Chronic Pain is one of the many, often unseen, aspects of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD). People living with chronic pain due to these and other complex health conditions are commonly faced with challenges such as:
Advocating and investigating
Navigating a healthcare system that is not designed to address their multi-systemic needs
Being dismissed, undiagnosed, and/or misdiagnosed by medical providers
Medical and healthcare trauma
Struggling with fundamental daily activities
Sensitization to pain (nervous system loop)
Grieving limitations and lost abilities
Isolation due to feeling unwell, not understood, and guilty about complicated needs
Overwhelm, anxiety, and exhaustion related to all of the above
While each individual’s experience is unique, this helpful infographic shines light on what a chronic pain experience can look like.
Brain-body psychotherapies like Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Brainspotting (BSP) can help by:
Treating the medical trauma
Easing chronic pain symptoms
Creating clarity around physical sensations of embodied trauma
Reframing negative beliefs
Improving energy and mood
Helping to create a different relationship with pain so that it does not define the person experiencing it
Read more about these modalities here, and get in touch to learn whether our offerings may be a good fit for you.
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