Hello,
This is day 1 for me.
I have had some issue with my shoulders/neck/back for likely 15 years. I blamed a couple of minor car accidents, different martial arts, weight lifting, etc. I have also tried ever conventional type of medicine/therapy you can think of and nothing really worked for very long.
I enjoy working out, but due to "issues", I hadn't been to the gym in about a year. Then about 3 months ago, I started again, it felt great. I should also mention we had out first child about 5.5 months ago. Anyway, I was progressing quickly at the gym and my body felt amazing, better than it had in years. Then I did some randon work on my hands in knees in our basement and boom...I was in pain from my legs up. Shortly after that I had body aches (this is still going on - 2 weeks later). I am uncertain if this would be TMS, as my doctor said I likely have the flu? I find this part somewhat confusing. As for my level of acceptance...I would say I am 75% there. It's very clearly so engrained in my mind to think about posture, how I'm bending, how I'm sitting, doing stretches, etc, etc, etc.
A friend of mine bought me John Sarno's book about a year ago, but I basically didn't give it another look. I have no read it and am trying to make that connection. Whether it is a flu or not, the body ache I feel along with the usual discomfort has been difficult. I've woken up at night lately wanting to cry out of frustration. I will say that it isn't even a deep pain like some people talk about...for me it is an evolving discomfort that moves around and always has me guessing what's going to be next.
I appreciate this forum, as it is hard to discuss this with my wife, but I don't really blame her because it always seems to be something. It makes you feel embarrassed or like your being a wimp. Living with kind of thing is a weight this is difficult to explain to some people.
I'm starting this program and am trying to be hopeful.
Thanks for your time!
John
This is day 1 for me.
I have had some issue with my shoulders/neck/back for likely 15 years. I blamed a couple of minor car accidents, different martial arts, weight lifting, etc. I have also tried ever conventional type of medicine/therapy you can think of and nothing really worked for very long.
I enjoy working out, but due to "issues", I hadn't been to the gym in about a year. Then about 3 months ago, I started again, it felt great. I should also mention we had out first child about 5.5 months ago. Anyway, I was progressing quickly at the gym and my body felt amazing, better than it had in years. Then I did some randon work on my hands in knees in our basement and boom...I was in pain from my legs up. Shortly after that I had body aches (this is still going on - 2 weeks later). I am uncertain if this would be TMS, as my doctor said I likely have the flu? I find this part somewhat confusing. As for my level of acceptance...I would say I am 75% there. It's very clearly so engrained in my mind to think about posture, how I'm bending, how I'm sitting, doing stretches, etc, etc, etc.
A friend of mine bought me John Sarno's book about a year ago, but I basically didn't give it another look. I have no read it and am trying to make that connection. Whether it is a flu or not, the body ache I feel along with the usual discomfort has been difficult. I've woken up at night lately wanting to cry out of frustration. I will say that it isn't even a deep pain like some people talk about...for me it is an evolving discomfort that moves around and always has me guessing what's going to be next.
I appreciate this forum, as it is hard to discuss this with my wife, but I don't really blame her because it always seems to be something. It makes you feel embarrassed or like your being a wimp. Living with kind of thing is a weight this is difficult to explain to some people.
I'm starting this program and am trying to be hopeful.
Thanks for your time!
John
