# Module 1: Pain Science ##### Untangling Pain --- ## About this module > This is where we unlearn everything we thought we knew about pain. > > We get into the science... > - How pain is created > - what your nervous system’s actually trying to do > - why it’s not about being dramatic, weak, or broken. > > This module gives you the foundations. > > The stuff you *should* have been told years ago. > > By the end of this, you’ll start to understand why nothing was working. And what you can finally stop blaming yourself for. --- ## Watch the full recording  --- ## Bitesize lessons 1. [[Untangling Pain – Module 1 Lesson 01 – Introduction, Goal & Caveat|Introduction, Goal & Caveat]] 2. [[Untangling Pain – Module 1 Lesson 02 – The definition of pain|The definition of pain]] 3. [[Untangling Pain – Module 1 Lesson 03 – Our Danger Alarm System|Our Danger Alarm System]] 4. [[Untangling Pain – Module 1 Lesson 04 – Ways in which the body physically adapts|Ways in which the body physically adapts]] 5. [[Untangling Pain – Module 1 Lesson 05 – The life of a sensor is short|The life of a sensor is short]] 6. [[Untangling Pain – Module 1 Lesson 06 – How do you know it’s your nervous system|How do you know it’s your nervous system]] 7. [[Untangling Pain – Module 1 Lesson 07 – What the words actually mean|What the words actually mean]] 8. [[Untangling Pain – Module 1 Lesson 08 – The autonomic nervous system|The autonomic nervous system]] 9. [[Untangling Pain – Module 1 Lesson 09 – DIMs & SIMs|DIMs & SIMs]] 10. [[Untangling Pain – Module 1 Lesson 10 – The overflowing cup|The overflowing cup]] 11. [[Untangling Pain – Module 1 Lesson 11 – Calm shit down - Build shit up|Calm shit down - Build shit up]] 12. [[Untangling Pain – Module 1 Lesson 12 – We can’t wait|We can’t wait]] View slides → [[Untangling Pain Module 1 Slides.pdf]] --- Next module → [[Untangling Pain – Module 2 – The Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual Model|Module 2: The Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual Model]]