Hi am new

Hi am new here and looking for support been having lower back pain and sciatica very painful for 18 months now not had mri awaiting one nothing helps tired all things had a very stressful 2 years lost my brother to cancer had a bad breakup lost my home and moved to new place last year got through all that but this pain continues an
Makes me very anxious sharp nerve pain that radiants down my left side been docs bloods done had ultrasound all ok any support I would be very grateful as feel alone in all this

 

Hi! I'm so very sorry to read about your brother and all the loss you have experienced. Have you read "Healing Back Pain" by Sarno?

 

Hi Jacqui71,

You can browse in the Wiki for some self-study programs, including Alan Gordon's. I recommend you engage these programs, about a half and hour per day.

Also, read success stories, one per day.

You're probably in the right place, given your symptoms seemed to have started during stressful life events. Learn, post questions here, and be gentle with yourself. This path can be life-changing. Welcome!

Andy

 

Thankyou for your reply’s yes I have got all the books and I have read healing back pain and it all seems me am so glad I found this site the pain just over welems me my mind starts racing thinking all the worst and panic sets in

 

That's normal. The key is to get out of your head and thoughts. Another book I can'r recommend enough is "Hope and Help for Your Nerves" by Claire Weeks. Your fear and anxiety is the fuel for TMS so that will be what you need to focus on... shifting from the pain sensations to what are the emotions and thoughts driving the anxiety. Shifting from the physical to the psychological. It takes practice and patience ....like building a muscle.

 

Thankyou so much for all your help am going to read up on all the posts and put my heart and soul in to all this xx