“If you imagine… a pain dial… focusing on pain turns it up, distraction turns it down… once you know you can put your hand on that dial you take your power back.”

Hidden Brain · Do You Have Trouble Sleeping?

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Teach clinicians the ‘pain dial’ metaphor: focusing on pain turns the dial up, distraction turns it down, giving patients a sense of control over pain volume.

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