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billstets
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 Posted - 10/18/2004 : 13:08:33
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I have a question. Perhaps someone has some experience with this. I know when you have pain, you're supposed to focus on the psycological not the pain. The thing is, I can't stay focused. I don't feel any anger, so there's nothing in my conscious mind to grab my attention. I've made my list of things that may have been the cause, and I try to think about those things and how they might make me angry (or may have in tne past), but I have trouble staying focused on any one of these things. It's almost as if my mind doesn't want me to!
How do some of you work this strategy? |
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Laura
USA
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Posted - 10/18/2004 : 15:18:11
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Dear Bill,
With my problem (dizziness), I find that if I keep busy I don't notice it at all. This also means keeping my mind busy on the things that won't set it off. The minute I start focusing on something stupid I've done or about some problem which I have no control over, the dizziness washes over me for a brief moment. When that happens, I stop for a moment and say to myself, "What was the thought that provoked that feeling." Then, I deal with the thought and try to reframe it in a positive way and move on. You will start to notice a pattern that certain thoughts bring the feeling/pain/sensation on. It might even help to keep track of these thoughts by writing them down. For myself, I have noticed a pattern of thinking that provokes the dizziness to wash over me. |
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Allan
USA
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Posted - 10/18/2004 : 18:50:57
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| We live in an imperfect world with imperfect people. Immersed in all of this imperfection, most people feel some stress, anger and frustration. Isn’t there someone who bothers you in some way? Usually it is someone close to you, a family member or a boss or an associate at work. |
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menvert
Australia
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Posted - 10/18/2004 : 21:36:58
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hi billstets,
I am pretty sure Sarno goes as far as suggesting that we even imagine rage . make it up if we have to. the idea is that if our brain is trying to stop us thinking about our rage.. then we shall thwart it by thinking about rage that may be inside us.. when thinking about your rage make a mountain out of a molehill any Little thing that pissed you off, amplify it if you have to.
Although that said, What Laura said is generally how I deal with it. I find that distraction works better for me , but keep in mind . I have spent months previously working through thinking psychologically not physically. Because this pain is designed to be a distraction... if I am feeling pain . what I do is perform some activity which will provide a nonpainful distraction.... watch an emotional engrossing movie, read a book, play computer game.... go for a run... whatever works as a distraction for you, if for nothing else, it can be useful to break the cycle of thinking about your pain.
After a while, you will sometimes realise that you have not thought about your pain for hours and as such it never existed in that time!!
oh & try not to get caught up in how long it is going to take... it will take as long as it takes. 18 months and I am maybe 30 to 40% painfree BUT when I feel pain . it does not hold the power it used to. Although my particular case , including fibromyalgia is generally considered fairly serious case of TMS... |
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pault
USA
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Posted - 10/21/2004 : 04:51:53
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| My brain loves tms, as I catch my self wanting those distractions: pain or inability to focus,Anything but dealing with the real problems.So I have to talk my self back. sometimes I think it is not working but it always does. |
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eric watson
USA
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Posted - 10/23/2012 : 17:54:14
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| This is an older post that i thought we need to bring back-heres the question ? whats your way of thinking psycological? |
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Focusing on the Psycological
