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lobstershack
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 Posted - 07/05/2005 : 23:49:33
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TMS work is going great!
Just to play devil's advocate for a momement:
1. From what I understand, a sure sign the symptoms are TMS is if you find yourself "forgetting" about them when engaged in something, e.g., a conversation, work, etc. And while I find that often happening in my particular case, I cannot help but wonder: wouldn't anyone experiencing chronic pain that is NOT TMS experience the same phenomenon?
2. Similar to my first question. Wouldn't exercise help relieve chronic pain that is NOT TMS as well due to the release of certain neurotransmitters (endorphins)?
I believe in TMS whole-heartedly, and it is working wonderfully for me, but clarification on these matters would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
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ssjs
USA
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Posted - 07/06/2005 : 06:09:55
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I used to have a routine of exercise I did every morning when I woke up...or I would feel stiff and a bit in pain all day I could think of nothing else but about how miraculous the stretching and exercises were!
I thought that I was so lucky to find a book that made me feel so great...until the next morning...and with all those activities, how come when I would step of a curb to cross a street, I would suddenly be in crisis???? How come if I missed one day, or didn't do the whole routine the same way as the day before...I was a MESS!
I went to a Sarno lecture and he said that if we were doing exercises to help our backs, than we were still thinking on a structural level, and to stop! Do it to Generally feel good...and LOOK good!
So after 2 years of making sure I felt limber and out of pain each day...I STOPPPED the exercises...and I have been fine ever since.
I still exercise. I walk, I lift weights, I punk out and don't do it for months at a time...and I start again...just like most people...but NOT FOR MY BACK.
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johnnyg
USA
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Posted - 07/06/2005 : 07:57:46
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Answer to #1. Probably. But this is only one of many factors. Combine the little moments of forgetting about the pain with all the other moments when you shouldn't be feeling pain, but do; and the moments when you are feeling pain and know you shouldn't be. When enough factors add up, then you realize it is TMS because other explanations make less and less sense.
Answer to #2. Probably Not. Excercise would more likely exacerbate back pain caused by structural problems. Why would doctors who honestly believe that structural problems cause pain tell you to rest and stop lifting, etc? Exercise helps muscle tension and probably osteoarthritis, which has been linked to decreased flow of fluids in the joints. |
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Bonsoir.
