Recent content by nelliemaud

My pain is the result of an injury. An orthopedist did shock wave therapy on my knee and I have not walked without pain since. I have used the Sarno method successfully before for foot pain -- but that was not an injury. It's clear to me that there IS a physical reason for my pain -...

Years ago I followed the pain recovery program and it worked well enough to keep me from submitting to surgery on my foot. I honestly did not really expect it to work and was amazed when it did. Since then I have learned more about Dr. Sarno and wish he could be awarded a posthumous Nobel...

Thank you. I'm scared to say this but my pain has receded. Of course I hoped that it would but I thought I'd have to do much more work before that happened. I understand that it may come and go, but still . . . I walked all over yesterday and my feet got tired but no searing pain. A miracle!

I have a lot of motivation to stick with the program and really work on recovering. But I have to overcome two habits on mind: one, I think I already know everything I'm supposed to be uncovering from the past and I have felt those feelings, there's nothing new here. Second, what good does...

I don't have any trouble identifying what is making me sad/angry/anxious. These feelings are not repressed. When I am on the street and people honk their horns I feel complete rage -- nothing repressed about it. I also feel like a victim because there is nothing I can do about it, except...

So my pain is foot pain, quite severe at times, especially when walking. There are definite structural abnormalities that could be causing this pain -- arthritis, bunion, neuroma. But I feel that the pain may also be psychologically caused or exacerbated. Is it possible that pain is caused by...