Day 1 Sciatic sx leg pain

[Pietro Carloni]

I started reading Healing Back Pain a week ago and yesterday I joined the TMSwiki. This is my first day of treatment and this morning I woke up with pain in the left leg, but yesterday the pain was in the right leg. I think it's ok 'cause something in me is "moving on", I'm trying to react and I keep repeating to myself that this pain cannot really harm me. Since I started reading the book I stopped all the physical treatments and today, despite the fear that accompanies me, I am convinced that it was the wisest choice since this sciatica started to hurt, eight months ago.
I believe that the most important challenge for me is to overcome the fear that accompanies me in all the big and small issues of life, such family, work and small daily difficulties.

 

[Andy Bayliss]

Hi Pietro,

It seems you're getting a good start, and indeed seeing the strange behavior of symptoms. The less you let the symptoms bother or scare you, the better.

Fear, as you suggest is at the heart of the matter, and the more you understand this, the easier it will go. I'll include this article about fear which you may like.
http://www.tmswiki.org/forum/threads/understanding-and-overcoming-fear.8574/ (Dr. Schubiner's Blog - Understanding and overcoming fear)

Andy B