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Jay one more thing - YOU HAVE TO STOP GOOGLE. I mean it! You have the same thing as me - you are OCD about it. (I used to think OCD was reserved for people like Jack Nicholson in that movie) As my therapist explained it - you are Obsessed with your symptoms and finding a cure/solution or finding...

Oh my, you and I have a LOT in common (you can search my name to see what I posted). You are NOT alone. I came here, not really because of "pain" though I developed some, but more because of numbness, weird migrating neuro symptoms and unexplained twitches etc. I did the exact same thing. I...

Chantal, my symptoms are primarily neurological in nature too, which have led to extreme health anxiety. (I pretty much developed a full blown phobia of ALS despite every test in the book) I started seeing a psychologist yesterday - in just one session my anxiety has diminished a lot due to some...

Welcome! I'm a newbie too - I just joined this forum last week. I don't have a lot of experience I can only say that I felt immediate relief of most of my pain last week after reading the book and yesterday it came back (only it moved from the right side of my neck/upper back to my left!). I too...

Thank you all! Mark I read your story! Wow, you have been through a lot - I think we call have. I'm so glad to hear that you are all recovering. I am working on this. Feeling like a setback today - I really felt like my upper back neck were so much better and then last night and this morning -...

Thanks so much Mark and Lori for your comments. I have a practical question for you. I pretty much have neuro symptoms all the time (pain comes and goes) - I'm trying to figure out how the "feeling" works? Do you just sit there and think - what am I feeling right now? I feel like my neck/back...

Thanks so much Mark - yes, in fact - The rheumatologist basically told me - you have myofascial pain that I believe is impinging somehow at the shoulder creating this. (of course he tried to get me to take a bunch of pills to relax me - which I declined ;) Yes the backs of my shoulders and backs...

Thank you Mark! I look forward to resolution. I can definitely say that just three days in my neck pain has resided SO much - so much so that I haven't taken Ibuprofen in the three days or applied any of the OTC pain patches I was wearing - BUT then my arms started having pain, feeling weird and...

Thank you G.R.! this is the first time in my life I have ever experienced anything like this - especially the crippling anxiety around my physical symptoms. I am so eager for complete healing. Appreciate your feedback and advice.

Hi, I'm SDGirl, 35 yr. old mom with two young kids and a great hubby living in a beach community in SoCal. I'm still in many ways wondering how I got here. Its been a really horrible three months. Apologies to so many of you who have been dealing with things for many years. My story: After...