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| Keshav |
Posted - 07/10/2008 : 08:10:10
Hi,
I came into Dr. Sarno's about 6 weeks ago. My accupuncturist
recommended him. Before my first visit I read Healing Back Pain.
and my joint pain in my neck, shoulders and wrists went away
- but only for about 6-7 days. My main complaint is headaches
that I have had for 25 years. I went to an alumni meeting and
again had a week long period of painlessness (headaches still daily).
On a few occasions I was able to wake up and say, "I don't need this
discomfort to become a headache" and was headache free for two days
- but I haven't been able to repeat that success. So I got a reference
from Sarno for one of his hand-picked therapists. And from the time
I made my first appointment till now, almost a month later, my anxiety and depression has gone through the roof and I have had to start taking Clonopin and started on Zoloft. I understand about TMS equivlents. Since I started therapy, I suddenly have backache that I have never had before and have diareaah from IBS too. Anyone out there with similar experiences with intense anxiety at the beginning of treatment?
Thanks,
Keshav |
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| Logan |
Posted - 07/16/2008 : 10:03:14
Could be the zoloft is what's causing your "IBS." I took it briefly several years back before discovering Sarno and it almost made me housebound. If it weren't for Immodium, I'd have had to call out from work daily. Perhaps you can ask to try a different med or reevaluate whether you truly need to be on an antidepressant. I admit I have an anti antidepressant bias, but I was able to kick TMS without drugs. I found that therapy and cognitive retraining, which I did myself, was what really helped. |
| joli |
Posted - 07/13/2008 : 12:29:04
i know hoe you feel-drained.
it is natural.
the psyche sucks a lot of our energy.
sometimes i already feel drained while I'm in a session.
I think therefore I am. |
| Keshav |
Posted - 07/10/2008 : 19:18:29
Thanks to all who have responded. When I'm at a meeting it all seems do-able and not so overwhelming - but those days in-between are just now kicking my ass. Again - thanks.
Keshav |
| joli |
Posted - 07/10/2008 : 17:47:55
you are doing the right things.
get some support and try to breathe and
watch funny movies.
It's no easy ride.
But it's the right ride.
I think therefore I am. |
| moose1 |
Posted - 07/10/2008 : 10:06:09
It's no mistake. I am now in week 6 of psychotherapy for severe anxiety, and I can confirm that the symptoms do get a lot worse once you start poking around in the nether regions of your mind and life. It's very difficult and painful. My TMS in the past took the form of chronic low back pain, gastro problems and other symptoms. Anxiety is the most frightening and awful, however, so my mind is using it big time as a means to distract me from the scary stuff in my unconscious.
Try to keep positive.
Moose |
| ChrisSC |
Posted - 07/10/2008 : 09:55:13
Welcome! My accupuncturist recommended Sarno too :)
I've never really struggled with anxiety, but my depression kicked into overdrive as I started doing Sarno work (at the moment my brain seems to have given up on using depression as a distraction). Though back pain had been one of my issues before knowing about TMS, it wasn't my primary one. Yet, like you, as I started the work my back suddenly flared up bad for a couple of weeks.
It seems to be pretty common for one or two symptoms to get worse before they get better at the start of the work, as if the mind is doing everything it can to deter you from continuing to unravel its strategy.
It sounds like you are making progress though! You do have "tms on the run" which is always a good sign. |
