Endometriosis

How Your VR Avatar Can Lessen Your Endo Pain

The virtual embodiment of your avatar in VR plays a key role in maximizing pain distraction and relief when using VR to cope with endometriosis. Here's how:

Mark Nicoll

Aug 3, 2023 • 2 min read

The virtual embodiment of your avatar in VR plays a key role in maximizing pain distraction and relief when using VR to cope with endometriosis. Here's how:

Customizing your avatar to look like you, from body shape to face and hair, strengthens your sense of "feeling present" in VR worlds. Your brain maps the VR onto reality more powerfully.

Watching an avatar that resembles you actively explore vibrant VR worlds with ease allows you to envision pain-free mobility you may have forgotten was possible.

An empowered avatar that visibly shows no pain when walking, dancing, gardening or other activities provides hope and motivation to move your real body with less discomfort.

First-person VR experiences where you only see avatar hands or legs reinforces that those pain-free virtual limbs are your own. This transfers to your physical self.

Experiment with adjusting your avatar age, health status, or even fantastical traits like wings if those embodied perspectives provide psychological relief or confidence.

Your virtual identity represents possibility - showcasing the actions, mobility and joy available beyond the limits of your endometriosis. The avatar lets your spirit soar free.

Remember, pain is temporary but your spirit remains whole. Don't underestimate your avatar's power to manifest your strength. Through VR embodiment, live boldly.

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