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Thanks very much for this thoughtful and insightful program!

I am a bit unclear about the approach in this program, or at least today's lesson. It seems to emphasize overcoming your pain by not being afraid of it. I guess the idea is fear feeds the pain and keeps it alive whereas letting go and realizing there is nothing to fear releases the pain. Where I am confused is how this approach relates with Sarno's views on TMS. As far as I can tell, Sarno thought the solution to pain was to acknowledge the emotions (i.e. rage, sadness, etc...) and to find ways to release these emotions, or at least not let these emotions cause pain. Until we get to the bottom of what's eating us up inside, the pain, anxiety, depression, etc... will persist.

These two approaches to stopping TMS seem quite different or am I missing something?

Thanks so much!