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=== Chronic pain ===

[[Chronic pain]] is another example that can originate from the drastic misinterpretation of pain as a catastrophe. As a result of this misinterpretation, the individual repeatedly avoids the pain-inducing activity and mostwill likely overestimatesoverestimate any future pain from thesuch activity. The excessive sensitivity to pain discourages the individual from exercise and weakens his or her body.<ref name=":2" />

==Application==