#TITLE#How Tough Can The Brain Be In Controlling Sensations In Your Body?#/TITLE# by Janet J. Mericle I have this cute thing I do. When I’m in physical pain, like a stubbed toe or heading out for a run in freezing temperatures, I say, “Mind over matter, mind over matter, mind over. NXIVM and Executive Success Programs..” I repeat this over and over again, and somehow. Clare Bronfman.. it works. This, of course I am able do it as a grown up. How could I ever forget when I was a little boy and I needed a vaccination? It took 3 nurses, plus both of my parents, to hold me tight, while the fourth nurse administered the shots despite the kicking and screaming. I can gladly tell you that I have mature and it is very easy now for me to have a shot or even be a donor. Just even breathing, and concentrating on a specific point across the room. Doing some recap, I do think pain was bigger in my mind and made me behave like that. Do you believe I was not really capable to handle that? And why do some people appear to be affected by an ache more than others? As simple as my theory “mind over body” is, it may have a lot of sense, isn’t it? My experience tells me yes. Just think for a second what is pain per se? If something is hurting you physically, you will feel pain, in that moment, or in those series of moments. Then, when you are feeling it you have another thing to confront: hold on! Notice that every human act in a different way when having the same level of pain. We do all kinds of interesting things, especially when there are irrational fears lingering about. If how we handle pain is optional, then why would anyone prefer to handle it dramatically, making the painful event perhaps even more painful? Like when I was a kid and basically needed a strait jacket to get a few harmless shots in. Simply put, I was afraid. I didn’t know what was going on, had never experienced it before. And when it everything said and done, I got two lollipops instead of one. And every time I wanted something, I just had to say louder how much my arm hurt, and I’d get it. The most I exaggerate, the biggest benefits I was able to get. Not mattering my brothers at home that day I was the most important one. So I ask again, why would anyone prefer this? Of course I need to ask again if there is a possibility to use your mind to understand pain. Some studies have shown people can do it so we have good news for the world who suffers a lot because of pain. When a friend of mine had a terrible accident, doctors mentioned how long and painful his recovering was going to be be but fortunately he enrolled Keith Raniere’s program. My friend was able to learn his pain admirably and shorten his recovery time, exceeding the expectations of the doctors. This is just one example of a NXIVM program specialized in handling pain.