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| Artgal5986 |
Posted - 03/14/2012 : 08:11:20
I woke up this morning with horrible neck pain. I meditated, journaled, took a hot shower, and a pain pill. It did little to calm me down. I cannot help but panic. I went into the basement and screamed to get out my frustration. I then went to work and during a morning break I walked through the trails and duck pond...which did relax me because I was bale to meditate in the sun. It is frustrating to read in these TMS books that people can just meditate and talk to themselves and the pain goes away. I am still waiting for that moment for me. I am better but still in pain. I have a lot of stress on me right now...art shows to prepare for, a mural to work on at school, a depressed mother, trying to lose 10 lbs for a wedding in May, a wedding to plan, a house to pay for, and awaiting a school budget vote that determines if I have a job next year. I thought I was dealing well for the past few days. The weather has been nice and I felt more happy. But then this morning. I cannot help but be frustrated. How do I change my thinking to be more positive? I feel discouraged yet again.
Any words of wisdom?
Thank you!
Erica |
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| Dave |
Posted - 03/14/2012 : 09:23:02
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Originally posted by Artgal5986
... It is frustrating to read in these TMS books that people can just meditate and talk to themselves and the pain goes away. I am still waiting for that moment for me.
I suggest you stop waiting for that moment.
One criticism I have of Dr. Sarno's books is that he implies that most people get full recovery simply by reading the book. In my experience and that of many on this forum, this is simply not true. It takes time, dedication, and hard work.
Recovery will be derailed if you allow frustration to set in. Do not have any expectations of a timeframe for recovery. The symptoms may take awhile to fade. The symptoms may increase before they get better.
Recovery is a life-long change in the way you think about and react to the symptoms. Take a long-term view and trust that if you do the work, over time the symptoms will fade on their own. |
| balto |
Posted - 03/14/2012 : 08:26:14
Hi Artgal,
First, it will take time to heal. No one I know of that can meditate and get rid of the symptoms in 5 minutes. It will take days, weeks, sometime months depend on if you do it correctly, sincerely.
You have to look at your stress, your problems in a different way, In a more positive, more hopeful, more acceptance way. I found that my problems are much much smaller when I look at people who have it worst than I do. You have a job while million are on welfare and unemployed. You have a wedding to plan for while many other are going through nasty divorce. You have a house to pay for while millions are homeless around the world... If you can wake up every morning and list out all that you would be thankful for instead of focusing on the negative, you will be fine in a short time. Come and volunteer at the homeless shelter in town for a couple days, or the centers for abuse women and kids, or the Habitat for humanity... You will realize how lucky, how blessed you are.
If you can totally and completely forget yourself for just one week, I guarantee you will be cure. We all know negative thoughts produced negative emotion which produce paint/anxiety and yet, we keep hanging on to those thoughts. Free yourself, free your mind, your body will thanks you. |
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