#13. Anticipating Your Next Flare Is More Damaging Than Your Chronic Symptoms — And You're Doing It Right Now

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Previously titled “#13. Why Anticipating Your Next Flare Up May Be Doing More Damage Than the Flare Itself — What Women with Chronic Illness and Autoimmune Disease Need to Hear” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 2, 2026

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A research study from the University College London found something that changes everything about how we understand chronic illness and autoimmune illness in women.Uncertainty is more stressful to the brain than pain itself.And if your symptoms are unpredictable, if you never quite know when the next flare is coming, your brain has been living inside the most activating state it can be in. Every single day.In this episode, you'll discover:Why uncertainty about your symptoms may be doing more damage than the symptoms themselvesHow the brain's response to unpredictability keeps the body in a chronic stress state it cannot switch offOne practical shift that begins to change your relationship with uncertainty — even before the symptoms changeIf you're not sure what your body is trying to tell you, this is where you start. Use my free ChatGPT prompt to identify the emotional patterns behind your symptoms in under 30 seconds. CLICK HERE.Here is the study discussed in this episode.de Berker, A., Rutledge, R., Mathys, C. et al. Computations of uncertainty mediate acute stress responses in humans. Nat Commun 7, 10996 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10996For women navigating Chronic Illness, Autoimmune Disease, IBS, Digestive Disorders, Migraines, Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Pain, PCOS, and Endometriosis.

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