First, let’s start with the understanding that by talking about our brain’s role in managing pain, I am not ignoring the fact that chronic pain is very real, physical pain (nor saying that the pain is “all in your head”).
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder has likely been around since humans first had to cope with traumatic events. A bad run-in with a saber-tooth tiger could certainly have triggered a traumatic response in our earliest ancestors.
Read MoreLearning How to Say "No"
No. It sounds simple enough, right? But for some, it can be extremely difficult to say no. Just the idea of it can strike terror in the heart, and then the “what ifs” begin: What if I hurt the other person’s feelings? What if they get angry at me?
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