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There's been a surprising benefit of using CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) for unpleasant pain.

https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/891357

I can't believe people are not talking about this more. I guess it's not in the pharma industry's best interest, but the truth of the matter remains: We can do a lot to manage our pain without taking a huge number of pills.

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Would you be able to post another link or just the citation?

If you're interested in learning more, just type "cbt pain management" in Google there are plenty of similar evidence:

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318450.php

Some of these articles are more detailed than the first link I posted.

In the UK you can get CBT as part of pain management clinics on the NHS. I found the clinic I attended very benificial.

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