We can tap into that area of the mind and create an image of what is causing the pain. Simply picture you're throwing the source of pain away. This puts the pain in your own hands, and you are in control. Creating images is not the only way to control pain. Focusing your mind on something other than the pain, know as dissociation, has the same effect.
Distraction plays an important role in soothing aches and pains.
Hypnosis for the relief of pain focuses one's attention away from the source of the pain. The subject just puts it out of his or her mind. An easy way of distracting the pain from our mind is to imagine a pleasant scene, imagining that one's body is numb in the area of pain, concentrating on breathing, or even singing a song. Simple tasks such as these would be able to take your mind off of the pain that you are feeling. Pain is the single most 5 common reason for going to a physician, and it is the number one reason why people take medication.