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Here is a link for a video about pain that I think might interest/help you and that has been shared on this site a few times. Lorimer Moseley is quite well known in the "pain" field and his quick 10 minute video is super simple, clear and powerful. I also included a longer version of his video...

And thank you to everyone who posts responses. It is so helpful to read about peoples' experiences.

I totally agree Eugene. This focus on neuro pathways and fear is so accessible. I am not fooling myself into thinking it is going to be easy but it makes sense to me. Like you, I can relate to it. Thank you Alan for simplifying really complex ideas with such simple analogies, expalanations...

Me too! The hardest time of day for me is when i wake up and am lying in bed. That's when my Eeyore kicks in. The first thing my brain does is scan my body and take pain inventory: "Where is the pain today? Is it still in my shoulders? Yup, well maybe I really do need a new bed. Or is it just in...

I can completely relate to your story and how you are feeling. I started out feeling really great about my ability to succeed with the program, knowing that my foot and hand pain was my unconscious mind's way of making me ignore stressors in my life. After all, my foot pain was almost cured when...

Thank you Cat Lady 13. I had never heard of the Holmes Rahe stress level scale but I took a look at it and you are right. Wow! Really interesting. I did score very high. I am really, really good at "grinning and bearing it" during stressful times so I am positive that I have mountains of stress...

Thank you for both of your replies to my frustration post. I am actually going to try to journal by hand instead of on the computer. I think you are right that I am putting way too much pressure on myself. And of course my perfectionist self is silly enough to think there is a right way of...

Thank you Walt. I had a tough day today (I just finished posting about it) so am happy to get your encouraging words. The part about patience is so true. I am really struggling with that. Hey, I have question for you. Were there days when you couldn't face doing the SEP? I assume that I am not...

I did the day 6 meditation today which felt wonderful after getting really frustrated with my journaling. I keep trying to "feel" my emotions and I start to feel them and the tears start to come to my eyes and then they just dry up. I feel like I am working too hard to try to to get them to come...

The two most disheartening experiences I had with doctors: I told my PT who I had been seeing twice a week for 6 months that the healing for my PF had plateaued and I didn’t feel like my feet was getting any better. I asked him if he had any suggestions to help me take healing to the next...

Thank you for your kind response, Walt. Being a newbie to this forum (and to posting on blogs) I mistakenly posted my story in 2 places and have been responding to people's replies to my other posting in the Support Forum. You will see there that I have begun sharing my emotions and you are so...

I can't entirely take credit for that calm response. Those are Baseball65's wise words that he shared with me. :)

Thank you Cricket313. I so appreciate the support and the recommendation of other books. I, too, ordered Healing Back Pain and it should arrive tomorrow. I am looking forward to reading it and hope it helps us both!