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When body awareness increases suffering rather than reducing it

I have been doing mindfulness-based stress reduction for chronic pain but paying attention to my body just makes me more aware of how much everything hurts.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Direct attention to physical sensations can amplify pain perception when not balanced with practices that resource the nervous system.

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“Where Are You with Mindfulness as psychological intervention?”

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