tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post115745417541033860..comments2024-03-28T13:18:28.238+00:00Comments on Grumpy Old Bookman: John E. Sarno: The Divided MindMichael Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11338398159818400930noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-55177476769397494832013-10-04T08:37:27.948+01:002013-10-04T08:37:27.948+01:00I have had significant success from Sarno's te...I have had significant success from Sarno's teachings. First when I was younger after years of severe neck pain- x-rays, narcotic medications, anti-inflammatorys, many doctors, chiropractors, ergonomics and on and on. The pain went away quickly after I read Sarno's Mind over Back Pain' and stopped being so afraid of the pain, realized I was structurally ok and started lifting weights again. Pain never came back. This was a significant experience for me. Similar experience for a friend with similar problems that I told to read Sarno. His next step was surgery for hip pain from playing squash. Weeks after I spoke to him he told me recommending Sarno's book was the greatest favor a friend ever did for him. He had thought I was crazy but he gave it a try. Totally pain free since. It is now about ten years later and I was having serious GI issues. Severe and constant acid reflux with no clarity or relief from doctors and the max on strong medications. Then I started having severe stomach pain and was diagnosed with "likely chrohn's disease" but there was no evidence in any of the tests. I started thinking that this all reminded me of the frustrating path I had taken with doctors around my neck. So I checked into Sarno again and saw that he had expanded his TMS diagnosis to other areas including GI. It is now 2 years later. Stomach pain almost totally gone. Acid reflux almost totally gone. I am on no medication but occasional tums. Sarno's findings are so helpful. A desire to say he is saying that 'pain is all in our head and not real', and to say his teachings are insulting is totally inaccurate and I believe comes from the fear and avoidance that is generating the pain in the first place. Harry Segalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-20513746105149559592013-03-22T10:56:54.973+00:002013-03-22T10:56:54.973+00:00wow, great, I was wondering how to cure acne natur...wow, great, I was wondering how to cure acne naturally. and found your site by google, learned a lot, now i’m a bit clear. I’ve bookmark your site and also add rss. keep us updated. <a href="http://www.seattlepi.com/business/press-releases/article/Who-Makes-The-Best-Memory-Foam-Mattress-Mattress-4303859.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.seattlepi.com/business/press-releases/article/Who-Makes-The-Best-Memory-Foam-Mattress-Mattress-4303859.php</a><br /><br />moat20rugbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17754646426421627630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-88513094664254941842012-02-04T19:08:36.989+00:002012-02-04T19:08:36.989+00:00Posted by GOB at request of Raymond Lambert:
Thi...Posted by GOB at request of Raymond Lambert:<br /> <br />This is a wonderful way to introduce Alice Miller, without ever - not even once - having to mention her name, or saying the word "Parents".<br /> <br />But for one familiar with Alice Miller, this post is an actual 'carbon copy' of everything Alice Miller exposed 35 years ago and wrote until her dying days, recently. Carbon copy or "Tracing Paper", reflect mirror and reproduce exactly the same Causes and Effects.<br /> <br />I hope you guys and ladies are doing alright.<br /> <br />I will let you check it up for yourselves at alice-miller.com but would also welcome any questions or feed-back.<br /> <br />On your side. Raymond <br /> <br />raymondlambert@eircom.netMichael Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11338398159818400930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-35160143718631219162011-10-17T20:03:10.747+01:002011-10-17T20:03:10.747+01:00Ooops. I just noticed the enjoinder to give a tru...Ooops. I just noticed the enjoinder to give a true name. (see anonymous above)<br /><br />My name is Lynn (male). Age 67. Huntsville, ALLynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-16052370587843322922011-10-17T20:00:17.972+01:002011-10-17T20:00:17.972+01:00I would also be more than happy to tutor, or mento...I would also be more than happy to tutor, or mentor you or anyone else in your efforts to employ Dr. Sarno's methods.<br />Of course I cannot guarantee my methods would work in the same manner for anyone else. But I firmly believe they would, for anyone willing, and receptive to the idea. They certainly worked for me. Quickly and thoroughly.<br />my email: la rd l @ bell south .n et<br />(extraneous spaces added to (hopefully) subvert internet ghouls); just omit them)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-24518628814838531072011-10-17T16:19:09.573+01:002011-10-17T16:19:09.573+01:00Carol,
