Recent content by richard13

It's Thanksgiving morning, and I'm having some intense lower back pain that has mostly been in remission for nearly 30 years thanks to my coming upon Dr. Sarno's work. The few times it flares up (appropriate term in so many ways!:)) is around when I'm visiting family. It's been a few very...

Hi Bodhigirl, thanks for the reference. I looked it up and found a nice article about the role of the vagus nerve in the nervous system, and a brief outline of Dr. Porges' polyvagal theory: https://www.verywellmind.com/polyvagal-theory-4588049 (Polyvagal Theory and How It Relates to Social...

Hi Tms_joe, I saw your recent post (thanks, well said) and was inspired by you to add my own. I, too, didn't take psilocybin until after getting past TMS. That TMS process helped show me the power and complexity of my mind and emotions. I was fascinated as I watched the chronic pain that I had...

Thanks BloodMoon. That article is encouraging in that the FND field seems to have a more holistic understanding of the phenomena, and has evolved beyond its psychodynamic origins (in a similar way, maybe, as the TMS understanding of chronic pain has evolved) Not surprisingly, chronic pain and...

This thread has been interesting (thanks all), and speaks to the complexity of the mind/body and healing (or not). The entry of diabetes into the discussion thread reminded me of a fascinating case study of patients with Dissociative Identity Disorder (formerly Multiple Personality) in which a...

Hey zeeman01, when I find myself drifting into "catastrophe mode" around personal or societal health issues I like to find a higher perspective with the help of some of the wiser folks who have already done this "living thing" quite eloquently. Your entry reminded me of this quote by Michel de...

Hey banjoman, how (or what) were you doing [or not doing] then {and not now}? {Also}, how were you able to heal [100%] from (parentheses-itis)? I thought it was "over use", too, but maybe it is just my mind's way of distracting me grammatically from emotional pain (fear of periods of...

Hi Mark W, I just came here from a link in an email from your 2017 update to see what responses had accrued (am a sporadic visitor), so was surprised and delighted to find your 2019 update. Congrats on your continued success! Glad you are still out sharing your story and advocating Sarno info...

Thanks, Mark W. I'd received an email of your recent posting and it brought me back to this site after some busy time away. Good to hear of your continued success. I quoted some of what you had shared as yesterday was Thanksgiving and I was again gently sharing my hopes with my mother that she...

Hey Ferndale37...could you please share some more of your experience with tinnitus? Did you have it for an extended period of time? Was it a "constant" (in not an awareness sense, but that when you brought your attention to it in a completely quiet place, it would always be there)? When you say...

How's it going/running?

Hey Bg...it's been a few weeks since you had another wave upon wave of dukkha...hope your psychic and physical bruising has healed some...heal on...r (lovely, that, from Marcia)

Hey H_V & MBPT, as runners you might appreciate Monte Hueflte, a runner and TMS consultant referenced on this site: http://www.tmswiki.org/ppd/Monte_Hueftle (Monte Hueftle) and in this article: http://conditioningresearch.blogspot.com/2009/06/running-pain-interview-with-monte.html...

Hi Forest, thanks for posting these helpful resources. Noted that when I clicked on "TMS RP..." (above) it linked to: http://search.tmswiki.org (TMS Search Engine) instead of: http://www.tmswiki.org/ppd/TMS_Recovery_Program (TMS Recovery Program)