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stayfit65
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 Posted - 07/06/2012 : 10:32:10
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| Hi all, I can't figure out why one day I feel pretty good and the next I feel bad!!! I don't know of any emotional reasons for it. I nee some advice, I'm feeling quite discouraged. One day I think it's going away and the next it is horrible!!! I don't have anyone to talk to, I feel alone right now. I wonder how to keep pusshing forward, it is hard...all the pain is right across the top of the butt and the very low back...it is so painful...please someone encourage me to keep pushing... |
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SteveO
USA
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Posted - 07/06/2012 : 13:32:48
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You're having ups and downs for several reasons like, doubt, REM sleep, ongoing conflict, etc. This is all normal.
I noticed that every time I fell back hard that I reached another level of healing. So fall backs can be a good sign. Don't worry.
Are you doing the twice daily relaxation technique? Daily conscious breathing?
Calm the chatter in your head through a daily transparency like playing music. Take the focus off your body by doing something every day that is secondary in nature to you with no forethought. I play guitar and run, etc. Dr. Z has on his site a daydreaming article that fits nicely.
Everyone heals who sticks to it long enough and does the proper things to heal. You'll be fine, believe in yourself and imagine yourself free. You will soon begin to follow what you visualize so see yourself happy and healed. Imagine it first.
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Ace1
USA
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Posted - 07/06/2012 : 15:50:30
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| Steve I have to say you are very much appreciated for all the time you spend on this forum helping people without any reward. You are very admirable for what your doing. God bless you for that. |
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stayfit65
54 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2012 : 16:51:54
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| Steve, can you give me a good sight to go to do relaxation? I really need some guidance on that--I have no clue how to do that. I have been trying to visualize and deep breathe, but today was awful and it was very difficult to work. I have been in and out of tears all day due to the pain. I have no therapist around here to go to, and really don't know who to talk to about all of this. I am a fitness instructor, and I had to quit teaching classes for a while, but now i really dont' want to quit again, I want to keep going because I so enjoy it! I like to run, too, but this has recently become painful again. For a while, it felt good...I was up to 8 miles but recently had a lot of pain with a 6 miler. So I just need some encouragement and guidance...please. I guess there may be some underlying doubt or something that is keeping me locked into the pain...it IS frightening to feel it come on like it does, honestly. |
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glowgirl
USA
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Posted - 07/06/2012 : 17:05:38
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i want to second Ace1's appreciation to Steve. Every day i read from your book and put your suggestions into practice. i still have a ways to go on lots of things but my outlook is a world apart from what it used to be and that HAS to be phenomenally useful in terms of where this is all heading, doncha just know it? so thank you!!! when i trip and hurt something for example i tell myself, it's okay, i'll be better, it's just a normal thing, i'll improve, (instead of OMG - disaster ahead!).
today i am dealing with a foot strain from about three weeks ago. it's nice to be reminded of the right approach and the support is appreciated. |
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glowgirl
USA
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Posted - 07/06/2012 : 17:15:45
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@stayfit,
i have lots of symptoms to possibly worry about and they fluctuate. some are even getting better!!!! as in going away, and some are sometimes exacerbated as i deign to live a "normal life" and push myself a bit and try new things and my body complains (like the walk i took today that aggravated my foot). i told myself, this is a good thing, b/c you have to push yourself sometimes to show your body you are normal and your body (pain-brain) will push back. for a bit.
other than that, i guess as Steve says, who knows why? i am a little creaky today and other days i am good. isn't it best to ignore this as best we can? that's the best i think i've learned so far: push just a little to show your body who's boss if you possibly can.
but i have a long way to go. maybe some veterans can offer way more than i can. i hope you feel ever better~
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SteveO
USA
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Posted - 07/06/2012 : 18:33:23
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Thanks for the nice words. I enjoy helping people heal. So there's a selfish reason behind my actions; besides making others feel better it makes me feel good too. I've been doing it for 11 years now and the feeling of success has never diminished.
I was working with a woman in 2005 who was in horrific pain. She asked me not to leave her while she was learning about TMS. She felt she would be in the small percentage who wouldn't heal, she was scared and confused like most people. We have all walked the same path. She continued to doubt but she hung in there and one day she asked to call me so I gave her my number. When she called she said her pain was gone for the first time she could ever remember. I listened to her crying on the phone with exhilaration and relief. I couldn't stop smiling and even had tears in my own eyes just listening to her crying with happiness.
So there's a good selfish feeling a person gets when they can help someone who is suffering. Anyone who understands shadow work understands why.
I've received just over 300 emails from people telling me my book has taken their pain away or greatly reduced it. The feeling of deep satisfaction I get never leaves or diminishes in intensity. There's a natural high that accompanies healing.
I thanked Dr. Sarno for saving my life and told him he probably got tired of hearing that. He said, "no Steve, I never get tired of hearing that." He started practice in 1950 so the feeling must never leave. The opposite must also be true for a physician, the exasperation when they can't help someone must be painful. It's a tough gig.
Stayfit, Emmett Miller's work got me through the worst of times. There was a lady here, I forget who, who posted that she saw me mention Miller's relaxation material and bought it and it helped her. I think she said she bought Easing Into Sleep and The Stress Manager. I'm not sure which ones. I don't know if you can search this site for Miller? But you can go to his website and shop around. DrMiller.com
I wish I could stick around this site for awhile but I will have to move on. I'm in between book promos now so I have lots of time to respond here. People have my email address if they have any questions. I try to answer all of them, eventually.
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mala
Hong Kong
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Posted - 07/07/2012 : 05:10:14
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I'm having a hard time with the pain moving around too. One day its one knee then the next day the other. Low back pain on one side. then the other side. Same with neck & shoulder. then the gut gives me trouble one night & recently a new thing. Heart rate is up in the 80s. Blood pressure was 105/55 yesterday. Today 136/70. Blood pressure has always been on the low side now this.
Its scary & I'm scared. I feel tired all the time, no energy, listless. Haven't had a good laugh in ages. Feels like I'm just plodding on.
Good Luck & Good Health
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stayfit65
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Posted - 07/07/2012 : 05:16:57
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| Ok, Steve, thank you. I will check out Dr. Miller's work. And yes, it is much appreciated that you take time out of your busy schedule to talk to me. I will not give up, this war will be over soon, and I will win. |
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pain patterns keep going up and down...why???
