Recent content by scootertoe

So one of my written goals was to do something I hadn't been able to do in awhile. We used to host HUGE July 4th parties every year but I had not been up to hosting anything extra the past few years. When I started this program, I set a goal that I would have a party by July 5 and I did! Not a...

Hi Blake, I'm about two weeks into the program and don't remember the last time I have felt so good, both physically and emotionally. I was very resistant at first, being a nurse, but conventional treatments were no help,so... Here I am and as difficult as some things are, like the journaling...

Good for you Mara! You took control!

Thanks Stella! So glad that the tools are working for you and so excited about feeling like "me" again, although it's been so long since I felt like that and I can barely remember it. The good news is that I have already seen glimpses of my own and thanks to all the supportive people on this...

The journaling I did today was almost two years overdue but now that it's done, I feel relief. So many emotions never expressed about my Dad's 4 month illness and the heartache it caused our family. But having celebrated a second Fathers Day with him yesterday since that ordeal, I am so thankful...

Thanks Walt! My posting name is a combo of the nicknames we gave our twin sons when they were born almost 28 years ago! Have used it for ever for aol etc. So anyway, I didn't journal again today or even look at Day 9 but had a GREAT weekend and was mostly pain-free! A bit rough physically to...

So I am a day late with this post but doing my best to stay on track and do my daily program readings and journaling. Most importantly though is that if I do skip an activity, I forgive myself and move on. I know that what really matters is that I stick with it and that I keep using the things...

Dear Dog Pound, I totally hear what you are saying. The pain can be overwhelming but what I have tried to do in the short time I am following the program is to use deep breathing, meditation and affirmations to help me work through the pain. Not easy but the only way I know right now. Wishing...

I should have started journaling yesterday ( or maybe the day before?) but life sometimes gets in the way and so I did my first two journal exercises tonight, followed by meditation. I have been doing daily meditation since starting the program and love it. I wake up 15 minutes earlier than...

Just over a week ago, before finishing Dr. Sarno's book and accepting that I have TMS, I saw my pain management physician, who administered trigger point injections into my neck and upper back (ouch) and when I tried to discuss how frustrated and upset I was about my chronic pain, he proceeded...