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It is nice to see the mindbody approaches for long covid. Interestingly, a few weeks ago I saw on Linkedin that Eric Topol (famous physician on everything) called the mindbody approaches "misinformation" for this Wired article The Painful Truth About Long Covid | WIRED. A bunch of people with...

A recent video of Dan showed how to help kids with TMS. He said parents could be calm with the symptoms and create a safety for the kids. Kids feel safe and symptoms would go away. Often times, adults need this kind of safety as well. Luckier ones would have other loving and caring adults help...

Early 40s, and finally could feel those feelings you describe. When I was in my early 30s, the mind was mostly on hitting life KPIs and feelings were more shallow and the deep emotions were set aside because they would take too much space and time and may get in the way of getting things done...

Symptom imperatives may also occur when one faces certain life reality, unwilling to accept it, hates it (supressed or repressed rage), unable to change it (a lot of time in the minds), feeling helpless and hopeless. The body responds with various symptoms which could drag on if the mind doesn't...

I heard some people were sick during the holiday, and then in the gym it was packed during Thanksgiving weekend. People were chatting like oh we will have so and so over (close family members) might be stressful etc. So that could be a lot of triggers and throw one back again to victimhood...

People want to get better physically, but a lot of times they feel "safer" in their current states of life (familiar coping mechanisms, familiar relationships) with "bearable" symptoms. Symptoms could suddenly get worse and debilitating, and become a great distraction for a while and then kind...

What are you fearful for? How does your childhood look like? What are the relationships with your caregivers, parents etc ? What kind of close relationship you have now? What triggers you emotionally? All these could be starting points. What do you most afraid of regarding how others view you?

In my opinion, that is too much deviation from Dr. Sarno.

People who get Sarno book cure may score that one more easily but may struggle at other aspects in life. It is not better than because we are our own judges and we also don't need to be judges even with comparisons. Each one's experience is unique and valid. I guess the reasons people don't...

Yes, and the ones that just get it and cure fast may have a harder time explaining it to the ones who seem to get it but not quite produce the same results. We can't transplant brains. Another analogy here, the same coach trains a whole team of players, after one demo usually one or two of the...

Sometimes human brains are wired in such a way that the brains become more unconsciously committed if a payment is made. Also I have an analogy for this Sarno vs. other methods: In China high schoolers need to take national college entrance exam. It used to be the most critical exam and the...

Do women really need to wear bras? Unless we go somewhere like in an office that requires professional look, I don't bother. Also I see those loose half tops, not exactly bras, no metal wires or cushions but some support, those are comfortable.

Care takers or rather the supporting adults need to take care of themselves first, then extend their compassion to the others to support rather to "fix".

oh dear, that title certainly gave me a Monday morning sinking feeling, lol!

Schools and kid activities could feel overwhelmed for moms and would generate a lot of inner tensions. Too many things to handle but because it is kids' stuff, moms feel obligated to do it but mom's inner child may kick and scream: I don't want to do it, I don't want to take care of anything and...