it’s pretty much within a min and I know eventually it won’t happen at all.
Wonderful proof that with better instructions, the brain will listen. Love it.
So happy for you Danielle! I have the exact same conditioned response when getting dishes from the dishwasher. I used to dread it and expect pain, but I will now start telling my brain 🧠 that there’s nothing to be afraid of. Your message is so encouraging!
When I use these scrambling methods the sensations tend to simmer down and does not frighten me as much
Excellent.
Love this! Listened twice, it's a great message
Thank you.
Finn does not want to share you! 😂
No he does not. LOL
❤️❤️❤️ him! Your parasympathetic mode is A-mazing, Dan! You’ve got this stuff down pat!
Thank you Sunshinen.
After 43 years of conditioned response of waking up w morning headaches 1 to 3x weekly, I'd have 1 really bad day, usually on my 1 & only day w hubby which I "desperately" wanted. Key word being "desperately", putting too much pressure on that day. When I found you & Nicole I realized it was a conditioned response, that knowledge alone helped trends. So now my bedtime routine is all about self soothing for a good night sleep & telling myself I'll wake up feeling good, rested, energetic. I usually do. If g-d forbid I wake up w headache, I say "get the F%ck outta here, I have better things to do." And it usually goes away. Now my husband who supposedly believes in this, wakes up w stiff calves, he thinks it because he stands all day for work. Once he gets moving, it dissipates. I tell him this, bur I dont have wearwithall to get into with him
Love the "get theF%ck outta here" approach. And it works. Perfect.
I hope you may see my post. Very similar. Although no pressure here any more. I’m so glad you got improvement 😊
I keep revisiting this video. It has been helpful, thank ypu Dan, and assistant, Finn kitty! It really makes sense and it’s amazing how we do expect, in my case extreme anxiety/panic, not eating, vertigo. Well, I just watered the plants and cleaned the litter box. No more anxious, etc., while doing, and yes, the “worst case scenario bs (pardon) came to mind several times, and I just refocused on what I’m doing. The 🧠 CERTAINLY does listen to decades of flase alarms (conditioned responses and patterns).
Much gratitude for your daily viseos, Dan. They are truly priceless!!! ❤❤
Thank you for your kind words.
This week has been the best for 1 year, pain 4 out of 10 and sometimes I forget even the same pain, as Dan says, we don't have to complicate ourselves, it's just TMS. I still have a long way to go, but having tasted how beautiful it is to be without pain, I already know that the remaining pain is temporary. I don't know if it's correct but I pamper myself I challenge my pain, when he decides to attack, I tell him come, he tries to destroy me and he honestly does the opposite.
Wonderful Adrian to feel how it is to be in less pain already ! You will get there! Bravo and keep going🎉🎉🎉
Thanks for sharing Adrian- your message encourages me!
That’s brilliant news Adrian you definitely have the right mindset now 😃
Here is no "HE" and he's definitely not attacking. The purpose of pain is to protect you from a perceived danger. Telling the pain to come shows you are unafraid. But I do not believe your brain is battling you. It's just operating on misinformation and fear.
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Love Mr Finn! Thanks for always being there!
You are welcome.
Thanks Dan, your videos are a lifesaver!
Happy to help!
By getting up and fixing the new ladder to the loft in my garage I interrupted the pain in my left leg that usually starts every morning after breakfast,. Therefore, you should break up your routines consciously to reprogram your neural pathways, so they don't reinforce the pain symptoms.
I'll use this when I wake up to brake the habit, as soon as I wake up the symptoms are there, finns a lovely big cat, he says very good at getting your full attention, and the interruption technique 😻😸
Haha - yes, he interrupts my days and evenings quite often.
Thanks Dan.. will start using positive expectations from now on. I will let you know how I get on. Finn loves you and you him! Lovely to see. I have two gorgeous kitties 🐈⬛ 🐈⬛. Have a great evening.
Wonderful!
Can we use physical techniques as an interruption? When my nerve pain flares up when sitting at work, I say to my brain, no, we’re not doing this today. Let’s go outside. Then I go out in the cold for a walk and give me brain a different sensation to focus on, the cold weather. And I reassure my brain that waking is anti inflammatory and good for me.
Sounds good to me Lindsey as long as your mindset and intention is not to get rid of the pain by doing the walk. As you say walking is exercise and good for you.
Movement is a great way to SHOW the brain that we are not damaged or broken.
I'm so happy that I found your videos Dan. This video is so great. I totally have conditioned responses. Virtually anything I lift, I hesitate and think "Oh boy how bad is this going to be". I know it's wrong to say this to myself but it just happens. I'm going to change this to "l'm good". Thanks Dan. This recommendation is excellent.
You got this!
The purring!!!! ❤️😻 more soothing than the breathing. Maybe we could get Flynn to purr for a few minutes at the beginning instead of the breathing exercises
I'll see if he will cooperate.
Thank you Dan! 🙏😊
This video is just on time!
Excellent.
We love our cats!
