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CaliBack
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 Posted - 03/31/2012 : 11:37:19
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Hi,
I'm new to this site but am very interested in the relationship between mind and pain. I injured my back a year ago in a violent slip, but it has taken me out for a year now. The MRI is negative for any serious pathology. I have gained some range of movement back (slowly) but still have the following fears:
- Bending over to pick something up. This is where my back goes "out"
- Coughing or sneezing. Causes sharp pain.
- Generally protective and afraid of re-injury
Can someone help me think about these things in light of TMS?
Has anybody else been where I am?
I am still involved in PT and acupuncture and realize these must go if I am to take the TMS treatment seriously.
I am 52 and this back pain has been the most debilitating thing I have experienced. My active life is basically over. However, I have had two other "slow healing" injuries that seem to have a mindbody element (knee and psoas muscle). Both were injuries that took on a life of their own and became pain syndromes. Then one day they went away. All the PT in the world did not seem to help which suggests my mind was using the injury to tell me something...
I do fit the personality profile: accommodating, pleasing to others, sensitive, anger suppressing, etc. I am not sure it's all anger in the unconscious causing this, because there is a very scared person in there too.
I am fairly new to the TMS concept though I read a Sarno book a few years ago. For some reason I did not take it seriously then. Now I think I am ready to begin. I am not sure of the oxygen deprivation mechanism, it doesn't matter in the end does it? I do feel that my body healed the injury long ago and my unconscious is using the pain.
Thanks - and any feedback would be appreciated.
Caliback
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Allan
USA
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Posted - 03/31/2012 : 19:29:18
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| Get out Dr. Sarno's book, healing back pain, and read it. Then raed it again. And again and again until you get the messaage and know by heart what his daily program is for you to follow. Follow the program for two weeks and check back in. |
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Bugbear
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/01/2012 : 02:35:21
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Violent slip? Like out of a second story window? You got yourself checked out which is good and even better the MRI showed no problems. So where's the pain coming from then if there is nothing wrong with your back?
You still have fears and you list them. It doesn't actually matter what these fears are. It is the fear that is making you hang on to all that pain. There are multitudes of posts you can search for about fear and TMS. Also do a search for anxiety. You say you are not sure about the oxygen deprivation mechanism. Well others on here aren't either but still manage to recover from debilitating pain AND anxiety.
You still go for PT etc? You still believe your back pain is physical. So the pain continues. It hadnt helped you in the past nor is it helping now. Otherwise you wouldn't have posted on this forum. It is the fear of the pain getting worse that keeps you going.
You are a mere 52 and you see your active life as basically over. I am 52 this week and I see my active life as just beginning.
You actually had injuries that just went away one day. How do you think that happened then? Injuries are the breeding ground for TMS. It settles itself in them because you can so easily believe a physical cause.
I know it's not all unconscious anger for me either because I am pretty conscious of my anger and always have been. What I didn't realize was just how scared I was. When I read about people with anxiety, I passed it off and thought, this isn't me. However I was greatly mistaken. It was my accepting of and dealing with my fears that has helped me move on. I am not 100% but constantly moving in the right direction.
"Has anyone else been where I am?"
Yes. The vast majority of people on this forum if not all of them.
Have a look at www.tmswiki.org. There is a wealth of information, success stories, questions asked by forum members and answered by professionals. Finally there is a structured educational programme you might consider starting. Read the success stories on this forum and check back in with us as you go through the process of recovery.
Best wishes.
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