Irritability is key component of the agony of pain. Agony is caused by a brain activation pattern that engages our fight-flight stress response. It is there to help us survive and get out of a dangerous situation when we need to. Seeing that irritability is a natural event co-occurring with pain, we can be more compassionate with ourselves and others with pain, showing more patience with each other and less judgment. While it doesn't give us a free ticket to be rude, it can h

Its simple, really. We do not believe people with pain want to be in pain. We believe the pain is real and that the systems that we have to function, as people with pain, are patronizing and often blame the person in pain for their own suffering. How many times does a person with pain have to hear: Have you tried taking XYZ pill Or have you tried ABC diet You're just drug seeking Yoga will fix everything and on and on... We wanted to ignite a rebellion against being mistreat

🚨 SCIENTIFIC CONTENT alert! Its about to get nerdy here! So, can we really change our own biology in the pursuit of reducing chronic pain? Simply: Yes! And here’s the scientific details for those curious! It is amazing how much we use our bodies every day, experience our bodies’ sensations every day, and yet often know so little about how to have control over the biology of our bodies. Let’s practice that healthy skepticism about this concept of control over our biology.