Try visualizing yourself getting up in the morning without pain while you're falling asleep that way that thought swims around in your subconscious while you sleep. Keep doing this every night until you wake up in the morning with no pain.
11:03 I have been trying this for some months Dan. I don’t have conditioned responses now. BUT the migraines 😡. You may recall. Every night. And yes I’m still trying. According to migraine expert I have medication overuse. So daily triptans causing this. Answer stop the meds. Well I can’t. I’ve tried. I can’t bear the pain. Especially at 4/5 am. I gave known about neural pathways since I trained in mid 80s. I don’t agree I’m rebounding. Yes conditioned response. I wonder if anyone else here can relate please. See I think if they came when I’m up. Awake I could be more able. Nocturnal migraines are not uncommon. But every night. That’s uncommon. Very much welcome any other ideas. I’m out of them. Thanks again Dan and Finn. 😊
The only things you have control over are what you expect and your response if a migraine happens. You are absolutely 100% certain that you will get a migraine in the middle of the night. Change that certainty to expecting that you CAN be pain free through the night. Change the story. Expect the best. It may not work initially, but with consistency, your brain may begin to believe the new story. The next thing you can control is how you respond. This video discusses.
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@@PainFreeYou I’ve been doing this all year. And the only change has been it’s now every night. Consciously I don’t even think about it.
Love Finn!! I have a cat that looks like his twin ❤❤
Very nice.
Great video Dan!
Thanks!
You suggest that we can't bring on the pain consciously.
I am pain free in the mornings.
One morning I was brushing my teeth thinking ,worried about a long drive ahead that day and how painful it would be, placed my tooth brush down ...wamo !
Another scenario I was on a wobbly ladder , stressing over a job and worrying, "I hope my back doesn't go up here", wamo!. Both scenarios consciously influenced.
All brains differ, one size fits all doesn't exists.
What I said is that pain is not under our conscious control. Look at your left elbow and make it hurt. Now look at your back and tell it to stop hurting. It's not under conscious control. The best we can do is influence the subconscious to give us a different result than we are getting by not telling ourselves scary stories.
It was the STORIES you told about the long drive or being up on the ladder are what the brain perceived as danger so your subconscious responded and brought about your typical pain.
What if stationary you are in pain, so in my case bedridden. But I get up and it changes/moves/goes… but you are SO fatigued and have brain fog etc that you can’t ‘get on’ or keep moving to break the patterns?
I take the pain with me but can’t go far, then flare like crazy! So how do I pattern interrupt if I can’t keep going due to fatigue and neurological issues.
Example - I’m in agony right now, but if I get up the pain will change/go down.. but am so fatigued and dizzy I will have to sit, then it all comes on again.. and I can’t keep ‘pushing’ through my fatigue, so get locked in pain (which I know is from my brain locked in trauma/freeze)..
There has to be a way I can relax into it all - I constantly try to stay up beat, however the 50 or so symptoms I have from blurred vision and light sensitive to 11/10 leg pain and derealisation just seem too much to pattern interrupt?
Help welcomed please!
I crashed 2 years ago with my sympathetic nervous system going crazy, and in that time I’ve gone from 3 symptoms to about 50… and I’ve TRIED so hard to just be calm and do life..
I’m sure whatever is going on it has TMS at the core - cfs/me, neuro issues, fear, trauma, ptsd.. all of it expresses as tms type symptoms!
Thank you 🕊️
❤❤ aww
Hi Dan, been following u since September, making slow, steady progress, many setbacks with tear filled moments but staying the course, I lost my voice in February after covid, was having weird tight neck issues 6 months prior, got caught up in medical world and frightened myself immensely, got throat scoped twice, they said it was reflux(never had that in my life), and they said I have severe tension in my neck, but that structurally everything was good, she told me I need to calm down and do yoga wtf, I am still struggling with voice and tight neck, I cannot do long conversations, the isolation from all this has kept my fear high, I pay attention to the pattern of tightness and its always worse wen I am more stressed, nervous and fearful, I really really loathe all this, I scored 48 on pain test, wen I know I have to b in talking situations, fear kicks in, neck tightens and voice hurts, I do have moments of success and feel so proud and grateful to u, should my attitude towards talking just be that my voice is normal, I can talk and just do it? And keep doing it even though I tighten and it feels burnt, I got this way after my husband died in a car accident, my life spiraled out of control, was saying goodbye to him in our house(he was leaving for work) and 10 minutes later he was dead, ugh,, life can really beat us up, no need for pity, it's been 5 years, but I haven't been able to get a grip with fear
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I’m so sorry you’ve had to go through all this Desiree. But you’re definitely in the right place here with Dan. Sending love ❤
Here is a very similar success story. 48 on the pain test is TMS/Perceived Danger Pain. It means that despite how it feels, there's nothing wrong with your body. Your brain is creating the symptoms. Watch the success story and listen to how Hardeep overcame the same problem as you. czcams.com/video/F8Ca_nsCnnQ/video.html
Thats a big cat.. Hes got T. M. S..to much spoiling
😂😂😂
He's a big boy.
