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And yes I'm almost all the way through his "healing back pain" book.

The emotional repression of anger or whatever the emotion is is at the center of the issue, I agree. I think the battle I have with my mind when I do something it perceives as immoral is a distraction from the real core issue of repression. I think cause I'm stressed out and anxious because of...

Thanks for the responses everyone. And yes I agree that TMS's tend to be 'goodists' because good people in general tend to put more pressure on themselves because they have a conscious and morals.

Hello all, So I have a lot of combative thoughts throughout the day that are always looking to correct and punish me at every turn. If I criticize someone in my head, even validly, my mind looks to "punish" me by making my symptoms worse and causing more pain. My mind tries to counteract many...

Appreciate the advice, I will definitely keep this in mind from now on!

I think as bad as the pain is, the fear is so much worse because of how it restricts you. That's the scariest part to me. I'm very inefficient with my daily activities and it's terrifying because I have responsibilities and expectations and things have to get done by a certain time. I also used...

Yup doctors tend to just take imaging and give you pain pills and physical therapy and that's the extent of their brain power when it comes to pain. They really don't know that much about chronic pain.

I haven't found Alan Gordon very helpful because I feel like he just repeats the same talking points over and over and doesn't explain TMS very well. The psychologist I talked to from his business back in 2017 just told me "there's nothing to fear" over and over without going into any details...

Thank you!

Thank you and yes I am journaling to try to see if I can find any repressed emotions. Hopefully I’ll get somewhere eventually.

I agree I think the emotions are ultimately what’s causing the physical pain and tension so you need to calm the emotions down to ease the physical stuff.

I hope so. As I read through this book I'm definitely gaining more valuable knowledge and the more I know, the better off I'll be hopefully.

Yeah I think he's right too cause I've noticed when I use the heat pad it relieves my pain and heat works by opening up the blood vessels so it makes sense. Also agree that a lot of doctors aren't that bright when it comes to chronic pain. I've seen it first hand myself many times. They tend to...

Thank you for all the info and resources. As I'm reading through chapter 3 of Sarno's book, he's saying exactly what you're saying to not focus on physical symptoms and focus on the emotional part of it. Hopefully I can get to this point, but I think because my pain started while I was...