Think about a house full of people spending time together on Christmas evening. All of the appliances are running to cook the delicious turkey dinner, every single light in every room is on, the Christmas lights on the exterior of the house and on the tree inside are sparkling beautifully and bright. In every room there is a TV displaying a gorgeous fire in a fireplace and all of the music players are playing several holiday favourite songs.
Everyone in the house is happy, laughing and having a terrific time. One family member is late getting ready for the dinner party and just finished having a shower. They just turned on the hair dryer and “BOOM”, all of the power goes out in the house. It is unknown when the power will be back on and the Turkey is only half way cooked in the oven. A Christmas evening everyone did not expect nor wanted.
This is very similar to how your brain can convey and communicate to the body. Blowing a fuse in the house is just like a pain output your brain gives off to the body.
Your brain is able to handle 7 +/- 2 things at once. If your brain has any more input then theoretically, your brain will “blow a fuse” and will deliver a pain signal to anywhere in the body.
Do not fret though, pain is a safety communication tool that your brain creates, in order for the body to stop what they are doing and to make a change. Your brain’s number 1 job is to keep you alive and if it senses that you are unsafe, then it will create an output of pain anywhere in the body.
There are several factors that come into play in order for your brain to handle several stimuli all at once, for some people (depending on their stressors, they can only handle 1-2 different stimuli before a “fuse bursts”).
Some factors you can start today in order to increase or maintain the right amount of stimulus, throughout the day are:
- Making sure you have 7.5+ hours of sleep every night.
- Making sure you are well nourished, and to eat and consume the types of food that can provide immediate energy to your brain and doesn’t slow down your metabolism.
- Go for a walk outside, move your body, perform your Neuro Drills (drills that deliberately make your unique nervous system feel awesome again). These will help keep your brain active and it gives you the ability to maintain adequate stimulus that it receives from your eyes, body, and balance systems.
- Take time to train your respiratory system by performing breathwork. Not only will this improve your energy capacity, you will feel more relaxed and all of the psychosocial stressors that are inflicted on you will start to fade away.
These are a few examples you can try to help your nervous system. You know you are on the right track to live in a pain-free lifestyle when you recognize when your brain is receiving too much stimulus at the moment and you need to make a change, before a “fuse blows.”
The drills listed above can be your solution to help keep you doing what you love to do, rather than adding barriers and limiting yourself of your capabilities. By creating good, healthy neuro habits daily, you will create that neuroplastic change in yourself to be able to handle an adequate amount of stimuli all day long. Fewer moments of blowing the fuse in your nervous system.
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Have Yourself a Merry Painless Christmas!
Happy Holidays Everyone!
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