the great pain deception: how faulty medical advice is making us worse by steven ozanich

Hi everyone, did Steve Ozanich ever get round to making an audiobook of his book The Great Pain Deception? I found some old threads of his where he says he was working on it but I can not seem to find anything about an audiobook for purchase. Any help i would really appreciate it.

I have been able to heal from chronic pelvic pain, back pain, and plantar fasciitis, as well as many other common TMS symptoms. I have recently created a website/blog to share my story and help to educate folks about TMS! If you are interested please visit my website at howtosayfupolitely.com...

Ok, in "The Great Pain Deception", Steve Oz. suggests doing a daily mental transparency routine, with certain activities. They are supposed to be things that become "second nature" to you, "requiring no forethought as to the mechanics of the process". He says they become an active meditation...

One concept I didn't understand from SteveO's book, was he mentioned the story of the trauma with his wife, and how he was angry about it. If we are to be conscious of our anger, then how come him being conscious of his rage about what the doctors did, did not help him heal? I feel the same...

Yesterday I totally misread a section in TGPD about naming the pain. After reading the section on proxemal space I named my breathlessness Dietrich (after Marlene, I want to be alone, Dietrich) as I know the tightness comes on when I feel suffocated and need air/space. This can be physical or...

I've been reading Steve Ozanich's book "The Great Pain Deception." I'm about halfway through and came to the section where he describes "Highly Sensitive People" and how they are very often TMS'rs. I got pretty shamed as a young child for being too "sensitive" but I just went underground...

If you havent read this book, you need to do yourself a favor and do so. I would assume if your on this site that you have already read at least one of Dr. Sarno's books. If you havent, read one of them first to get the basics of TMS. After that I highly recommend reading "The Great Pain...

Hi all, I've been recommended several times to read it, so I decided to do it! The thing is, I'm in Korea, and 1) there is no translated version of it, 2) it takes too long to have Amazon ship the original one to Korea, and 3) I cannot find an audio version on the internet. Is there any way...

TMS: STEVEN RAY OZANICH VIDEO Steve, author the book The Great Pain Deception, called by many the best book written on TMS and recovery from pain, tells how following the concepts and advice of Dr. John E. Sarno that most pain is psychologically caused and not structural, he healed himself...

Hi all, I visited this site a little while ago and someone recommended the book 'The Great Pain Deception by Steven Ray Ozanich' and I have to say, even though it is a fairly long book reading it has eased my back pain considerably. Finally understanding the correlation between unconscious...

Page 215, 3rd paragraph: So, physical suffering then serves as a punisher for the unthinkable. Our darker side (Thanatos) is somewhat curious and desiring of the ideas of suicide, rape, murder, torture -- things of such unimaginable horror to our conscious being that they must be imprisoned in...

There are so many TMS books out there, and I was just a little bit curious as to which book you would recommend as someone's first TMS book. A lot of people just starting out often wonder this, and it would be great to hear what you all think. You don't have to be an expert to respond to this...

The Tuesday, February 18, call-in discussion group will be discussing Chapter 34 (“Giving Aid and Comfort to the Enemy”) and 35 (Repetition”) 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...

I wanted to share this with you. I have been absent from the forum for awhile because I've been too busy enjoying my pain-free existence! I had suffered on and off from bad disabling back pain and bladder symptoms for years. The latest bout, from July to November, was a doozy.. I am here to...

............reading your book and man, gotta' say it's outstanding. Well-written with a good mix of humor. But, it has heightened my symptoms fiercely in the past 3 days since I bought it. I know that's a good deal to address the issues, but yesterday I felt like I was swooning all day. My...

The Tuesday, February 11, call-in discussion group will be discussing Chapter 32 (“Power Therapies”) and 33 (“Laugh Dammit!”) 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...

The Tuesday, February 4, call-in discussion group will be discussing Chapter 30 (Visualize!) and 31 (Communicate) 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 can talk...

I read Sarno's Healing Back Pain & The MindBody Prescription. I have a few books on my read list and was wondering how they differ? I am feeling much better but am interested in reading more about TMS. *Pathways to Pain Relief (Frances Sommer Anderson) *Unlearn your Pain (Schubiner) *The...

The Tuesday, January 28, call-in discussion group will be discussing Chapter 28 (“Breathe In”) and 29 (“Set Goals”) 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 can...