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10/4/23 Went to yin yoga class, which I do every week. I remember it as a slightly more intense class than usual, perhaps because I was feeling a little sore later. Low and behold, my right hip, groin, and glute started hurting by the very next day! I wasn’t able to walk without feeling some...

YES! If the pain is there to distract you, then distract it on your terms and ignore it and live the life you want to live. Someday, you will look back on this and realize that your experience with TMS is a blessing in disguise.

Yes, ignore. If the pain is there to distract you from dealing with some emotions, then I say distract yourself on YOUR terms and ignore. Live the life you want to live.

The only suggestions I have: 1) try slowing down the movements that cause the pain. Reaching, walking, kneeling- whatever. Just slow down. While tossing frisbee, I discovered that running after it (which I love to do) caused the pain to shoot down from my back into my leg. So, I decided to...

Welcome to our club! My story can be seen here. http://www.tmswiki.org/forum/threads/pain-in-neck-left-shoulder-arm-elbow.827/#post-6891 The pain you're experiencing IS real, caused by mild oxygen deprivation. Having read Sarno, you're halfway there. Sarno says... 1- spend 15 minutes daily...

Plantar Fasciitis- been there, done that. But didn't know about Dr. Sarno until I had lower back pain, 10-15 years later. After dealing with that and reading that PF was caused by essentially the same thing, did the symptoms mostly subside.

Maybe it depends on how fast/slow you breath. I believe Sarno mentions that because exercise increases the flow of blood that symptoms can get temporarily better. If you are slowing your breathing, perhaps the decrease in the level of oxygen is causing more pain. Just a thought. I tried to get...

From my backyard... I've been diagnosed with a herniated disc, degenerative disc in my neck and/or osteoarthritis, and plantar fasciitis. My brother has been diagnosed with acid reflux, high blood pressure, arthritis, depression, and a torn miniscus (though that was recently changed to...

I believe Dr. Sarno wrote in one of his books that people are more inclined to believe that they have a physical problem rather than a psychological problem. It's almost as if they're too good- too stable, to have a psychological problem. The fear of being labeled "crazy". Other people are...

This reminds me... Story #1- I heard about HBP/Sarno from a friend who had a co-worker that recovered. Now guess who's been dealing with back pain for at least the last six months? My friend! She talks about getting massage, getting some physical therapy, and taking a certain herb (for...

This saying just came to mind... Distract yourself on your own terms! Sounds like a good t-shirt. Hmmm... :-)

Start slow. We learn to walk before we run. Slowly push yourself to do more. The best time to begin is now. You're starting over, to a certain extent. And try to ignore the pain. If the pain is there to distract you, then I feel the best thing to do is ignore it. It's helped me. For more...

Archaea, For what's it's worth, my first experience with TMS was a herniation of L5/S1. My brief story is told in the beginning of the post titled, "pain in neck/shoulder/arm". Also, Dr. Sarno wrote of a study done on people who didn't have any pain symptoms, but agreed to an MRI which revealed...

Update- the pain disappeared about 3-4 weeks ago, which means it took 7-8 weeks for me to recover. My herniated disc took 9-11 weeks, an improvement of ~2 weeks. Yea! However, I have another interesting story. On NYE, I awoke with a very dry throat. Over a few days, it turned into a sore...