Overcoming Pain AP Psychology

There are a number of ways to deal with pain that will lessen its intense effects or make it easier to withstand. Pain actually "hurts" less if a person feels in control and is not anxious. The ability to focus on something other than the hurting or to mask the pain in another way are also a helpful techniques to use to mitigate the effects of pain. Many of these ways to reduce pain are used in medical practices, such as Lemas natural childbirth method, when a person faces a painful experience or event.
Anxiety intensifies the feeling of pain. …