Analogies, Metaphors, & Stories
Introduction Content
  • Pain is a Matter of Perception
  • Don’t Be Afraid of Thought Viruses
  • Understanding the Nocebo Effect
  • Learned Helplessness
  • Connecting with the Human Needs
  • Understanding Someone Else’s Needs
  • Building Therapeutic Alliance Through Language and Communication
  • How Analogies and Metaphors Fit into Therapeutic Alliance
  • Avoid “Hugging Someone with a Sunburn”
  • Mastering Communication and Language with your Patients
  • Analogies and Metaphors: What’s the Difference?
  • Using Analogies and Metaphors in Clinical Practice
  • How to Use The Rest of This Book
Analogies for Understanding the Human Ecosystem
  • Wrinkles on the Inside
  • Each Human is a Unique Ecosystem
  • Connecting the Diagnostic Dots
  • Your Body’s Alarm System
  • Your Alarm Is Annoying Your Neighbors
  • The Alarm System Goes to 11
  • Avoiding the Avalanche Approach
Analogies for Understanding Graded Exposure
  • Goldilocks and the Three Bears
  • Building Calluses with Graded Exposure
  • The Overflowing Glass
  • Soreness and Sunburns
  • The Strongest Man in the World
  • Taming a Protective Guard Dog
Analogies for Understanding Pain
  • Definition: What Is Pain?
  • The “Bottom Up” Theory of Pain
  • The “Top Down” Theory of Pain
  • The Lion in the Room
  • Quenching Your Thirst
  • Practicing Free Throws
  • From Campfire to Forest Fire
  • Pain and Love: Complex Emotional Experiences
  • Food, Bells, Dogs and Pain
  • The Dreaded Brain Freeze
  • Hot Tub Time Machine
  • Pain and Neuroplasticity
  • Persistent Pain Clogs Your Bandwidth
  • The Dripping Faucet
  • The Invisible Wind
  • Lost at Sea
  • Seesawing on the Road to Recovery
  • Batteries and Your Brain
  • Climbing Out of a Hole

Analogies for Understanding How Context Influences Pain
  • Nail in the Boot
  • A Wounded Soldier on the Battlefield
  • A Stroll Through the Forest
  • Rolling Your Ankle
Analogies for Understanding Tissue Injury
  • Smoothing the Rough Spots
  • Kink in the Garden Hose
  • A Snag in the Fabric: Understanding Neural Tension
  • The Passive-Aggressive Nervous System
  • Your Boss, the Nervous System
  • Your Body’s Hardware and Software
  • Ankles in Your Neck
  • Clogged Arteries and Clogged Nerves

Analogies for Understanding the Movement System
  • Movements Should Flow
  • The Anticipated Text
  • Allergies and Movement
  • Your Brain’s Map of Your Body
  • Clenched Fists and Clenched Muscles
  • The Sticky Key
  • Muscle Memory and Your Internal GPS
  • Regular Movement Trumps Static Posture

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