Email me privately at jimeinert@gmail.com ...Carol,<br /><br />Email me privately at jimeinert@gmail.com and I may be able to find someone to help you.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427584618589647541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-19471941469438461112011-10-16T22:02:17.687+01:002011-10-16T22:02:17.687+01:00I have had FMS for nearly 40 years. It has waxed ...I have had FMS for nearly 40 years. It has waxed and waned, but never left me entirely, sometimes being extremely problematic. I have all the associated issues: irritable bowel, etc., etc. In my case, the triggering event was a serious viral infection - so long ago I don't recall if it was GI or respiratory. But I "never got over it." I have done much emotional and psychological work on myself in the intervening years and today I am convinced that the good doctor is absolutely right. My symptoms are a physical manifestation of old emotional traumas - I had lots of them in my younger growing up: alcoholic father, dysfunctional family, etc. I believe there are elements of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from this traumatic childhood. So the good doctor would have found ME to be on-board to his ideas presented in the lecture. But I will have to say that for most people they will have to have had a LOT of teaching, some serious thought about themselves and their past, etc., to be able to accept the doctor's theories. Those 400 people just weren't ready, and I wasn't "ready" until I had done a lot of work. I am going to look into his books. I wish I could actually go to a practitioner to be guided along. Thanks for the book review and all the comments posted. Carol, USAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-162601765690186432011-09-27T02:59:16.446+01:002011-09-27T02:59:16.446+01:00All I can say is Dr. Sarno's first book saved ...All I can say is Dr. Sarno's first book saved my life. I had to become my own Captain of my healing journey.<br />I knew all the Doctors were wrong and they didn't know what was wrong with me anyways. I then read his 2nd book and saw Dr. Hoffman. The only reason Dr. Sarno's methods are not "testable" is because the drug company's run everything medically and want everyone to be on medication. Where is there any proof medically what fibromyalgia is? And there's no money in healthy people. Starting with his first book and finally seeing results, I kept searching and reading anything that might help me. <br />PAMMY D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-60966756704253394042011-06-25T00:47:44.123+01:002011-06-25T00:47:44.123+01:00You know, I look at it this way. It's like the...You know, I look at it this way. It's like the little boy who was on the beach and hundreds of starfish had been stranded by the tide. The boy was picking the starfish up and tossing them back into the ocean. A guy came along and said son do you think it matters that you are throwing those starfish back in the ocean. There are hundreds here you don't make a difference. The little boy picks up a starfish and tosses it back into the ocean, and said, "It mattered to that one!"<br /><br />Well, who cares if a treatment is testable, you are responsible for your own health, most drugs don't work (even though the drug companies test shows they do), but Dr. Sarno's ideas work for many people, but if it only worked for you, wouldn't it be worth a try? Of course Dr. Sarno's ideas are testable, and if you search you will find scientific tests that validate what he is saying. I have a book called "The Type C Connection" where a lady psychiatrist did a study on people who had skin cancer and found that most held their emotions inside, even when they were told they had serious cancer, there was very little emotions shown. There are other books that back up his ideas. Yes, there is not much funding for this type of research, as it does not help the drug companies much (unless they can come up with a drug to help release emotions). If they do you will see tons of research and tests showing how that most (if not all) physical disease and pain are caused by trapped emotions. Believe me, they are!<br /><br />James Einert, ND, CHJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427584618589647541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-26750414587700279482011-06-25T00:02:48.853+01:002011-06-25T00:02:48.853+01:00I'm tired of hearing that some treatment is un...I'm tired of hearing that some treatment is untestable. Any treatment is testable, though there may not be funding.If it's truly inherently untestable it's probably just hot air, but I suspect Dr. Sarno's treatments and his general thesis are testable with a suitably sophisticated approach (and a good budget.