Dopamine Relieves Pain ? Try Encouraging Your Subconscious To Supply It

Dopamine has long been known to be linked to positive experiences such as eating and sex. But it's now known to be released when you're in pain, so you may want to try increasing your supply of it--naturally.

Dopamine levels tend to rise when something good happens that exceeds your expectations. The neurotransmitter gives you a pervasive feeling of well-being, making everything seem right in the world.

But dopamine also is released when you're in pain. That is, the same reward pathway that gives you pleasure during great sex or a great meal also releases dopamine when pain signals are received in the brain.

Dopamine and Endorphins

Dopamine and endorphins both seek to alleviate pain. But they have a complex relationship.

On one hand, when endorphins are released in response to pain, dopamine seems to be triggered to move into the frontal lobe of the brain, neutralizing the feeling of pain.

On the other hand, when dopamine levels are too high, they tend to reduce the amount of endorphins available for pain relief. That may be why antidepressants that are designed to reduce dopamine levels sometimes relieve chronic pain--they allow endorphin levels to stay higher than when excessive dopamine is present.

Attaining A Balance

The interactions between dopamine and endorphins illustrate how difficult it is to achieve optimal levels of brain chemistry while using drugs to target one neurotransmitter over another.

The subconscious, however, may be well placed to achieve the necessary balance for pain relief. Because it controls the involuntary functions of the body, it most likely has the knowledge necessary to guide the delicate tradeoffs between neurotransmitters that must occur.

The Role of Visualization

Through visualization statements it may be possible to focus your subconscious on balancing the impact of dopamine and endorphins on the pain process. This could be true for back pain or pain in the neck or other extremities, arthritis pain, fibromyalgia pain, or neuropathic pain (nerve pain).

Visualization statements represent the specific language that your subconscious wants you to read back to it to help ease your pain. They're simple and are targeted directly at the main factors that could bring you relief.

You can obtain these statements by learning how to communicate directly with your own subconscious mind. The process is straightforward and can be done at home by working with a facilitator over the telephone. You you need no special skills and no previous experience in working with the subconscious.

The Balanced Use of Dopamine

It's possible to ask the subconscious whether visualizing an increase of dopamine will be helpful in relieving pain. If at the same time it is also asked about endorphins and the other neurotransmitters involved in pain, it has the opportunity to provide balanced answers. This may be helpful in easing pain.

Ben Plumb is CEO and President of The Visualization Group, Inc. The company's service is delivered by people like himself who personally suffered from years of chronic pain, and used the visualization method described in this article to obtain relief when nothing else worked. For more information, please visit http://www.thevisualizationgroup.com.

(c) 2005 The Visualization Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The methodology and program disclosed in this article are Patent Pending.

---

Sun Chlorella and the Benefit

Sun Chlorella is referred to as the Green Magician due... Read More

Water: The Best Medication Ever Created!

How much water do you drink every day? The majority... Read More

Health Benefits of Tea

Tea: It Does the Body GoodStudies that support the health... Read More

Constipation: the Fast, Easy Answer to Something No One Talks About

Everyone jokes about constipation, but it's no joke if you're... Read More

Mosquitoes? No Itch, No Bite!

When you are in the season of the mosquito, it... Read More

Why Air Purifiers Are Not Always The Answer To Indoor Air Quality Problems

Air purifier filters are not always the answer to air... Read More

The Aromatherapy Home Medicine Chest ? Part I: The Essential Oils

Here we will have a brief look at ten essential... Read More

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese Medicine, over 2000 years old, is an ancient... Read More

What Causes Osteoporosis and Ten Changes You Can Make to Reduce Your Risk of Osteoporosis

Ten Simple Lifestyle Changes You Can Make to Reduce Your... Read More

Making Your Lungs Work Better With Water

All of us know when our lungs aren't quite working... Read More

Green Tea: An Oriental Panacea Revived

A medicinal beverage in Asia for almost 4000 years, green... Read More

Aromatherapy Oils

Aromatherapy is a method of using the aromatic oils which... Read More

You Cant Fool Mother Nature

In the 1970's, there was a margarine commercial with the... Read More

Hypnosis Way of General Indications of Deceit

When the subject is changed, he's in a better, more... Read More

Using the Subconscious for Pain Relief - What?s In It For You?

If you're in chronic pain, you probably want 7 things.... Read More

Wild Medicine and Tansy Cakes

It started with the Tansy cakes. I had to ask... Read More

Home Spa and Bodys Adaptation. The More the Better?

The More The Faster The Better?Or Some Words About The... Read More

Allergies: Why Do You Have Them?

Next time you reach for your Claritin, think about this:Allergies... Read More

Hidden Benefits of Reflexology

The holistic therapy of reflexology has been used over the... Read More

Benefits of Alternative Medicine

With the growing number of people being affected by newly... Read More

Proper Medical Identification Could Save Your LIFE

Everyone with a medical condition or allergy should have a... Read More

Are You Really Overweight?

If you are overweight, you know it by how you... Read More

Is Shiatsu Massage the Ultimate Stress Relief Treatment?

My first shiatsu massageI opened my eyes suddenly. He was... Read More

Alzheimer?s Patients And Verbal Abuse: How To Deal With It

Abuse of any kind is difficult to deal with. Types... Read More

Full Spectrum Daylight Bulbs ? Simply Light Years Ahead!

Sunlight is a vital nutrient, which regulates the activity of... Read More

10 Essential Food Safety Tips For AIDS Sufferers

Persons with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) are especially susceptible to... Read More

Maintaining Healthy Vision Naturally

The training of our eye doctors in this country is... Read More

Aura and House Clearings - Rid Your Space of Unwanted Energies

Aura and space clearing can be accomplished in a number... Read More

Achieve Instant Calm

For instant calm, try one or more of the following... Read More

How to Cure Allergy Naturally?

When the immune system in our body finds or realizes... Read More

Immunological Profile In Postpartum Women

Post-delivery, the whole of immune system is restored to normalcy... Read More

Tips for Staying Young Eternally

What is something that goes up but never comes down?... Read More

Reiki-Seichem

Seichem - The Elemental Healing RaysSince the emergence of Reiki... Read More