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I am a little confused about a certain aspect of Dr. Sarno's treatment program. He states that when you feel the pain coming on, you should force yourself not to be distracted by the pain and rather to think about the emotions. Sarno speaks of it as a kind of battle of the wills. Alan further...

Hi, I have had success, from time to time, just telling the pain to stop. Usually I talk to my brain, or get mad at my brain, and command it to stop sending pain signals. Something I am dealing with other than pain is cortisol dis regulation, particularly, low levels of cortisol in the...

Hi, In looking at my past traumas I notice a lot of fear of failure at every job I have had. In fact, I think part of the reason I switched jobs frequently may have been so I can be the newbie who doesn't know her way around yet and still has to learn if that makes sense. Last year I was...

One of the TMS issues (as discussed by Dr. Sarno) is pain due to the body reducing blood flow to specific areas of the body resulting in a lack of oxygen in the tissues, etc. My question is, if this was occurring in the extremities wouldn't it also cause the person's hands/feet to be cold as...

I've been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia for 2 years now. Tried everything medical but nothing has worked. Just wondering if anyone has had success with Sarno's books? Sounds like the right path but not working yet. Thanks

The question to ponder today is what I would like to do after I graduate from the SEP to show that I care about myself? Maybe return to my creativity in music which I've pretty much abandoned to allow for the time needed to complete this course. But to be honest, the reading today hardly...

So I am fairly certain my pain is 100% TMS, but I am still experiencing doubt and fear that there is something structurally wrong with my left leg (where I have had majority of my pain for 12 years.) It is mostly sciatica type pain and pirifornis stuff but also hip pain, knee pain/clicking...

Well I have to admit, I really don't like the journaling. It's strange, because it's not because I have a problem with writing - I have a writing background and work with words for a job. But I think I feel like it's homework. It reminds me of being back at school or university and having to...

When people try to improve their flexibility, they can go so far before pain prevents them from going further, not to mention of course that their muscles and tendons are close to the limits of what they can bear without being damaged. Over time, the more they stretch, the more flexible they...

If I'm feeling the TMS pain and I reflect on what might the emotions be that are causing the pain, and the pain continues, does that mean the emotions that I've identified are not correct and that it's some other emotion or reason that I've missed that is the cause of the pain?

Hi all, I'm reading stuff from Dr. Hanscom now. I haven't for the last few months done a good job sticking with the journaling strategies. I don't feel like they pulled up repressed memories or anything profound. Then I read Nicole Sach's book and journaled for a while, but I didn't feel like I...

I've been experiencing a lot of success so far by following Monte Hueftle's TMS update advice and suggestions. In one of these updates, Monte recommends journaling but he doesn't go into detail about his method of journaling. I'm just wondering if anyone out there has purchased Monte's program...

I have an issue that causes me great anger and sadness. The unfortunate thing is I really can't change it right now. What am I suppose to do with these feelings in order to work through my pain? Can I still have the situation in my life and recover? The shortened version of my issue is that my...

This is a stupid question but I suffer from anal ache and pelvic floor tension due to mind body issues. Some say levator ani syndrome but they say people who have that feel an ache high up in the rectum. Mine feels about 2cm inside my anus. So is this levator ani or just plain pelvic tension...

I stopped keeping track of when my menstrual cycle was coming. I used to write it down and I would know that the week before I would have migraines. I figured that was putting too much focus on my body so I decided to forget about it and see what happened. I was doing really great. It came and...

I am curious if anyone has the same response to exercise that I do. I could be in quite a bit of pain prior to starting my workout, but once I get about 5 minutes into my cardio, the pain reduces or temporarily disappears. I feel great for a while after I finish my cardio & strength training...

So I have beat TMS issues successfully in the past. I have been having consistent underlying anxiety and some sleep issues. I believe this is TMS coming to surface. Do I take anti-anxiety medication to get over the hump? Also, I had been taking OTC medication to help sleep. Any help would be...

Quick question for everyone here; after a ridiculous amount of searching and treatments I've finally understood TMS to it's fullest extent. I had approached it entirely wrong in the past and plan to correct that error and really have at it this time around, but one thing is holding me back. TMS...