Recent content by John Murphy

My migraines also go back to the age of seven when my parents divorced. But they got much worse when I took early retirement.... That's the bit I don't understand because early retirement was my carefully considered decision and taken in the interests of peace of mind! I guess I got that wrong!

Thanks everyone. Perhaps it's time for a bit of psychotherapy to help me along the road of discovery!

Thanks Ines. I'm not sure trying to talk to my ID will do any good because it's so self-centred and wants to do only what will bring it pleasure - such as expressing its rage. I feel that I should be telling my Ego or my Super-Ego to stop causing the pain which supposedly distracts me from the...

I’m not identifying any emotions in particular. I know that there’s a fair amount of disappointment and maybe anger in many of the experiences I have had but I can't pin-point anything in particular when the pain sets in. There seem to be too many possibilities. In many ways, I’ve had a good...

I believe that I have accepted the basic idea of my migraine possibly being TMS and I have accepted the idea that pain is caused by part of my subconscious in order to distract me from what I believe to be repressed emotions in my unconscious - and I really do believe that they're there! Having...

I've been using Dr Sarno's book for about three weeks now and still have no idea which emotions might be causing bad reaction. I meditate and think back through the traumatic periods in my life. I seem to have lost my ability to feel emotion.