PTSD – A Way Out.com A mindful way to heal

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“Pain is a fascinating phenomenon. The way the brain registers physical pain, for instance, is not only complex but counterintuitive.
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Though the pain of a stubbed toe or a headache may seem like a single, unified experience, it actually represents the sum of two different experiences created by two separate areas of the brain—
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one called the posterior insula, which registers the sensation of pain (its quality, intensity, and so on)
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and the other the anterior cingulate cortex, which registers pain’s unpleasant character.”
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Remember this author is a skilled doctor and a Buddhist. His perspective seems to be pragmatic and very unique to me.
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So, we have a judgment center for feeling pain’s uncomfortableness.
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So, I would say, we can influence pain as it passes through our mind, cool.
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More to come,
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