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| ralphyde |
Posted - 04/16/2007 : 20:48:32
I just found and read this article on the EFT website by a Dr. Eric B. Robins, on "Emotions, Energy, and Healing," in which he discusses how repressed emotions can cause pain. He seems to subscribe to Dr. Sarno's theories, but also goes into the idea that repressed emotional traumas are stored in the body. Here's what he says about Dr. Sarno: quote:
This is more than academic theory. A model of how people abnormally process their emotions, and how to shift them, is responsible for the highest cure rate in the world among patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain. It has been well documented in the books Healing Back Pain, and The Mind-Body Prescription by Dr. John Sarno. Interestingly, it is not our negative emotions that cause the problem—but rather our resistance to feeling these emotions. My friend and internationally known psychologist Gay Hendricks once said, “All emotions are gentle and short-lived, unless we resist feeling them.”
SIDEBAR: It is not our negative emotions that cause the problem—but rather our resistance to feeling these emotions.
In Dr. Sarno’s academic experience, his patients have about an 70% rate of curing their severe musculoskeletal pain (with regards to both pain and function). An additional 15% of his patients are much improved (meaning they are 40-80% better). Many of his patients had been in pain for 20 to 30 years prior to seeing him. Many had already undergone surgery or epidural injections into their spinal columns.
The way that he gets this amazing cure rate is by encouraging his patients, when they have pain, to ask themselves, “I wonder what I am angry or anxious about?” Once they get in touch with their anger or anxiety, the goal is not to push these emotions away or to act them out, but rather to allow themselves to feel them fully. Gay Hendricks describes this process of “putting non-judgmental awareness on what you are feeling” as “presencing,” and it is highly effective. For those of us who have spent our whole lives repressing or running away from our anger and anxiety, this can be a long learning process. We may require outside help. But it is essential to go through this process if we want to learn how to free up the flow of our body’s healing energy and regain our health and well-being.
The whole article, which you may find of interest, is at:
http://www.emofree.com/Articles2/emotional-healing-robins.htm
Enjoy,
Ralph
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| Curiosity18 |
Posted - 04/18/2007 : 21:52:34
shawnsmith,
Good point. When symptoms get "intense" it can be so tempting to do something- anything to make the pain stop! Changing jobs and relationships used to be big ones for me. Just staying present in the feelings can be such a challenge!
Curiosity
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| Curiosity18 |
Posted - 04/17/2007 : 10:05:06
seven and Shari,
Thank you for your comments. I think that it's at least worth checking out (no financial risk anyway). I appreciate you both sharing what has worked for you.
Curiosity |
| shawnsmith |
Posted - 04/17/2007 : 09:46:42
Shary, et. al....
The main thing you are doing with these varies strategies is re-enforcing the link between internal / repressed emotions and your physical symptoms, so they are all sound with regards to TMS theory.
Sometimes it is in fact necessary to change your circumstances to bring about relief, but be aware, as I am sure you are, that where ever you go there you are.
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Sarno-ize it!
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| Shary |
Posted - 04/17/2007 : 09:15:29
EFT is just the latest "in" thing. If it works for you, great. It didn't do much for me. I can't say it didn't help at all; it just didn't live up to expectations.
Also, Sarno's approach to pain isn't new. I've heard about it and read about it in a lot of different places over the years. His books do seem to be the most extensive and comprehensive on the subject, which is why TMS got my attention in the first place. But for me, the theory of merely addressing a stressor to get rid of pain doesn't always work. It seems I need to get rid of the stressor, which isn't always possible. So what do you do then? In my case, I am learning to be more aware of my reactions to various thoughts/memories/problems that arise in my mind--and believe me, once you encourage your subconscious to cough up the bad stuff, it's like a toilet that has overflowed. You can't send the mess back down the pipe so you find a way to deal with it!
When I pay close attention to the warning signs, I realize my stomach is all "tweaked up," my back and neck are tense, and my shoulders are up under my earlobes. Making a conscious effort to relax completely, both mentally and physically, does help. Methods vary. I find that journaling, light exercise, a variety of breathing techniques, and meditation work best for me. Often a simple reality check works wonders, because your mind is good at distorting the facts. Basically, when you can't get rid of the gremlins, the next best thing is to find a way to defuse the issue. And no, it's not as easy as it sounds. I've yet to gain complete recovery from pain. But at least I know for certain that it's TMS. I've proven that to myself over and over again, and that has to be progress. |
| seven |
Posted - 04/17/2007 : 05:30:23
Curiosity,
It seems EFT is a controversial subject here but the answer is 'yes,' for me, it has helped me significantly.
I was stuck at 60-80% pain free for months and quickly moved up to 70-98% pain free using EFT.
I found a good and free EFT site here> www.tapping.com
Jimmy |
| Curiosity18 |
Posted - 04/16/2007 : 22:24:19
Ralph,
Thank you for the link-very interesting article. I'm wondering if you or any other folks have found EFT or TAT helpful for TMS (either for accessing emotions or resolving symptoms). I know there was a discussion on this awhile back, that I seem to be unable to access right now.
Thanks again
Curiosity |
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