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Hi there. I discovered Dr. Sarno's work about four years ago and have gotten a lot better than before. I had chronic head and backache for ten years. I still causes me some problems, but I am now aware of their phycological root. During some of those years - about five-six years ago - I also...

Hi Nick, thank you for your answer, means a lot to me. I definitely feel I have issues regarding my attitude towards myself. I have been aware of it for the last couple of years, but I recently realised just how badly I often treat myself and how much pressure I put on myself to be good and do...

To phrase my questions a little more precisely: How do I differentiate between the pain from conditioning and the pain as physical distraction from psychological issues? And what approach should I take to each of these? Of course the conditioning is also psychological and the physical...

Thank you. When practising lying down I am trying to force my mind onto a good book or a great movie to try and be kind to myself and move focus away from the pain. I also found this answer on this forum from a TMS therapists on the topic of conditioning which I found helpful. The tricky thing...

Thanks a lot for your answer. I'm a trying to think psychologically and focus on the repressed rage. As I wrote I had great results with this a couple of years ago, although I never fully felt I have become pain-free. This is actually one of the first times I am talking about since discovering...

Hi. First post here and hoping someone with some experience can offer me a piece of advice. I would be very grateful. I read Dr. Sarno's book a couple of years ago and after about a year felt much better in my body. I had struggled with headache and back pain for around 10 years. I still, at...