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582: The power of the mind to heal | Nicole Sachs, LCSW

2025/3/2
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Nicole Sachs: 我在19岁时患上了严重的慢性背痛,经过各种医学检查,医生诊断我患有退行性脊椎滑脱,并告知我未来可能需要脊柱融合手术,并且怀孕的可能性很小。这让我感到非常恐惧,并因此限制了自己的生活。在学习了身心医学之后,我意识到慢性疼痛不仅仅是身体问题,更是与大脑、情绪和过去的经历有关。通过理解和处理压力、恐惧和意义,我完全解决了我的慢性疼痛,并且在过去25年中都没有再复发。我的观点是,慢性疼痛和疾病是恐惧和意义造成的流行病,疼痛本身是一种保护性姿态,解决方案不在于身体,而在于解决恐惧和意义问题。我开发了一种名为“日志表达法”的工具,帮助人们释放压抑的情绪,调节神经系统,从而缓解疼痛。 此外,我还强调了科学研究的重要性,例如Danino在哈佛大学进行的研究,该研究表明身心表达技巧在缓解长期新冠症状方面具有统计学意义上的显著效果。我们应该将情绪调节视为与健康饮食、运动和睡眠一样重要的健康组成部分。我们每个人都有一个情绪储备库,它受到童年经历、日常生活和性格的影响。当情绪储备库达到最大容量时,神经系统就会进入战斗或逃跑状态,从而引发疼痛信号。通过“日志表达法”等情绪练习,我们可以定期释放情绪,调节神经系统,从而预防和缓解疼痛。 在与患者的互动中,我发现许多人对测试结果过于关注,并赋予其过多的意义,这反而加剧了他们的焦虑和恐惧。因此,我建议人们要轻松看待测试结果,并与自己的生活方式保持一致。言语具有力量,肯定句在相信的前提下有效,重要的是与自己内心深处的情感和真相达成一致。在与孩子的相处中,父母应该以自身为榜样,帮助孩子建立自信,让他们意识到自己拥有掌控自身身心健康的能力。自信源于自主性,忽视情绪会损害身心健康,因为情绪是能量,是判断安全与否的关键。即使是健康的人也会患上慢性疾病,这往往是因为他们对自身身份和成功的定义过于严格,导致内心的恐惧和压力。 Jason Wachub: 我曾经患有严重的坐骨神经痛,尝试了各种治疗方法,包括皮质类固醇注射,但效果不佳。医生建议我进行手术,但我选择先尝试瑜伽和心理疗法。在练习瑜伽的同时,我开始放下对结果的执着,并重新审视了Louise Hay的观点,即疾病与情绪有关。最终,我的坐骨神经痛消失了。我相信身心健康的重要性,并认同Nicole Sachs的观点,即情绪在健康中扮演着关键角色。

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Chronic pain is often linked to emotional and mental factors, not just physical ones. The mind-body connection plays a crucial role in experiencing and healing from chronic pain. This is supported by studies showing that people with identical physical conditions can experience vastly different levels of pain.
  • Chronic pain is not solely a physical issue but is deeply intertwined with emotional and mental factors.
  • Fear and meaning significantly influence the experience of chronic pain.
  • The solution to chronic pain may not lie solely in physical treatments but also in addressing emotional and mental health aspects.

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“Through my understanding of mind-body medicine, I was able to completely resolve my chronic pain,” explains Nicole Sachs, LCSW. 

Sachs, psychotherapist and nationwide expert in the treatment of chronic pain, joins us today to explain how to tap into your emotions to cure chronic pain, the role of one’s belief systems, plus: 

  • Sachs’ experience with chronic pain (~2:15)

  • Her introduction to mind-body medicine (~5:15) 

  • The power of fear & meaning (~8:25) 

  • Jason’s experience with back pain (~13:50)

  • The mind-body connection (~16:00)

  • The Donnino study (~22:55)

  • Emotional exercises (~25:40)

  • Our emotional reservoir (~27:40)

  • The tool of JournalSpeak (~30:30)

  • Tracking & wearables (~31:20)

  • Belief systems & affirmations (~38:00)

  • How to instill this alignment into children (~42:45)

  • The role of confidence (~46:30)

  • Factors influencing chronic pain (~48:50)

  • Success stories (~50:50)

  • Closing thoughts (~58:30)

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