Pain: A Love Story

By Serena Sterling

Book Overview

When you're in pain, your first thought is to look for a physical cause. But what happens when all tests come back negative and every intervention you've tried doesn't work? Where do you turn next for an answer and relief? Serena Sterling, PsyD explores how repressed emotions can manifest into physical and emotional pain; into acute and chronic illness. Dr. Sterling investigates the development of her own juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, a physical response to the pressures placed on her by a high-performing family. Woven into this personal journey are case studies of her clients, who have also developed painful symptoms that defy standard treatment. By understanding the uncovered thoughts, feelings, and beliefs they felt unsafe having, many of these patients are able to unravel the trapped emotions-pain equation and heal. With vulnerability and honesty, Dr. Sterling explores why people repress their emotions, how our connections and relationships can harm and heal us, and how being heard and seen is the most powerful antidote to pain. If you have pain or a medically unexplained symptom that just won't go away and you recognize that you have a history of pretending that things are ok, or you know that you tend to put others needs before your own, that you come from a family where feelings were taboo, if you often feel like your true feelings are a burden to others, then your pain might be rooted in repressed emotions. And this book is for you.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0986330957
• ISBN13: 9780986330957
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Summit Press Publishers
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.6" x 5.3"