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| dwinsor52 |
Posted - 04/03/2007 : 04:41:56
I had ordered Brady's book a while ago but and at first was in kind of a huff about it because I thought "okay, here's a guy making money off Sarno's ideas and calling it a new syndrom." But last night I started reading it and for the first time did some journaling. I was pretty amazed by the self criticism and self recrimination that came up immediately. So at least in this relapse I totally get why my brain wants to distract me. What a job I do on myself!!!!!!! So last night and this morning I took some quiet time and told my brain to knock it off and then I wrote. I am also taking the attitude that I will recover from this relapse because i have done it before. It is helping that I am trying to maintain an attitude of calm assurance. I have found that if I am trying too hard, I get frustrated. So I am also accepting today's pain. FEAR - despite TWO YEARS of being pain free, my pain can trigger the same intense fear as it did 20 years ago. It's unconscious programming at work!!!!!! So I am saying no to that. But I can see from my previous posts what a panic I as in, and how that effectively set me up for more intense pain. As far as working with clients, I have problems setting boundaries so frankly I am sticking with adoption stuff and giving myself permission to be okay with that. I don't have to save anyone else.
Debby |
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| dwinsor52 |
Posted - 04/04/2007 : 04:51:20
Yes, I agree it's a balancing act. I felt a lot better yesterday after journaling. I realized we are about to celebrate Easter and I have been estranged from my family for 10 years (was a necessity). When my pain started my mother was about to have a huge 80th birthday celebration which I was not attending. I made the connection and then i got impatient that the pain didn't totally disappear. I believe my impatience and rush to eliminate the pain is perpetuating it. I need to accept that, no matter how many years I was not in pain, that it may not go away instantly if the reservoir is filled to the brim with unconscious stuff. So yes, i must keep journalling, telling my brain I know what it is doing, and being expectant instead of afraid. If I stamp my feet and get frustrated I am perpetuating fear. |
| wrldtrv |
Posted - 04/03/2007 : 22:52:47
Alexis, I'm starting to re-read the book and it seems Brady claims only a limted number of conditions as AOS, eg the usual musculoskeletal pains, IBS, and a couple of other things. Sarno, with the combination of TMS plus TMS equivalents, includes a much longer list. I don't know if this is because Brady is being cautious in his claims or because he doesn't believe all those other conditions are part of his AOS.
Debby, I agree that it is particularly disturbing to be revisited by a symptom you thought was long gone. Very frustrating. I have had the same thing in the past several days, though it is much better today. I like your idea of trying to accept the pain and fear rather than fighting it (since it happens to be the current reality). On the other hand, in order to do the TMS work, one is obligated to take action (journaling, repudiating the physical, accepting the psychological). A balancing act. |
| alexis |
Posted - 04/03/2007 : 08:16:43
I've only watched the Brady video, but I got the sense from that that the theory isn't really exactly the same as the Sarno theory. It seemed to me that while Sarno focuses on the pain as a form of distraction, for Brady it is more about overloading the system (hence the name for his identified syndrome). Both, however, do consider repressed negative emotions, fear and/or "stress" as a base, so they bear a strong similarity. Again...just going on that one Brady video.
Could anyone who has read Brady clarify whether this is an accurate understanding? Also, any observations on the theoretical differences between the books would be appreciated. They don't have this book at my library, and since I'm not in pain right now it's hard to justify buying it until I have good reason to believe there's something new. The difference, though, would seem to have implications in the area of "book cures" and also be interesting conceptually. Thanks for any info. |
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