Reddit reviews The Brain's Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity

Godspeed, friend. BTW, I just started reading Norman Doidge's The Brain's Way of Healing which is interesting and applicable. It might give you some ideas or tools to use to cope and/or heal.

The first one I read was recommended by one of my old physical therapists. You can find it here:

https://www.amazon.com/Brains-Way-Healing-Discoveries-Neuroplasticity/dp/014312837X/ref=pd_sim_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=AZB55NFKREYDC1KQXW79

From there, I did some research, and found that one of the authors from the above book also has a workbook. If I had to chose between one or the other, I would have only purchased the workbook. You can find the workbook here:

https://www.amazon.com/Neuroplastic-Transformation-Workbook-Michael-Moskowitz/dp/0615814654/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1510251175&sr=8-1&keywords=your+brain+on+pain

It seriously changed my life. It looks like the price has gone up a significant amount since I purchased it a year or so ago. Maybe you can find it for cheaper? I think it was around $45 when I bought it which seemed like a lot... until I thought of the thousands of dollars I had paid for all my medical crap.

So now I'm googling because I've always been curious about this and I found a couple books on the subject, though they don't deal with MS specifically:

https://www.amazon.com/Brains-Way-Healing-Discoveries-Neuroplasticity/dp/014312837X/ref=pd_sim_14_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=014312837X&pd_rd_r=7Y8WFEFKSJZ804H9V4JF&pd_rd_w=R6eC4&pd_rd_wg=LDtma&psc=1&refRID=7Y8WFEFKSJZ804H9V4JF

https://www.amazon.com/Brain-That-Changes-Itself-Frontiers/dp/0143113100/ref=pd_sim_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0143113100&pd_rd_r=ZKM6NP8A26MXV4D7BVBR&pd_rd_w=Ra4iU&pd_rd_wg=6KI75&psc=1&refRID=ZKM6NP8A26MXV4D7BVBR

Neuroplasticity: neurons that wire together fire together.
Neurons that continually alert your brain to pain alter the mapping of your brain and more areas become wired for pain.
This unwires other brain functions.. memory, concentration, everything.
This is why it is hard to concentrate when you are in pain and the 'mental fog' therein.

There are some good books on the matter..
The Brain that Changes Itself by Doige
If you do not understand the science or anatomy/physiology of brain stuff, Dr Doidge does a great job explaining everything.

I am reading this one by Dr Doidge as well..

The Brain's Way of Healing

The Brain That Changes Itself

Learned Optimism

I've read quite some books in this area, including The Brain's Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity. I've also read quite a bit about synaptic plasticity, brain changes, adult neurogenesis etc. in Dale Purves his textbook on Neuroscience.

It seems clear to me that certain brain circuits have been reinforced over time, which lead to his current state of a very fixed mindset. For instance, the brain region very much involved in emotions is the amygdala. Which has projections to the vmPFC which seems to play a role in the inhibition of emotional responses, and in the process of decision making and self control. It seems like there's something in this area which might be relevant to this particular case.

What do you think?