Hello
I am starting this program today because I am attempting to do everything within my power to get healthy physically, spiritually, and emotionally. I'm hopeful that completing this will help me with all three.
My story isn't nearly as intense as some I've read on here but long story short I've had a jacked back for the last 5 years as well as elbow and knee pain. My body just feels like it's starting to fail me. A large part of my identity is wrapped up in being active and athletic and I don't know how I'd survive if this gets worse and I'm laid up permanently. I've tried chiros, x-rays, massages, core strengthening, MRI's, trigger point injections, intense stretching, cortisone injections, PT, meditation, prayer ect ect. Nothing of these has made one shred of difference.
I did read Dr. Sarno's Healing Back Pain about 10 months ago and made a conscious decision to completely buy into TMS as a diagnosis for my issues. It just made sense. I also followed the journaling suggestions by Nicole Sachs on You Tube to release my repressed emotions. I would say I felt about a 30% reduction in my back pain and a 10% difference in my knees/elbows initially. I was traveling though SE Asia from September through mid February and by the time I got back, all the physical issues had returned 100% despite me taking the Sarno book with me and reading it periodically on the road. There could be many reasons for that being that backpacking can be stressful and anxiety/anger provoking but I'd be lying if I said my faith in this as a way to heal myself wasn't a little shaken. Especially with all the success stories talking about complete recovery with just reading the book and accepting TMS.
I've always been a shortcut taker in life and it hasn't always served me so I want to really follow through with this 6 week program. I've always expected maximum results with minimum effort and maybe this will be a good life lesson for me. As long as it works!!
Some other tidbits about my history that might be relevant here. My issues started 5 years ago with serious neck pain to where I couldn't even swivel my head without it being excruciating. One cortisone shot finally eliminated that but it gets numb for no reason once in awhile. I wouldn't of even remembered that but it just happened right now. Weird, Like I said TMS made sense because right after the neck thing was solved it seems the pain migrated to my lower back. The knee and elbow thing has been around for probably a decade and I just assumed it was from weightlifting.....I have always had issues with anxiety/social anxiety and that has manifested in IBS symptoms that flare up once in awhile. I hide the social anxiety pretty well these days and I only think about the IBS when the symptoms occur....I am recovering alcoholic/addict....I don't have any physical/sexual abuse in my history and I have a big, supportive loving family. Not too many traumatic events in my life but I did come up with a lot of fighting, drug use, law breaking ect. I was attracted to the gritty side of life for sure. Anyway, I can't believe I'm writing this on an internet forum but I don't want to withhold anything that might give me insight or possibly help someone else. I also don't want to shortcut anything here. If I keep doing what I've always done, I'll keep getting what I've always got...Whatever it takes, I'm in.
I just want to say that I appreciate everyone on here sharing their stories and I'm very grateful that this community exists.
I am starting this program today because I am attempting to do everything within my power to get healthy physically, spiritually, and emotionally. I'm hopeful that completing this will help me with all three.
My story isn't nearly as intense as some I've read on here but long story short I've had a jacked back for the last 5 years as well as elbow and knee pain. My body just feels like it's starting to fail me. A large part of my identity is wrapped up in being active and athletic and I don't know how I'd survive if this gets worse and I'm laid up permanently. I've tried chiros, x-rays, massages, core strengthening, MRI's, trigger point injections, intense stretching, cortisone injections, PT, meditation, prayer ect ect. Nothing of these has made one shred of difference.
I did read Dr. Sarno's Healing Back Pain about 10 months ago and made a conscious decision to completely buy into TMS as a diagnosis for my issues. It just made sense. I also followed the journaling suggestions by Nicole Sachs on You Tube to release my repressed emotions. I would say I felt about a 30% reduction in my back pain and a 10% difference in my knees/elbows initially. I was traveling though SE Asia from September through mid February and by the time I got back, all the physical issues had returned 100% despite me taking the Sarno book with me and reading it periodically on the road. There could be many reasons for that being that backpacking can be stressful and anxiety/anger provoking but I'd be lying if I said my faith in this as a way to heal myself wasn't a little shaken. Especially with all the success stories talking about complete recovery with just reading the book and accepting TMS.
I've always been a shortcut taker in life and it hasn't always served me so I want to really follow through with this 6 week program. I've always expected maximum results with minimum effort and maybe this will be a good life lesson for me. As long as it works!!
Some other tidbits about my history that might be relevant here. My issues started 5 years ago with serious neck pain to where I couldn't even swivel my head without it being excruciating. One cortisone shot finally eliminated that but it gets numb for no reason once in awhile. I wouldn't of even remembered that but it just happened right now. Weird, Like I said TMS made sense because right after the neck thing was solved it seems the pain migrated to my lower back. The knee and elbow thing has been around for probably a decade and I just assumed it was from weightlifting.....I have always had issues with anxiety/social anxiety and that has manifested in IBS symptoms that flare up once in awhile. I hide the social anxiety pretty well these days and I only think about the IBS when the symptoms occur....I am recovering alcoholic/addict....I don't have any physical/sexual abuse in my history and I have a big, supportive loving family. Not too many traumatic events in my life but I did come up with a lot of fighting, drug use, law breaking ect. I was attracted to the gritty side of life for sure. Anyway, I can't believe I'm writing this on an internet forum but I don't want to withhold anything that might give me insight or possibly help someone else. I also don't want to shortcut anything here. If I keep doing what I've always done, I'll keep getting what I've always got...Whatever it takes, I'm in.
I just want to say that I appreciate everyone on here sharing their stories and I'm very grateful that this community exists.
