Conflicting points of view

So I've read a lot of different books from a lot of different sources on TMS. Of course, the giant, Dr. Sarno, all but his very first one. I've also gone through Nicole's second book, Dan Buglio, Steve O, Dr. Sopher, and the one that confuses me most of all, Dr. Hanscom.

For as much as he is recommended for TMS reading, and even though he stopped doing surgery, I felt like when I read Back in Control he still relied heavily on the structural causing pain. Was I missing something there? I think it generated a lot of the doubt I still fall into daily.

 

I think the exact mechanism causing the pain is less important than how you treat the pain. That is, understanding that the pain is not structural is half the battle -- this pain is not a danger signal. How the brain creates the pain is interesting but not the point...for example, a sore muscle from TMS may well be from you tensing your muscle without realizing it, out of fear or caution or whatever. But the point is, the sore muscle is not serious. It cannot harm you unless you treat it as dangerous. It is not an injury. It may be painful, but you can treat it as unimportant (to the degree that you can manage, getting more skillful over time).

 

@dlane2530, I think I consider it important because I have continued to run and lift so the thought that I am further damaging the structure always stays in the back of my mind. But point taken.