Perry Nickelston

“The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease." -Sir William Osler

When it comes to pain start where it hurts then look everywhere else. Something to try:: Check far away from your site of pain. Why? Because most people won’t and the body is one piece. Two examples: Feet hurt check the jaw. Jaw hurts check the feet. Neck hurts check the hands. Hands hurt check the neck. You get the idea. Check remote places. Start playing.

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"Any credible evidence that the body is in danger and protective behaviour would be helpful, will increase the likelihood and intensity of pain and any credible evidence that the body is safe will decrease the likelihood and intensity of pain.” -Lorimer Moseley Here’s the best part. YOU can choose what’s credible. Your brain will believe what you tell it. YOU based evidence. 👍 Safety and danger are based on perception.

Self criticism activates the treat response systems of the brain. Don’t beat yourself up otherwise pain shows up.

‘Your subconscious mind isn’t concerned about your emotional health, happiness, or sense of fulfillment with life. It’s only concerned with ensuring you’re continued physical, safety and survival. It keeps you moving in the direction of what you already know, even if what you already know is abuse, invalidation, narcissism, or gaslighting. Whatever you’re used to feels like home, and there will always be a draw to that even if home was hellish.’ Scott Eilers

How well you sleep depends on what you did since the moment you woke up. Not just what you did three hours before going to sleep. Look at your whole day and your habits, not just the sleep biohacks before bedtime.

If you’re not sleeping. Nothing is healing.

Your nervous system is doing what it was built to do in a world. It was never built for. Survival is the name of the game for the brain. Today’s world feeds threat 24/7. Your nervous system not the problem. The environment is.

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When you have an inflamed and over sensitized nervous system, it’s easier to change your behavior than it is to change your thinking. That’s why people struggle so much when they try to think their way out of a flareup Start by changing how you move or changing your daily routine and you’ll see that you’re thinking changes.

‘The more desperate you are to reset your nervous system the more sensitized it stays.’ -Maggie Sterling Spot on.

‘Only you can set you free.’ -Living Colour 1988

Everybody talking about this brain, body trauma storage location stuff. It’s hilarious Newsflash: the body is one piece. It doesn’t even know what the hell a mind, brain, body is. Those are man-made terms. It’s actually laughing at everyone.

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You can either live somebody else’s story or write your own story I know what’s wrong. I’m choosing. “If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much".  -Jim Rohn