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-27668890087566863552010-09-06T12:55:31.027+01:002010-09-06T12:55:31.027+01:00Silly Bandz Direct is the official UK site for the...Silly Bandz Direct is the official UK site for the #1 US craze Silly Bandz you can purchase the complete Silly Bandz Collection such as the Justin Bieber Silly Bandz, animal silly bandz and Princess silly bandz. <a href="http://www.sillybandzdirect.co.uk" rel="nofollow">animal rubber bands</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-61307573323960989472010-09-06T07:28:48.722+01:002010-09-06T07:28:48.722+01:00Drum Beat Machine for Beat Makers, Make your own b...Drum Beat Machine for Beat Makers, Make your own beats. The Best Beat Making Software program, download to make your own original hip hop beats. <a href="http://www.drumbeatmachine.com" rel="nofollow">Beat Machine</a>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05560606062749144206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-57044911595084598632010-04-07T03:45:44.788+01:002010-04-07T03:45:44.788+01:00I am here to say Dr. Sarno is a living Saint!!! Af...I am here to say Dr. Sarno is a living Saint!!! After reading one of his books I called his office...and HE called me back personally. He recommended that I read another one of his books, I did, and scheduled an appointment to meet with him in NYC. I was 37 years old and could barely walk when I met with him. I was hardly able to work, could not drive, and was told everything I loved to do was done. My Fiance' (God bless her) was giving me sponge baths because I was unable to bathe. I was on various pain killers,using a walker when i wasn't crawling in pain, and recived epidurals (some releif). My life, and the life of all those near to me, had become about my SEVERE back pain. I tried all the 'in vogue' therapies,some told me I would need surgery, 10 'experts'would tell me 10 diffrent things. It pains me to think about how bad things got, and how quickly it got worse. My life as i knew it was over, until I met with a GREAT man, DR. John Sarno!!! I followed his treatment protocol, which was to STOP EVERYTHING. the problem wasn't in my back, it was in MY LIFE, I have met with one of the psychologists and I am feeling great!!! Dr. Sarno continues to encourage me to call him, imagine that, he WANTS to know how I am progressing and has NEVER rushed me through a conversation. His passion for his work and his compassion for his patients is uplifting!! Dr. Sarno is an inspiration. My only regret is that others in the medical field do not follow his lead. He has saved my life!! God Bless your heart John Sarno, your are a GREAT man !!!Bill Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04931430421657044255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-19183508347166263132009-11-01T10:54:16.491+00:002009-11-01T10:54:16.491+00:00John Sarno's book is such a breakthrough for t...John Sarno's book is such a breakthrough for those in chronic pain. <br /><br /> I suffered from Lower Back Pain and sciatica for nearly 25 years, together with a conglomeration of other 'itis's'.<br /><br />I began Primal Therapy www.primals.org and all, yes, all symptoms disappeared. Ten years on no change.<br /><br />I agree with Sarno on the mind body connection especially when processing our earliest traumas, i.e. birth etc., Read also, Arthur Janov - Why we get sick and How we get well.<br /><br />I feel so sorry for people who have had so much pain for so long, that they had to take their life for relief. It shouldn't have to be. It shouldn't.Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03322119751195053190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-16560254888199042412009-11-01T10:51:03.990+00:002009-11-01T10:51:03.990+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03322119751195053190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-72482272852319518002009-09-09T00:11:02.413+01:002009-09-09T00:11:02.413+01:00I have been suffering fromsciatic leg pain for alm...I have been suffering fromsciatic leg pain for almost 5 weeks, for the first time in my life. Have had x-rays, mri, and the dignosis classic disc problems. Had acupuncture, non-force chiro, 10 day prednison, and vicodin. Not much improvement, but read about Sarno on Andrew Weil's website, and in one of his books. I have finished "Healing Back Pain", and am finishing Mind over back Pain. I am looking inside to find what is causing the anxiety, and I am getting close. I believe this is going to work. I will post my progress, and hope others will be encouraged.Mrs Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-39122591642706204202009-08-23T00:37:53.608+01:002009-08-23T00:37:53.608+01:00I am 81 yrs. of age. I have been an active "...I am 81 yrs. of age. I have been an active "jock" my entire life until I gave up