Breaking Down Dr. Sarno's 12 Daily Reminders To Heal

This is so important to understand if you want to heal from chronic symptoms using a mind-body approach.

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[doug]

I went through this everything this guy says is the TRUTH. You will overcome this. Sarno should have gotten a Nobel prize.

[josephsf]

Best way to get to the root of any pain or discomfort in the body is, while you're experiencing pain, ask yourself "How does this make me feel?", put an emotional word on it. Once you come up with the emotion, anger, frustration, etc. realize that emotion was there long before the pain showed up. That emotion had to get loud enough to get your attention. Pain is just an "Indicator" of how you've been feeling.

[ericlinda]

Thank you! I was a Sarno patient in 1986. Went to the two lectures and spoke with him on the phone many times. I have helped many people over the years, turning them on to Dr. Sarno. But now, all these years later, I am battling pain again. I got side lined and went to a neurologist. The only benefit was getting an mri to establish no major issues. I am trying to get back to a Sarno frame of mind. I know this is TMS. My home was flooded from hurricane Irma and, for the past year, has caused tremendous stress and financial hard aches. Your video is my start to conquer this distraction of TMS. I feel watching your video is like a renewing of my tms vows. Thanks again. Sorry for the long post, but I needed to get it out there to start the ball rolling again.

[lauraayala]

Breathing exercise done in a quiet room, restful-most-position (ideally lying down) briefly (5 - 10 min) just a couple times a day "feeds" the body oxygen boosting/enhancing all circulatory systems of the body and fights FM. Great video, good job! Personal behavioral therapy to discover repressed symptoms opens up the body the chance to also heal. Big changes for the body can be achieved without meds. My opinions here. THX 🌄

[TheFullSalesCycle]

Very helpful. 'The physical is a dead end street'. Such a powerful quote. Thank you.

[blackthornsloe]

Just subscribed . I have an anxiety disorder and ptsd and chronic back pain . Looking at Dr Sarno"s material and feling like its a good direction. Thank you .

[belmounlv]

Dr. Howard Schubiner.is the next generation. Brilliant work. Listen to his lectures, interviews

[ShirleyFleming-vifb]

Shirley from Alberta…When I saw the reference to Dr Sarno’s 12 steps, I was ‘in’! I read one of his books months ago and became painfree! So grateful for the 12 steps without having to read the whole rational! You did a great job of delivering this! Thank you!!! A surgery and injury created pain again in the ‘old areas’. My experience is pain triggers pain…back to eliminating the part not about ‘healing’…💕💜👩🏼🙏

[kapf]

I'm reading Dr. Sarno's book, The Divided Mind. It was recommended to me recently following a period of stress / burnout. I have experienced lower back pain for the last 15 years and no medical diagnosis. I'm really interested in the TMS theory and now working on this to help relieve my symptoms by addressing the source of the issue.

[tomhowarth]

This is the best explanation I have found so far. I just read the book.

[andrewl]

Very helpful video. I now know that my issue is biological/physical, as when I try to overcome my issue it gets much worse. So it's very important to rule out biological.

[sbmumford]

Great video. I've been following Sarno's steps for years; they cured me of terrible debilitating bouts of chronic back pain 10 years ago.
However it seems chronic pain is something I have to live with. Last year it was a combination of right shoulder pain and left inner knee pain. I kept working out despite the pain, working around the pain, so to speak, and eventually the shoulder pain vanished. The knee pain took longer, but then switched sides!
So even though I understand and believe that these are classic TMS symptoms, I never seem to be able to fully get rid of them.
I practice karate several times a week. The pain subsides as the workout progresses. But it would be amazing to leave the pain behind.
I can easily see how I suppress/contain emotions, especially anger, no mystery there. But still my brain resists letting me off the hook, pain-wise. So it seems like I could go further in treating my TMS, just don't know how.

[joaniemiller]

Im not scared of movement. I have other kinds of fear that flare me up. Sometimes it just a little thing like when I wake up anxious. I just have to get up and go do life. It can be tough but its the only thing that works for me. When i realized i wasn’t broken I just started back 100 on everything I used to do. Running and biking was big . I thought i would never do them again because of the pain. But I did . I had to be the boss not my limbic system

[iuliucristianmoldoveanu]

anybody here suffering of myofascial pain sindrome? pain in the muscles of the neck and shoulder (contracture for many years) and strong nsuralgia / migraines daily? the pain going from the muscles to the left side of the head. my head and cervical MRIs seem to be fine except of a scoliosis but i suspect i might be a candidate for the TMS therapy formulated by John E Sarno. I wish you all success in healing. Cristi from Romania.

[anitapaul]

How to deal with PEM if one has ME/CFS? Pacing is the most important tool to avoid a crash. I truly believe in this theory

[Hutchdown]

I’ve read the divided mind… and. Am working hard on recovery. I have TMS in both elbows. The left elbow for two years (as confirmed by two steroid shots, and a clean MRI) and my right for about 6 months. I’ve seen a reduction in pain in my dominate arm but my left side has gotten worse. Confident I’ll get there but it’s tough! These videos help.

[meganlevalome]

I have an incomplete spinal cord injury and I’ve dealt with chronic pain and neuropathy since my injury in 2008. However, since the start of the pandemic, I developed acute health anxiety, panic attacks, and now my back pain has gone off the charts since April 2023. I’m caught in a nasty cycle of pain, anxiety, and depression… which only worsens the pain, then anxiety, and brings more depression. I’m looking at getting a therapist that deals with chronic pain. I’m certain my SCI is causing a certain level of neuropathy, but I also believe that my anxiety and depression are making it worse.

[jongpw]

Thanks, very useful. Had surgery on my left foot a year ago, surgeon told me three was nothing structurally wrong with it. Been through the avoidance/catastrophising thing though still a bit intimidated at facing pain square on.

[michaellanglois]

Well done love the breakdown and explanation of each rule. Been practicing this for awhile.

[Lanclasscan]

Really helpful breakdown! I am reading and practising all I can find ... and I feel a difference already . Sub'd. Thanks.💡