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symptom imperative and symptom substitution

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  1. psychosomatic

    Symptom Imperatives Keep Reoccurring

    Hello All, I recently recovered from 4 years of very severe chronic back pain. It feels great to have my life back but since I've recovered I've noticed my body keeps trying to find new ways to distract my and divert my attention away from my emotions. They are not nearly as bad as the pain...
  2. BruceMC

    Injured Reserves

    Just read this on the climber's blog this morning and was struck by how closely it conforms to TMS and the operation of the Dr Sarno's "symptom imperative" phenomenon. I know this woman (who will remain anonymous of course), and I also know that she began suffering lower back problems 30 years...
  3. Walt Oleksy (RIP 2021)

    CALL-IN Tuesday, Oct. 22. Steve Ozanich book Chapter 10

    This Tuesday, October 22, the call-in discussion group will be discussing Chapter 10 (The Symptom Imperative Phenomenon) in Steve Ozanich's book The Great Pain Deception starting at 9 pm Eastern Time. It lasts an hour, sometimes a little longer. Phone lines will open half an hour early so you...
  4. Forest

    This is what happens in back surgery

    However, if you don't treat the underlying cause (TMS), it will just come back in another area.
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