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Feel to Heal

You've tried everything on the body, but the pain is still there. That's usually not because you did something wrong, it's because there's a pattern your nervous system has been stuck in that no amount of stretching, strengthening, or scanning can fix on its own.

This quick quiz will help you see which pattern is likely running underneath your pain, so you know what you're actually working with.

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Question 1 of 8

1. When you're in pain and have a full day ahead, what do you actually do?

A

(A) Push through it. There's no time to slow down.

B

(B) Go quiet. You disconnect and get through the day on autopilot.

C

(C) Show up for everyone else first, even if it means ignoring what you feel.

Question 2 of 8

2. Someone cancels plan on you last minute. Your first reaction is:

A

(A) Relief, followed by immediately filling the open time with something productive.

B

(B) A strange heaviness or numbness, hard to locate how you feel about it.

C

(C) Worry that you did something wrong, or checking in to make sure they're okay.

Question 3 of 8

3. When your pain flares, what's the story you tell yourself?

A

(A) I just need to work harder to fix this

B

(B) I don't have the energy to deal with this right now.

C

(C) I don't want to be a burden by bringing this up.

Question 4 of 8

4. How do you feel about rest?

A

(A) Rest feels unproductive. You feel guilty or restless when you're not doing something.

B

(B) Rest looks like scrolling or zoning out. It doesn't feel restorative.

C

(C) You rest only after everyone else's needs are met, if there's time left.

Question 5 of 8

5. Someone asks you to do something you don't have capacity for. What happens?

A

(A) You say yes and figure out how to make it work, even if it costs you.

B

(B) You say yes because saying no feels like too much effort or conflict.

C

(C) You say yes because you're afraid of disappointing them or damaging the relationship.

Question 6 of 8

6. When you think about slowing down or asking for help, what comes up?

A

(A) A sense of failure or falling behind

B

(B) A kind of fog. Hard to even imagine what asking for help would look like.

C

(C) Guilt, like your needs are less important than everyone else's.

Question 7 of 8

7. Your body sends a signal (tightness, fatigue, a flare). What's your relationship to that signal?

A

(A) You override it and keep going until you physically can't anymore.

B

(B) You notice it distantly, like it's happening to someone else.

C

(C) You minimize it so you don't have to explain it or make anyone worry.

Question 8 of 8

8. If you had to pick up just one, which feels more true about you right now?

A

(A) I keep going even when I'm running on empty.

B

(B) I go quiet and check out when it gets to be too much.

C

(C) I say yes even when everything in me wants to say no.

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