I once knew a spiritual teacher who called seriousness a disease of the ego. I found TMS raged when I took a precious approach to life (my needs, wants and desires) and calmed dramatically once I recovered my sense of humour.
There seems to be a tendency to indulge in anger (and other negative emotions) because we mistakenly believe this is experiencing them. Sarno himself cautioned against this saying he never intended for people to stomp around the place being so angry. This is the classic over-intellectualisation. It's just another form of repression.
Anger is also a relief from fear and we know fear to be the juice of TMS. Fear, anger, sorrow...all phases of letting go on the way to healing. This has been my experience. At some point you simply let it all go and move on.
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Alan has completed the new Pain Recovery Program. To read or share it, use this updated link: https://www.tmswiki.org/forum/painrecovery/Dismiss Notice
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