😂
I love a Black cat❤
Can this work with chronic dizziness Dan
Absolutely. Dizziness is very often a response to perceived danger.
www.PainFreeYou.com/start - a great place to begin.
Hi, Dan! I love your videos, thank you for all your support.
Do you think that menstrual cramps are PDP too? And that we could develop a conditioned response on it?
I'm starting to think so. I mean, it makes sense. Women have always complained about menstruation and its terrible sensations. So period equals danger. When I have my period, the cramps are so bad I have to stay in bed and take ibuprofen after ibuprofen.
I do believe there are varying degrees of discomfort depending on the woman. However, the expectation of the pain/cramps and the fear of it may cause them to be more painful than actually caused by the menstrual cycle. So yes, part real, but the mind may be amplifying things depending on the fear levels.
Hey Dan,
Love your videos. Just wondering if I’m doing a workout and let’s say I do deadlifts and I feel pain and feel my low back tightening. In this scenario is it best to continue on despite the pain or to stop? Even though no damage has occurred to my body.
Perceived danger is the cause. Can you continue without your fear growing? If fear grows, the pain may intensify. If you can calmly dismiss your pain as nothing but a warning from a scared brain and move forward confidently, keep working out. Clarity and calm is the way. If you are scared, you may want to stop.
Hi Dan, just wondering do I interrupt my symptoms ( Chronic fatigue/ME ) doing this technique in this video
Saying it’s ok I’m good and imagining myself doing things and being good ( no symptoms )
Do I or “remain indifferent” when I feel symptoms as one of your other videos said to do that ?
Is one way more effective than the other or should I do both ?
Ps I’m loving your videos I’ve had severe Chronic fatigue for 11 years your videos are daring me to hope. Even tho they are centered around pain I fully believe your approach counts for symptoms of some chronic illnesses too.
Ps because I’ve not been good for so long I’m tempted to say
“ I’m good now “ is that ok ?
Like saying to my brain , now I understand what this is it’s ok now, I’m good now kind of thing …
I ask this as I feel my brain saying back to me no your not good and you haven’t been for ages you see, so I’m thinking if I say “I’m good now” may tempt my subconscious to believe me more … 🤔just wondered your thoughts on that too if you get a spare minute
Hey Dan. I know you said we can’t consciously control pain, but if I start thinking about eg my right hand, it will start hurting. Same thing with my other hand and my feet. In fact, the pain in those body parts can move around just based on my thoughts. Unfortunately, while I can provoke pain by thinking about it, I can’t make it go away as easily. 😂 this is a big sign that it’s TMS right?
Yes, the brain is creating the pain. Based on perceived danger. Focusing on your hand or other body part with fear and an expectation it's going to hurt can create pain. Knowing this, changing our expectations and lowering our fear, we can shut this off.
the author says to 100% accept all of the , to befriend it, to it in even to make it worse. this seems to conflict with today's suggestion. can we hold both views?
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@@nancyrussell6598i think we can use many ways to heal Nancy.. acceptance of what is( pain / symptoms) and stopping the conditioned responses.. they condition us to feel a certain way.. where a healing state is one of being natural and not conditioned, I believe.. acceptance is great for me to stop feeding the frustration around the symptoms..and not putting extra fuel ⛽️ on a over sensitized scared brain.
Yes, we can hold many views. The key is better instructions to the brain while remaining unafraid of the pain. I'm not sure we have to befriend the pain. But befriending the brain and not being frustrated with it's attempt to protect us is a good idea.
@@PainFreeYou i think when we start the self-love attitude that is loving your whole self , so also the pains.. temporarily of course .. a pain or nasty experience can become a huge learning opportunity when we look back.I would not call my pain a friend but a guide to reset and live in a better and other way..🤔
Your response to the cat is a conditioned response…he’s trained you.😅
Haha - he's a good boy.
It is hard because the pain is the whole day, not specific with one movement of moment.. I have to say all day ‘im good’? I try and trust the process but some days it is hard.
No, you don't have to say it all day. Just when it's more troublesome. A good place to begin is: www.PainFreeYou.com/start
Thank you Dan. Dan also has another video complementing this which he posted two years ago dealing with pain reprocessing. Here is the link czcams.com/video/e3h8T_RK3_8/video.html I happen to just see that one as well and it is very valuable. A couple years ago I implemented the visualization when I was having issues for a long time walking not knowing that it was called pain reprocessing I had tremendous pain in my left big toe area when I was walking. I started visualizing walking and imagining pain and imagining my emotional response calming down. before long I wasn’t triggered with the walking and the pain went down. I still get some discomfort but Not nearly what it was.
Awesome - great to hear it Mark. Thanks for sharing that link.
@@PainFreeYou I forgot to mention in my comment that my conditioned response to your video was different than usual due to Finn. I had some good chuckles, an important part of the recovery process.🤣
@@markmuzeroll2928 Awesome
I love the "I'm Good" technique! Here is the link for people who have not seen it: czcams.com/video/W9XdKwmDBns/video.html
Thanks for sharing that video and your experience. I appreciate you.
Kitty