Reading about other people's experience and discovery of the TMS theory, I thought I'd share my own story: I had been suffering from numerous ailments (back pain, stomach pain, dizziness, headaches and finally neck pain) for about 3 years when my husband finally pointed out that his own excruciating back pain (supposedly due to a herniated disk)had completely vanished the day he signed his divorce papers (from his previous wife, not me!). I remember thinking "oh my God, what if this was all mental!" then I started searching the web and bookstores for alternative theories and..bingo! Found Dr. sarnos' book. Reading the description of TMS patients, it was as if I had finally found ME after all these years! Ironically, my husband is a bit dubious about Dr. Sarno's theories, yet he was the one who pointed me in the right direction! |