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Read this, and in five minutes you’ll be free of most emotional pain. I’m going to tell you a story, and then use it to explain something so obvious you’ll wonder how you ever missed it.
Here’s the story…
Several years ago, I used to feel excruciating pain at the dentist’s office every time he used the drill on my teeth. I felt the pain even after receiving a good dose of Novocain® or lidocaine. One time I asked the dentist about it. I said, “Whenever the sound of the drill gets more high-pitched, I feel intense pain, but when the sound of the drill returns to a lower-pitched tone, I don’t feel pain. Is that normal?”
“No,” he told me. “Actually, the drill develops a higher pitched sound when I’m not pressing as hard against your teeth. That’s when it spins faster. When I press down, and apply more pressure, the drill slows down and the sound goes lower. If the pain you’re feeling was real, it would be more painful when I pressed down. So, the truth is, the pain is actually all in your head.”
Now, here’s the amazing thing: once I realized the pain wasn’t real, I stopped feeling it. Years have gone by, and I still don’t feel pain when the drill goes faster and makes that high-pitched whining sound.
How does this help your emotional pain? I’m so glad you asked.