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johnaccardi
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 Posted - 01/14/2009 : 15:49:00
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Thanks a lot guys, I really appreciate these responses, they're very encouraging. I can make Sarno happen, but not until the summer, that's when I'll have time. So my plan is this:
I have recently enrolled in Dr. Schubiner's online program. I believe this will help me a great deal. It seems to be successful for most people and even if it doesn't rid me of my symptoms, it will give me a better understanding of myself and put me one step closer to recovery. If my symptoms are still with me by the summer time, I will go to Sarno, and I plan on calling him soon to tell him this plan.
Also, I've been reading a lot about people's experirnces with TMS and MBS symptoms throughout this forum and the Dr. Schubiner forum and it's quite depressing. It seems that no one ever fully gets over the symptoms. I am in this position where I know 100% its TMS but I feel like I might be stuck in this vicious cycle forever, or that when I finally become free it will be too late...I will have already sunken too deep into this weird, depressive state and lost everything in the process. |
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marsha
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Posted - 01/14/2009 : 17:07:37
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| Life is a roller coaster. Good times and bad. The more you think you won't get out of this the more likely you won't. You can only do the best you can. I think you need a good therapist to help you get out of your depression. Your attitude appears to be self defeating. You are a young man your future is ahead of you. Get some help..you will survive and thrive. |
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Logan
USA
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Posted - 01/17/2009 : 19:00:19
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John,
Don't judge the possibility of a full recovery from the posts on this forum...
That's like looking around the waiting room of a dentist's office and thinking most Americans must have bad teeth. Some of us are simply here for our 6 mos. maintenance. Or like right now, here to check on the progress of someone who's on the brink of a breakthrough (that's you.)
[Some are also here b/c they haven't quite gotten the regular brushing/flossing down and so they've got some recurring "cavities" to deal with until they do...but that's a whole other post]
It is possible to kick TMS to the point where 99.999% of the time you are 99.999% pain free. I am.
I do sometimes check in here to keep myself from having trouble with TMS equivalents when I know I'm in the midst of a particularly stressful time...but I AM PAIN FREE. I have been pain free since 2003.
No more neck/shoulder pain. No more of the pain that plagued me for 4+ years. You can be pain free too. It hasn't been too long. You aren't too far gone. There're people who suffered for 20+ years who used Sarno's theory and are now pain free. So please, don't despair.
I think your plan is a good one and I'm confident you will emerge from the work 6 mos. to a year from now feeling dramatically better. |
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skizzik
USA
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Posted - 01/18/2009 : 03:50:12
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winnieboo
USA
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Posted - 01/18/2009 : 07:16:39
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Posted by Marsha quote:
I think you need a good therapist to help you get out of your depression.
Posted by johnaccardi quote:
I need Psychotherapy
What's the hesitation? Even going to someone on campus would help ALOT. No one has to know! Not even your parents (if you are over 18). Isn't psych help part of your student health plan? It might even be free on campus?! Again, there seems to be so much resistance on the forum to psychotherapy. Just GO!! Give it a shot and if you hate it, quit or find someone else. I can guarantee you will like and appreciate it. It's a slot of time every week that's just for you, dedicated to you pouring out what's on your mind with a professional standing by to listen and help you sort it out. |
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Called Sarno this morning
