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Known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome, complex regional pain syndrome is a chronic pain condition resulting from a dysfunction of the central or peripheral nervous systems. Multiple studies reveal that chronic pain patients with complex regional pain syndrome have decreased amounts of gray matter in the portion of the brain associated with the limbic system. Those deficits are known as “brain fog.” Treating the Emotional and Cognitive Symptoms of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Complex regional pain syndrome has no cure, but there are treatments to manage the physical and the psychological symptoms. Rethinking the psychogenic model of complex regional pain syndrome: somatoform disorders and complex regional pain syndrome.

Stress is much more manageable if we are able to focus on disconnecting and taking personal time to recover and revitalize before diving back into the fray, but not everyone has the flexibility or freedom to step away from their jobs or their personal responsibilities to jet set off to an island getaway every time they feel like they’re in over their head. When you have someplace to go at work, whether it’s to a meeting, to the break room, or even to the bathroom, taking the long route there or back and giving yourself time to clear your mind can help reduce stress. This can give you time to take care of the backlog of work in a low-stress way and can reduce the stress of constantly worrying about when you can take care of the work that needs to get done. Not only will you be able to use the time to relax and prioritize what is essential, you will also be able to get back to work in a more productivity-inducing environment.

Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder is a childhood mood disorder impacting children and adolescents ages 6 to 18. The symptoms of disruptive mood dysregulation revolve around a consistent irritable, angry mood with outbursts of anger. Children with a history of losing their temper easily or who have a previous diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and anxiety have a higher chance of developing disruptive mood dysregulation disorder. Whereas mood changes fluctuate significantly in bipolar disorder, those with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder do not exhibit episodes of mania like in bipolar disorders.

In addition to this internal clock responsible for synchronizing our body’s many systems and functions, our brain also is able to track time in the moment, allowing us to keep track of how much time has passed in a specific moment and to create mental estimates of temporal durations. Dean Buonomano, associate professor of neurobiology and psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and a member of the university’s Brain Research Institute believes that whenever the brain processes sensory information “it triggers a cascade of reactions between brain cells and their connections. The researchers found that when the initial stimulus was short, participants tended to overestimate the length of the test stimulus, whereas when the initial stimulus was longer, participants underestimated the length of time. When viewing the brain activity of the subjects, the researchers found a strong correlation between how accurately a subject perceived time and the activity in the SMG region, as SMG activity decreased participant’s estimates became less accurate.