Table 4 Ratings to all the experience statements with means and standard deviations from the matched groups (n = 39 per group)

1

provides me with a sense of relief

6.44

1.17

5.13

1.64

2

has enabled me to gain a sense of normality in my life

6.15

0.99

4.77

1.97

3

hinders me from being the best version of myself

1.85

1.31

2.95

2.15

4

has improved my life quality

6.59

0.79

5.97

1.20

5

has enabled me to regain a sense of control over my life

6.05

1.17

4.77

1.51

6

enables me to be the best version of myself

5.87

1.44

4.28

1.81

7

is optimal for me

6.64

0.71

5.77

1.44

8

makes the pain more tolerable

6.72

1.08

6.21

1.17

9

lessens the intensity of the pain

6.69

0.57

6.31

1.20

10

eliminates the pain

5.13

1.45

4.46

1.79

11

enables me to focus on other things beside the pain

6.46

0.82

5.74

1.53

12

enables me to pay more attention to sensations (like wind on my cheek, clock ticking, objects’s textures and patterns)^a

5.28

1.41

4.51

1.81

13

makes it more difficult to focus on my environment and what happens around me

1.74

0.97

2.23

1.42

14

enables me to feel the pain without reacting to it

5.28

1.23

3.67

1.75

15

helps me to take care of myself

6.18

1.00

5.18

1.47

16

makes me dizzy

2.41

1.67

1.82

1.14

17

enables me to do the things I like

6.26

1.07

5.49

1.64

18

makes me drowsy

2.97

1.66

2.54

1.68

19

makes me feel powerless (lack energy)

2.08

1.18

1.87

1.47

20

enables me to enjoy the company of others

5.77

1.14

4.51

1.82

21

causes me negative physical symptoms

1.67

1.06

2.72

1.92

22

enables me to sleep better

6.15

1.09

4.13

2.02

23

makes me nauseous

1.28

0.65

1.77

0.93

24

makes it easier to breathe

4.90

1.33

3.82

1.55

25

makes me more active

5.77

1.35

4.85

1.93

26

worsens my sleep quality

1.64

1.18

2.36

1.81

27

makes me socially withdrawn

2.18

1.49

2.15

1.41

28

impairs my memory

2.56

1.35

3.41

1.79

29

makes it easier to maintain fous

5.74

1.21

4.69

1.42

30

makes my thoughts clearer

5.36

1.35

4.21

1.61

31

makes me feel intoxicated

2.59

1.70

1.62

0.99

32

makes me remember better

4.13

1.47

3.36

1.48

33

makes it hard to focus

2.10

1.25

2.36

1.51

34

causes hallucinations

1.44

0.91

1.18

0.56

35

makes my thoughts blurry

1.69

1.26

1.85

1.23

36

makes me paranoid

1.41

1.09

1.18

0.51

37

enables me to do complex tasks (e.g., work, cooking, etc.)

5.82

1.28

4.80

1.96

38

makes me more relaxed

6.33

1.16

4.59

1.70

39

makes me anxious

1.46

1.05

1.49

1.00

40

improves my mood

6.15

0.96

4.56

1.68

41

makes me believe more in the future

6.05

1.19

4.51

1.90

42

helps me feel more emotionally stable

5.39

1.39

3.90

1.54

43

makes me less anxious

5.85

1.39

4.26

1.79

44

produces euphoria

4.72

1.86

2.15

1.79

45

lowers my mood

1.59

1.07

2.28

1.34