Eventually people are able to control these bodily processes without the use of the machine. In Raynaud's phenomenon, for example, you may be able to increase blood flow to your hands or feet. By reducing stress and relaxing tight muscles you may reduce the level of pain and the need for medications. Visualization Visualization has been shown to eliminate or reduce pain. Hypnotherapists use it to help patients come up with images like imagining that appropriate nutrients are flowing through the bloodstream to a particular part of the body that is diseased, thus healing it.
Visualization can help pain become more tolerable or detract attention away from it.
Close your eyes, breathe deeply, and imagine that you are in a place that is particularly restful. Bringing up this image at times of stress can be soothing and refreshing. Meditation Like visualization, this method can bring about relaxation and reduction of stress. It can slow the heart rate and breathing, thereby reducing stress. Those who practice meditation regularly are physiologically younger than their chronological age and report decreased anxiety, depression, and tension, and increased concentration and resilience.