nocebo

Hey all, I was told by my hand surgeon that my wrist will never be the same and that I may have pain for the rest of my life. 2 years ago I fell and broke both wrists and one had to be surgically repaired. I have had pain and weakness in the surgically repaired wrist. I refuse to believe his...

I have had quite the experience in the last 24 hours which has sent me through a loop, the biggest I've had in a while. Overall, I have had the best month by far in sooooo long. Despite some freak outs (yeah yeah I know my popping and cracking thread), I have been pressing on. My symptoms...

is the nocebo effect considered TMS? For example believing a medication will cause a side effect, taking the medication, and then getting the side effect?

Today I listened to a podcast with the beloved Deepak Chopra (he's so great) talking with Tony Robbins. It was really really inspiring and incredibly interesting. He, like Dr. Sarno, has a western medical background, but eventually shifted to both an eastern (Ayurvedic) perspective, as well as a...

In 1994, Dr. Sarno's book "Mind Over Back Pain" cured me of 15 years of back pain overnight. Fast forward to 2016 and I have had “Tinnitus” for two years now. Knowing full well that TMS can come and go and move around the body, I began to wonder if my Tinnitus was TMS in a new location. Did Dr...

Tricks our mind can play..... The most amazing part is in bold font - see below. Shannon Harvey talks about her recent interview: "recent interview I did with a neurophysiologist named Fabrizio Benedetti from the University of Turin, who is a leading researcher on the placebo response, and an...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3378298/Mot-rhead-Drummer-Mikkey-Dee-announces-end-influential-hard-rock-band-following-death-founder-frontman-Ian-Lemmy-Kilmister.html When I first heard about the death of Lemmy from Moorhead the other day I was taken aback that he died so soon...