hey all, a while ago i wrote a success story, as I successfully got rid of a year long sciatic pain. no longer is fear holding me in that regard.
now 2 days ago, I had another recurrence, they do not happen to often, but sometime they do, maybe 1-2 a year. what I learned is that they are typically accompanied by prolonged stress, bad sleep etc. so the triggers could be more acute, then some childhood trauma for example.
anyways, first thought was like, hey is this TMS or a 'real injury'. I've been working out very hard at the gym, and acute injuries do happen sometimes.
but then the pain was way too similar to my past sciatic pain. the first thing I did the next day, i went to the gym again, and worked out the hardest I could, the areas which were the most in pain. what was interesting, that during the workout I had literally 0 pain. clear sign of TMS. it came later during that day, and I applied the old school sarno mind technique 'nothing wrong with me, it is just a signal, do not fight it, it is not a threat, ....'. and 2h later I felt nothing!
tldr; you can beat recurring pain really really quick. I believe you can beat original pain quick too, but early on, as we learn, things do seem just more difficult. but they don't have to be. now I truly believe you can go from 10/10 pain to 0/10 pain in couple days/hours even.
now 2 days ago, I had another recurrence, they do not happen to often, but sometime they do, maybe 1-2 a year. what I learned is that they are typically accompanied by prolonged stress, bad sleep etc. so the triggers could be more acute, then some childhood trauma for example.
anyways, first thought was like, hey is this TMS or a 'real injury'. I've been working out very hard at the gym, and acute injuries do happen sometimes.
but then the pain was way too similar to my past sciatic pain. the first thing I did the next day, i went to the gym again, and worked out the hardest I could, the areas which were the most in pain. what was interesting, that during the workout I had literally 0 pain. clear sign of TMS. it came later during that day, and I applied the old school sarno mind technique 'nothing wrong with me, it is just a signal, do not fight it, it is not a threat, ....'. and 2h later I felt nothing!
tldr; you can beat recurring pain really really quick. I believe you can beat original pain quick too, but early on, as we learn, things do seem just more difficult. but they don't have to be. now I truly believe you can go from 10/10 pain to 0/10 pain in couple days/hours even.
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