The words one chooses to describe personal pain mirror current usage, but may also hold
echoes of an individual's lived experience. They may provide clues to the origin of physical …

Objectives As there is no objective test for pain, sufferers rely on language to communicate
their pain experience. Pain description frequently takes the form of metaphor; however, there …

Objectives: This paper aims to review the evidence for the potential therapeutic use of
metaphors within pain management, to explore current treatment approaches, and to guide …

Objectives This study investigated clinician experience of patient use of metaphors in
chronic pain communication. Methods Interviews were conducted with eighteen Australian …

Psychological counselling, or psychotherapy, is a key component of intervention for many
mental health conditions including mood (eg bi-polar), anxiety (eg obsessive-compulsive) …

Objectives: This paper aims to review the evidence for the potential therapeutic use of
metaphors within pain management, to explore current treatment approaches, and to guide …

Psychological counselling, or psychotherapy, is a key component of intervention for many
mental health conditions including mood (eg bi-polar), anxiety (eg obsessive-compulsive) …

Objective Metaphor, frequently used in chronic pain, can function as a communicative tool,
facilitating understanding and empathy from others. Previous research has demonstrated …

This chapter examines metaphors in a corpus of interviews with people experiencing
chronic pain. An important communicative purpose for people experiencing chronic pain is …

Metaphors live a concealed existence all around us. On average, we articulate six
metaphors a minute (Geary 2011). Metaphorical thinking is essential to how we …