tennis and golf two years ago. My history includes carpel tunnel syndrome, back pain, painful shoulders, ruptured achilles tendon, etc, etc. I have read Dr. Sarno's book, The Divided Mind, and so far, I have definitely made significant progress. I have now resumed playing tennis and still experience some pain and discomfort, although considerably less so. I can't help questioning if my age slows down the "process" although I totally believe in it<br />Boom-boomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-4973214649047521102009-03-09T20:15:00.000+00:002009-03-09T20:15:00.000+00:00I'm also one of Dr John Sarno's success storys. Ne...I'm also one of Dr John Sarno's success storys. Never met the man, but owe him perhaps my life, simply by discovering his book "Healing Back Pain". Dispite my initial skepticism, and because of desperation, I made it work for me.<BR/><BR/>I'd suffered thru 3 years of unrelenting, severe sciatica, so bad I had thoughts of ending it all. (Life doesn't look too appealing when you feel like a vise is clamped to your buttock or down your leg 24/7... literally!)<BR/><BR/>Then one day my wife saw Dr. Sarno being discussed on the Rosie O'donnell tv show. She mentioned it to me and I had her find it for me at a bookstore. That was the best $13.95 I'll ever spend!!<BR/><BR/>As stated, I was skeptical, but desperate. But after studying the book and pondering his ideas for a few days I started to see the merit in his theory. At about the 5th or 6th day, while dredging up old memories and early experiences (had my parents abused me perhaps? ... nahh, I sure didn't remember anything like that...) I didn't come up with any traumatic event(s), but during that process, involving total mental focus, I noticed that my pain had subsided considerably. At that precise instant I realized Sarno was right on the money! And with that realization... folks it was like turning a light dimmer switch down. My pain was extinguished!!!<BR/><BR/>Now I'd like to be able to say I never hurt again in my life. But that's not the case. Sometimes the pain would gradually start to appear, but by shifting my mental activity to emotional thoughts (pleasant, loving, tender, etc. thoughts) I could turn that dimmer switch down again. But over the next year or two, the recurrences decreased in frequency and intensity.<BR/><BR/>There were other side benefits too. Tendonitis in elbows and hands, and/or carpal tunnel symptons all cleared up, and I stopped snoring and started waking each morning as refreshed as in childhood (I was in my mid 50's at the time) <BR/><BR/>It is so sad to think of all the pain and suffering by people who don't know about, or reject out of hand, this virtually cost free solution, yet fork over billions each year for "traditional" medical services that don't work.Lynn Lardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01459451590436454886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-25104087014104665302008-10-19T05:13:00.000+01:002008-10-19T05:13:00.000+01:00Our Daughter couldn't take the pain any longer. I...Our Daughter couldn't take the pain any longer. In March of 2000 she took her own life. She had suffered with every kind of pain starting with migraine to neck and spinal pain, IBS, stomach pain and ulcers, even dental and mouth problems<BR/><BR/>We had every test done. She had only one drug or addiction problem, Vicodin because it relieved her pain. Once I became a bit more centered after her death, I wondered if there would be a syndrome or disease not diagnosed soon enough to save her that would someday be discovered.<BR/><BR/>I am unnerved and stunned to hear of Dr. Sarno. My God, what if we had found him sooner? What if...Is this what she suffered from? Is this why she couldn't be well? <BR/><BR/>I miss her so much; I don't want any other mother or father to go through our loss.Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313332420031409024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-60346250638005149952008-06-06T17:30:00.000+01:002008-06-06T17:30:00.000+01:00I am a practitioner of EFT which is short for Emot...I am a practitioner of EFT which is short for Emotional Freedom Technique. It is a tapping on the accupressure points in a special way that will release your pent up emotions, and in many cases has stopped physical pain. If you would like to know more check http://www.emofree.com or check youtube for 117 videos by Robert Smith, (I really like his work better than Gary Craig's emofree) his youtube user name is healingmagic and look under channels. This will explain a lot. You will hear testimonials from people with 28 years of migrains cured in one session. Also back pain relieved, plus lots of other physical problems such as chronic astma (spell?). This is powerful!!!