Good Sensory Processing Requires Positive Pain Understanding

It is a fact that pain has only ever sent one clear message to our brains during its evolution:

It is unpleasant. But a lot of proverbs that are currently in vogue leave us with a confused notion of how physical pain works. Several of these include:

"No gain without pain." "Growth involves pain," Pain is fleeting. While it's true that some of these claims are accurate, they misrepresent the basic principles of pain in the context of a healthy body.

For example, it could lead people to assume that in order to put more strain on your body when exercising, you have to be pain-free. On the other hand, pushing past discomfort is a sign of weakness that needs to be overcome in order to develop a stronger body.

You can do research to find out more about why this isn't a healthy way to live. Your health is harmed by both excessive and insufficient exercise. This becomes even more problematic if someone has a sensory integration disorder.

Whether it's autism or something else entirely, like dyspraxia, there are serious repercussions when you don't experience pain when you should. Hyposensitivity is equally as harmful as hypersensitivity, as was covered in a recent essay.

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