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racingspoon
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 05/01/2012 : 08:41:53
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Having read a fair bit on the theory of TMS now I have to be honest and admit to being undecided on Sarno’s theory…I am in total agreement on the idea that stress and tension can cause illness and pain but find some of the Freudian explanations as to why we are compelled to experience pain somewhat convoluted and less compelling.
With this in mind I was thinking over the advice given by Sarno and his contemporaries regarding recovery and eventually healing. I’m just wondering if even if we applied the healing theory and the repudiation of the physical/structural diagnosis to an injury/pain that was actually organic in origin could we still expect to see the results that many seem to experience?
I suppose the point I’m getting at is is not just plain common sense to follow Sarno’s recovery plan regardless of the origin of the pain. Now, I’m obviously not suggesting we ignore a serious ailment and treat it as TMS or a mindbody illness but rather once we have a diagnosis is it not just plainly obvious that it is the attitude we have to our pain and the focus we give it that determines how much we suffer.
All too often we see people in chronic pain and regardless of origin of the pain they have accepted the mantle of the pain sufferer and, in effect, feed their pain by their every waking thought and action. Even if their pain is due to a structural issue (for example) would their lives not be bettered and healing possibly brought forward by refusing to accept the pain sufferer mantle and by attempting to live a normal life?
I’m as confused as the next person with all of this but I have noticed that a major stumbling block of TMS is that people are unable to commit to the work required as they are unable to convince themselves of the origin of their pain…I suppose the point I’m making is that surely many structural issues will resolve in time and require no specific treatment so applying the TMS healing theory can only help. Should we allow getting bogged down in theory of the causality of the pain stop us from actually applying a good healing and pain management process?
Any thoughts?
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