Jim Kwik explains why fighting pain makes it worse. When you acknowledge discomfort instead of resisting it, the sensation stops demanding your attention. He learned this in an ice bath: acceptance lets pain pass without escalating.
You have a negative thought or you have some kind of pain or discomfort in your body, acknowledge them. Because a lot of times pain in our body or thoughts get louder and louder and louder because we're resisting it. And so this, this part of yourself is trying to amplify the pain. When I'm in an ice bath, I hate it. But then also I feel like I'm in more pain and suffering because I'm trying to suppress it. But when I acknowledge it, I'm like, okay, then it doesn't have to scream to get my attention. Because what you resist persists.
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