Visualization and Imagery techniques have been used successfully for management of pain and stress. It has been a technique used by many pre- historic civilizations before the age of local or general anesthetics for managing pain. These older civilizations had learned how to go into a trans state of mind when injured in a battle or by an accident in order to handle the pain and get treatments. This practice was constituted by diverting the attention from the pain and stress into a comfortable zone while the pain or stress existed or the painful treatments were being performed. The same techniques can be modified and used by all of us for getting the same results for pain and stress management. It is shown that distracting the focus of mind from our stress and pain into something else that is peaceful and pleasant can improve our ability to manage the situation better. This, like any other mind capacities need exercise, we have to practice visualizing being in a different environment where we feel safe and protected. There is no classic one location for all to visualize, we should each find our own safe location. It can be in a comfortable room or along a beautiful beach. By going there in our mind, we feel disconnected from the pain and stress. This gives us more power and makes the issue we are dealing with less significant to our mind. We may not be able to eliminate the pain or resolve the stress altogether, but we will certainly suffer less from them.
