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OUR REACTION TO PAIN: THE HOSTILE REACTION TO PAIN

Different people react in different ways when they are confronted with pain. The way we react is important, as it has its effect on how we feel the pain, both in its severity and its duration. There are two very common types of reaction: the hostile and the depressive. Both have a bad effect and make the pain worse. These reactions come about unconsciously without our thinking about them, but a little understanding can do much to modify them, and thus help in the

self-management of the pain.

The Hostile Reaction to Pain-”Why should this happen to me?” We hear these words often enough. It means the patient is reacting with hostility to the situation in which he finds himself. He feels that what he is suffering is an injustice. He is angry about it. and because there is no appropriate way for him to vent his anger he has to contain it. This results in an increase in his general level of anxiety. There is increased tension and increased perception of pain.

You have done nothing wrong. Do you think that some of these remarks could apply to yourself? If so, remember that we do not expect this sort of justice in other spheres of life. Perhaps we can expect something grander and deeper. Remember too, we strive for understanding; and when we can understand that some things transcend conventional logic, then we have come to understand something important indeed.

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