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Have you read Steve O's book The Great Pain Deceiption? It has a great chapter on just this. He has some amazing examples. It is so common for someone else to say something to us and whammo...it happens. When I first hurt my back my friend said " I sure hope it doesn't last a year like our...

Hi Eric.. I am back from our vacation. We both learned so much from our pain on this trip...I think the information you gave me about Claire Weekes and her tapes got me over the hump. And I realized that since I was near a warm ocean I could really "float"...I finally finally got what...

Dear Steve, My husband and I are reading your book. I thank you for this book and all we are gaining from it. I am about half way and he is a bit behind me. We both have TMS. I always wondered about us both having TMS..and recently on a month vacation in Mexico (where we both were in a lot of...

Eric.. Thanks so much....last night I had a lot of pain. I checked wiki for pain before bed..advice was to say affirmations..which I did..other advice was to "ask" unconscious to have my dream be about emotion I am holding on to..which I did. I had a dream about a man who felt remorse..then...

and remember to accept accept accept..a great distraction for me is drawing..this morning i drew for hours and had no pain until i stopped..i am lucky that i am retired now..

I too wake with pain. one thing that has helped me was Dr Claire Weekes tapes and book. I bought the book for the chapter on waking up. She says to get out of bed first thing..get engaged..music, conversation..I read affirmations. Ever so slowly it is getting better. You can find a link to her...

Yes I read the 12 each morning..what do you mean "facing"''I kinda get floating. Just bought Claire weekes book.

Eric..I keep listening to her..how did you practice acceptance when in pain?

Thanks chickenbone..that is so helpful. Eric..my husband and I listened to Claire Weekes..she is great..coupled with other suggestions..We feel we have some good tools. I had a great day yesterday and pain today but I gave it less power so it is like another good day. All of this is so...

Got it!!! I'm on to all of your suggestions. Thanks so much..you have the 12 reminders posted..I'll find them.

Ha..that is all I am doing is laying around the beach! Maybe I need some tequila too. The problem is I can barely make it to the beach. I'm working on Eric and others suggestions..seems to help.

Eric.. I know I know..cannot get a grip on anything..the pain is nonstop and intense and has worsened daily..had migraine this morning and could barely walk a few feet..I had 2 sessions with Gordon Allen therapist..in January..and was doing better..I was Meditating..reading..journaling..and now...

Help! I had a good three weeks a month ago. I was walking up to an hour..so it seemed possible to plan a vacation in Mexico. We have been here a week and my pain gets worse and worse. I would say I had pain prior to trip..but now I can barely walk a block without pain. The past 2 nights have...

Help! I had a good three weeks a month ago. I was walking up to an hour..so it seemed possible to plan a vacation in Mexico. We have been here a week and my pain gets worse and worse. I would say I had pain prior to trip..but now I can barely walk a block without pain. The past 2 nights have...