Why Am I In Pain?

We know that migraine is a biological and genetic reality. We can even see much of the migraine chain-reaction taking place in the body, through modern technology.

But that doesn’t mean we know everything about migraine, and it doesn’t mean that we can explain simply what exactly is causing the pain. In fact, pain is incredibly complex.

For example, we also know that the way we think about pain influences how much pain we feel, and how persistent it is (see, for example, Pain Catastrophizing and Your Headache).

Recently TED-ed posted a little introduction to some of the complexities of pain. Take the time to watch it below. It’s critical that we start thinking about these things, so that we don’t over-simplify either our condition or our treatment.

The video is just 5 minutes long.