Sarno Program

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patrickj

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Did anyone on here actually receive treatment off John Sarno? Did you go through his program?

What did it involve please?
 
Patrick, I'm going to quote an extract of information posted by @Duggit from a couple of weeks ago:

Duggit said:
In The Divided Mind, Dr. Sarno wrote:
“After many years of experience it is our impression that not more than 10 to 15 percent of the population would be willing to accept a psychosomatic diagnosis.”​

...later in the book he wrote:
“... I have a telephone conversation with all who call for an appointment. After years of experience it is not difficult to determine whether someone is a good candidate for the program, and for those who are not it is a kindness to them and to me to discourage them from making an appointment. This is not discriminatory but simply faces the reality of what is required for successful treatment. It is analogous to a surgeon’s decision not to operate on someone who is not a good surgical risk. There is no doubt that this practice has been a factor in our statistically successful treatment program.”​

... [Sarno] wrote in the preface to that book that he was accepting “about 50 percent of those who call.”
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Cheers but you’ve not answered the question.

Did anyone on here actually receive treatment off John Sarno? Did you go through his program?

What did it involve please?
 
patrickj said:
you’ve not answered the question.
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I know I didn't, Patrick. I was making a point, but I don't want to hit you over the head with it. You already know where I'm coming from.

FYI, Nicole Sachs was Dr Sarno's co-teacher/lecturer/assistant, or whatever, for a number of years. As @Cactusflower said, it wasn't really a program at all. That's a great link she found, because you can clearly see that the "program" is a combination of activities, starting with understanding the information which is in his books, a physical exam to make sure there are no pathological issues, and ongoing emotional work, using techniques that are clearly similar to, and widely available from, many places, like our free SEP and any number of professional and curated sources. And, as mentioned frequently: psychotherapy.

In other words - the activities were tailored to the individual and often included therapy.

Basically, Dr Sarno said that someone either gets it, or they don't. He rejected 50% of the people who were open enough to the concepts to want to participate, because, based on his years of experience, he could quickly tell which ones were going to get it and which ones weren't.
 
JanAtheCPA said:
I know I didn't, Patrick. I was making a point, but I don't want to hit you over the head with it. You already know where I'm coming from.

FYI, Nicole Sachs was Dr Sarno's co-teacher/lecturer/assistant, or whatever, for a number of years. As @Cactusflower said, it wasn't really a program at all. That's a great link she found, because you can clearly see that the "program" is a combination of activities, starting with understanding the information which is in his books, a physical exam to make sure there are no pathological issues, and ongoing emotional work, using techniques that are clearly similar to, and widely available from, many places, like our free SEP and any number of professional and curated sources. And, as mentioned frequently: psychotherapy.

In other words - the activities were tailored to the individual and often included therapy.

Basically, Dr Sarno said that someone either gets it, or they don't. He rejected 50% of the people who were open enough to the concepts to want to participate, because, based on his years of experience, he could quickly tell which ones were going to get it and which ones weren't.
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I wanted answers to the questions rather than sarcastic suggestions that “I don’t get it”
You barely know anything about me and how receptive I am to TMS. I know I have TMS but I don’t appear to get better. I’d make the point that you don’t like the fact that I know I’ve got TMS but the methods aren’t working. Like I’ve said before, the unsuccessful stories are censored on here because you don’t want to hear it

I’d argue I do more TMS work than many others on here
You make daft points like that but you don’t see me reading Sarno and others everyday, listening to podcasts, going to sleep to Louise Hay affirmations, deep breathing, paying for a subscription to Curable etc

Are you saying if I told Sarno that he’d turn me away?
 
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