Overcoming Pain

Why people experience chronic pain, and the power they have to de-intensify it.

by Mark Borigini

Fibromyalgia: The Choice Between Swimming and Drowning in Emotion Is Not Unique?

By Dr. Mark Borigini, M.D. on January 3, 2011 in Overcoming Pain

Research has shown that there is enhanced pain sensitivity to a variety of psychosocial stimuli; and both healthy and chronic pain patients are known to be susceptible to the painful fall-out from exposure to emotions. This is not surprising, as there is a close anatomic relationship between the brain's pain and emotion circuitry. Read More

Fibromyalgia and emotions

Submitted by Sherry Mayer on February 17, 2011 - 1:07pm.

Thank you for your article!

I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia at the age of 52. I had such chronic pain it was difficult to take care of my family. After having some family problems with a teenage son, I started seeing a psychologist and digging deep into abandonment/neglect issues in my very early childhood. Because of this therapy, I have a much, much healthier outlook on life, a healthier family and to my delight, my fibromyalgia pain is amazingly almost gone! I feel like a 200 pound weight has been lifted from my life. I do have issues with osteoarthritis but my life is sooo much better.

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Mark Borigini, M.D., is a board-certified rheumatologist who has devoted his career to treating, and training others to treat, a wide variety of illnesses that cause chronic pain and disability.

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