I don't know how much I really believe this. Could this be a case of false correlation, as opposed to causation? Most medical advice for dealing with pain tells

I don't know how much I really believe this. Could this be a case of false correlation, as opposed to causation? Most medical advice for dealing with pain tells you to distract yourself from the pain, and certainly not to focus on it. Whereas mindfulness exhorts us to focus on our immediate circumstances, and not distract ourselves with more abstract thoughts. These 2 approaches to pain-management seem very contradictory. https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/qa/what-are-some-ways-to-distract-yourself-from-chronic-pain https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/qa/what-are-some-ways-... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15745617 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15745617