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| Steve112668 |
Posted - 08/24/2004 : 17:55:40
I've just finished reading the Mindbody prescription & began applying the treatment I made immediate progress and felt great for about 4 days (I was so excited) but then slowly the pain began to come back until it was worse than when I began the treatment, this lasted for about 3 days and then finally subsided back to the normal every day pain. The severity of my pain varies from good to bad now but no matter what I try I can't get back to that 4 day almost pain free period and it is very discouraging. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Do you have any suggestions?
Thank you,
Steve
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| Suz |
Posted - 08/25/2004 : 15:02:49
Thank you , Dave for telling me your experience with this. For some reason, I did not click until just very recently that the very act of immediately focusing on the emotional is actually a training program for the unconscious - equally as important as ignoring the pain.
I know this is not an overnight process and asks for a lot of patience and persistence. The relief is that it works as I have heard from many of you on this message board and the recent panel discussion at Dr Sarno's in the city
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| Dave |
Posted - 08/25/2004 : 14:40:39
I cannot say that I "beat" TMS. It's been almost 2 years since I learned about Dr. Sarno. I still get some lower back pain from time to time; I treat it as a signal that I'm avoiding some feelings, so I explore my emotional state. I don't journal every day, but fairly often especially when I'm aware of the pain. If I do have a severe flare-up it rarely lasts more than a few hours, and I just go about my activities and take a few Advil if I need it.
I think the important part is not allowing the pain to interfere with your life, not obsessing about it or even thinking about it. When aware of the pain, ask yourself "what's bothering me now" and look for the answer. It's not important if you're right (and you won't know if you're right) or even that you come up with anything. The important part is that you are shifting your thoughts; you are reprogramming your mind to think about emotions instead of pain.
When you have a setback or get frustrated just accept that this is a long-term process and it's not easy. Everyone (including Dr. Sarno) gets TMS symptoms from time to time. It's a part of life, especially those of us with TMS-prone personalities. |
| Suz |
Posted - 08/25/2004 : 08:00:14
Dave,
How long did it take you to beat the TMS? Did you journal every day?
thanks
Suz |
| Dave |
Posted - 08/25/2004 : 07:37:27
You are going to need to take a long-term view. There will be lots of ups and downs along the way. It will take months for your unconscious to get the message, and a lot of hard work. It's not easy. The pain will come and go, sometimes worse than before, sometimes in different locations. It's all part of the fight you are waging against your stubborn brain. |
| johnfindlay |
Posted - 08/24/2004 : 18:51:56
That happened to me last week when I really started understanding
the TMS concept: pain free and then back with a vengence!
My normal state of pain has been -tendonitus/carpel-inflamed shoulder.
How it could clear up like that and fast was amazing.Then by the weekend I felt like I was getting a flew-dull boring headache-lethargic...
Im not sure where things are headed from here -but Ill be finished Sarno's first book soon and then I"ll read Mind-Body.. |
