outcome independence

I have read Healing Back Pain and read and listened to quite a bit about TMS and it makes sense, but my main fear is that I won’t be able to overcome my repressed emotions or address them in whatever way is necessary to stop the pain. I know some people recover just by reading the book but as...

Hello. I have been listening to my body's TMS messages, linking the symptoms to what I am not feeling, and making slow, steady progress from pain. I recently learned that success is measured by how little you care about symptoms. I am now confused. I thought you have symptoms due to unresolved...

Some time back I read a great page on the TMS Wiki that a lot of people are probably familiar with, Outcome independence. This is one of the things that Sarno consistently describes - act without regard to the pain - but I didn't have a good name for it, and so it was easy to lose focus on in...

Hey there, Over the course of a year or so, I've successfully reduced or gotten rid of the following mindbody symptoms: neck/back pain, epididymits, migraines, digestive issues, anxiety. All of which has been accomplished through practicing Sarno's techniques, journaling, meditation, positive...

Alan Gordon posted this recently on TMSWiki.org: “I recently read the book The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. It's a great book, and Howard Schubiner and I have been talking about how to apply some of the concepts to TMS treatment.” Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize winning science writer for the...

Hi Everyone, I have started reading the TMS Recovery Program and wanted to get some ideas on the concept of "outcome independence." My biggest hurdle is focusing on my back pain when I am in the car. I constantly monitor and think about the pain. I wanted to see what has worked for you. Any...

Hi all, Hoping someone can help me. After feeling like I was slowly getting better, this past week has been one of the worst. First of all, I have deep aching pains in my legs that I haven't had before. They don't seem to be responding to the TMS work the way my other pain did. But more...

One of the clearest paths to eliminating your symptoms is to take away the pain's power by overcoming your preoccupation with it. Easier said than done, right? Shifting to an attitude of outcome independence is a great technique to help achieve that. Outcome independence means your...

Hi everyone, I am really interested in your feedback on this one. I've been thinking a lot over the last week or so, and tried to make this video blog as thought provoking as I could. The hope is to jump start an interesting discussion that we can all learn from. Links: Breaking the Pain...

Hi all, I've been doing some mindfulness meditations when I go to bed at night. This particular one involves focusing on different body parts and the sensations you are feeling in them. I find it quite relaxing, and really interesting how powerful the effect of putting your attention on an...