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Monika Griessenberger

Overcoming Postherpetic Neuralgia. A Personal Story of Nerve Pain After Shingles, Neuroplasticity, and Supporting the Nervous System

Name: Overcoming Postherpetic Neuralgia. A Personal Story of Nerve Pain After Shingles, Neuroplasticity, and Supporting the Nervous System
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Monika Griessenberger

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Monika Griessenberger
11 April 2026

Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Pain & pain management; Coping with personal problems; Coping with illness; Self-help & personal development

After a shingles infection, Monika Griessenberger developed postherpetic neuralgia, a form of persistent nerve pain that quietly reshaped her everyday life.

What began as a physical condition soon became something more complex:

an experience that affected not only her body, but her sense of safety, identity, and the way she moved through the world.

This is not a medical guide.

It is a personal story.

A story of living with invisible pain. Of searching for relief. Of navigating uncertainty, fear, and the loss of a familiar life.

And of discovering, slowly and often unexpectedly, that the nervous system can change.

Through reflections on neuroplasticity, inner dialogue, and the body's response to stress and safety, this book explores a different way of relating to chronic pain - not as something to fight constantly, but as something that can be understood, supported, and, over time, gently reshaped.

This is not a story of quick fixes or clear answers.

It is a quiet account of adaptation, resilience, and the small shifts that can begin to make a difference.

For anyone living with nerve pain after shingles - or navigating a life changed by chronic pain - this book offers something simple, but meaningful:

The sense that you are not alone in this.

Written with honesty and care, this memoir invites you to move at your own pace - and to take what feels supportive along the way.

By: Monika Griessenberger
Imprint: Monika Griessenberger
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 3mm
Weight: 82g
ISBN: 9798233640407
Pages: 62
Publication Date: 11 April 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Monika Griessenberger is a retired aviation professional, writer, and lifelong learner with a deep interest in self-compassion, the nervous system, and conscious living. After developing postherpetic neuralgia affecting the trigeminal nerve following a shingles infection, she spent several years living with persistent facial nerve pain and searching for ways to support an overstimulated system when relief didn't come easily. Through research, reflection, and lived experience, she gradually discovered a gentler way forward - one rooted in breathwork, emotional regulation, meditation, and nervous-system care. In her writing, Monika weaves personal experience with thoughtful reflection to offer understanding and encouragement to those navigating chronic pain, nervous-system sensitivity, and unexpected life changes. Now retired from aviation - but not from curiosity - she continues to explore healing, resilience, and intentional living, one steady breath at a time.