DIM SIM Balance
Learn how pain is dependent on our DIM SIM balance, harmony between safety and danger.
DIM SIM Balance
Pain looks after you, but can also become overprotective –
You can be sore, but safe.
DIMs represent danger in me, while SIMs mean safety in me. Both are important for survival.
- DIMs are beneficial when they accurately signal real threats, prompting protective behaviors like rest and avoidance to prevent injury.
- SIMs are beneficial when they accurately signal safety, reducing unnecessary pain, fear, and protective guard to allow normal movement and recovery.
A harmonious DIM SIM balance helps you recognize how perceived dangers amplify pain while safety signals inhibit it.
Understanding the importance of a DIM SIM balance helps motivate you to create more SIMs through education, movement, and calm environments, reducing chronic pain by tipping the neuromatrix toward safety and lowering threat responses.
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