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As someone with a brutal somatoform pain disorder, this is terrible advice. Mindfulness is fundamentally unsafe for me, because the pain I live with is so severe. Being coerced to “be in my body” while I am in *agony* by misguided clinicians has prompted me to walk out of more than a few addiction treatment centres. Remember that your advice is relevant only for a specific demographic – not all chronic pain sufferers.

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Nicole M. Luongo
Nicole M. Luongo

Written by Nicole M. Luongo

Author. Academic. Mad Woman | Critical takes on health and illness | Pre-order my book: https://www.amazon.ca/Becoming-Nicole-Luongo/dp/177133813X

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