How can I beat pain?
Listener Bebeto from Cameroon wants to know how to get rid of a pain in his wrist without using painkillers.
We all feel pain on a regular basis; when we stub a toe, break a bone or even experience heartbreak. Bebeto from Cameroon wants to know how to cope with a pain in his wrist that just won鈥檛 go away. Does a positive mindset help? Or perhaps meditation? Marnie Chesterton speaks to psychologists and neuroscientists to find the answers.
We hear from two people with very different experiences of pain. Lucy has fibromyalgia and experiences pain all over her body every day. While Stephen has a rare genetic condition which means he doesn鈥檛 feel physical pain at all. But they both argue that pain shouldn鈥檛 always be unwanted. Perhaps we need to embrace and accept our pain in order to beat it.
Presented by Marnie Chesterton. Produced by Caroline Steel for the 大象传媒 World Service
[Image: Man in pain. Credit: Getty Images]
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The man that can鈥檛 feel pain
Duration: 04:31
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- Fri 13 Nov 2020 20:32GMT大象传媒 World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East, News Internet & UK DAB/Freeview only
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