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427584618589647541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-19454159456999271752008-03-26T02:06:00.000+00:002008-03-26T02:06:00.000+00:00In the summer of 2004, I sneezed 5 times, fell to ...In the summer of 2004, I sneezed 5 times, fell to the floor, had excruciating lower back pain and sciatica, that I could not get off the floor. The lower back pain was so bad, I could not get out of bed, climb a stair, or get in a car. I was diagnosed with a prolapsed disc, tried all sorts of treatments including major pain relief, chiropractors, physio therapy for about 18 months with only marginal improvement. I picked up the Sarno book - Heal your own back, and didn't get past the first chapter as I thought it was quackery. But still not improved and after having an MRI and was nearly under the knife, I thought I would read it and give it a go. Although the pain is real, the source is the mind. Sarno even suggests giving up all of your exercises, back cushions, special chairs etc (if you do not have back pain caused by genuine physiological causes). I thought I had nothing to lose, did the mental exercises and improved considerably. However, about six months later, the pain returned very severely, so much so I could not even walk quickly after my own toddler down the street. I then read a book by Fred Amir - Rapid Recovery to Back Pain and Neck Pain. He takes Sarno's theory but provides a framework that one can use, including the mental exercises and physical goals. Unbelievably, I was able to go running within 7 days. Although Sarno believes TMS is about repressed anger, for me it was the fear of failure and the fear of a lack of money. I have found that having a real vision and accumulating hope to be a perfect antidote. BTW - I can play tennis(badly as ever), swim, run and do all the physical sports I did prior to my severe lower back pain. Thanks Dr. Sarno, your books have truly changed my life.<BR/>David (London)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-18907627333164801322008-01-09T09:45:00.000+00:002008-01-09T09:45:00.000+00:00Back Pain is certainly not all in the mind and, if...Back Pain is certainly not all in the mind and, if like me, you can't stand the pain of chiropractic treatment but you are looking for an effective, long term remedy for your back problems then may i suggest a new mattress (or to be more specific – an orthopaedic, temperpedic, or memory foam mattress) <BR/>A whole range of specialist mattresses have been designed in order to try and correct posture and alleviate back and neck pains. The benefits are long-term and you don't need to regularly visit [and pay!] some heavy handed therapist to relieve the pain! I recently purchased an orthopaedic <A HREF="http://www.bedstar.co.uk/shop/catalog/Memory_Foam_Mattresses-p-1-c-1896.html" REL="nofollow">memory foam mattress</A> online, and I can report, that after a fortnight sleeping on it, i wake up feeling much better than I did when I slept on my old mattress and i foresee a lack of future visits to my heavy handed chiropractor!!<BR/><BR/>Although one may jump to the conclusion that such specialist <A HREF="http://www.bedstar.co.uk/shop/catalog/mattress_next_day.html" REL="nofollow">mattress prices</A> are high, if you look hard enough you can find cheap <A HREF="http://www.bedstar.co.uk/shop/catalog/Bed_category_Mattresses-p-1-c-272.html" REL="nofollow">mattresses</A> out there, especially online. If you are dispirited by the expense, just think of the long term benefits for your health... a decent mattress can last up to 10 years!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-80521571442858004732007-12-02T12:00:00.000+00:002007-12-02T12:00:00.000+00:00Does anyone know of a physician in the UK (Greater...<I>Does anyone know of a physician in the UK (Greater London) who could assist me in getting better by working with me through TMS?</I><BR/><BR/>You could try contacting the TMS clinic in this link:<BR/><BR/>http://www.tmshelp.com/forum/<BR/>topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4085Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-44700023932123956592007-11-14T12:12:00.000+00:002007-11-14T12:12:00.000+00:00I have come across Dr. Sarno by accident and would...I have come across Dr. Sarno by accident and would like to explore this further. Just been diagnosed with sciatica and believe, without any doubt, that this is down to TMS.<BR/><BR/>Does anyone know of a physician in the UK (Greater London) who could assist me in getting better by working with me through TMS?<BR/><BR/>Thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-67664828707319875472007-10-04T20:53:00.000+01:002007-10-04T20:53:00.000+01:00Dr. Sarno works at NYU medical CenterGoogle Sarno ...Dr. Sarno works at NYU medical Center<BR/><BR/>Google Sarno and NYU and Rusk and you will get his office infoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com