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The more I learn the more convinced I am of the extent of chronic pain that is actually at its root psychosomatic.
Unconscious emotions are a potent factor in almost all physical, non traumatic ills.
Unconscious emotions are a potent factor in almost all physical, non traumatic ills.
For me, Dr Sarno proposes the most intriguing explanation for chronic pain issues with what he calls Tension Myositis Syndrome (TMS), a disorder where pain is caused by the brain ordering a reduction of blood flow to a part of the body, resulting in mild oxygen deprivation.
He believes this is largely done through through the autonomic-peptide system, the autonomic branch of the CNS that controls all the involuntary systems in our body from circulatory, gastrointestinal and genitourinary systems, they function 24/7 without our awareness.
TMS serves the purpose of primary gain, to prevent the conscious brain from becoming aware of unconscious feelings.
We are in the midst of a mind body epidemic.
It's one thing to understand the power the mind has over the body but another to fully internalize that on a deep and personal basis.
It's one thing to understand the power the mind has over the body but another to fully internalize that on a deep and personal basis.
I'm not a doctor, but I visited a litany of the medical professionals for assistance with chronic pain issues.
I only started to make real in roads when I stumbled upon the work of Dr Sarno.
See them first. If you can't find answers perhaps his work might benefit you as well.
I only started to make real in roads when I stumbled upon the work of Dr Sarno.
See them first. If you can't find answers perhaps his work might benefit you as well.
I've even seen first hand medical professionals blame structural abnormalities for causes of chronic pain that I've gone onto resolve entirely by myself.
I also believe the body is able to adjust for structural abnormalities far more than we give it credit for.
I also believe the body is able to adjust for structural abnormalities far more than we give it credit for.
The obsession with health conscious folks for perfect alignment of every feature often feeds into a neurosis that often does more harm than good.
This is why so many posture related things fails - they don't addressing the psychological underpinnings.
This is why so many posture related things fails - they don't addressing the psychological underpinnings.
Back to Dr Sarno, my own twist on his work and what gave me the best results is understanding the psychological root but also making environmental shifts to combat this oxygen deprivation problem that he theorizes on.
This is where things such as getting out from AC, how long am I sitting, movement therapies like Reich/Bioenergetics, quitting nicotine/caffeine, breathing work, cold showers have all played a role.
If this speaks to you, I'd highly recommend picking up the work of Dr Sarno.
If this speaks to you, I'd highly recommend picking up the work of Dr Sarno.
