The vicious cycle of pain and anxiety — and how to tame the anxious wolf
Practical evidence-based tips for dealing with pain-related anxiety, or helping someone else deal with it.
Anxiety and persistent pain conditions can influence each other to create a ‘vicious’, or harmful, cycle. There are practical ways to deal with anxiety, or help someone else deal with it. Anxiety and persistent pain conditions can have a reciprocal relationship — meaning they can influence each other to create a ‘vicious’, or harmful, cycle. For example, if someone experiences persistent pain, they may become...
Published 03 April, 2023 | Updated 11 April, 2023