Don’t feel like unlearning your pain applies to you because you’re convinced something’s actually physically wrong?
Totally normal—I thought the same thing. After all, I’d had surgery for a herniated disc, so every bit of pain I felt in that area had to be linked to that injury. And any pain that surfaced afterward? I could always trace it back to that original issue. I became a master at connecting my symptoms!
But here’s the amazing thing about the human body: it has an incredible ability to heal itself. Think about cuts, fractures, or infections. One person might be completely pain-free after back surgery, while another experiences ongoing pain after the same procedure.
Important to know
Not all types of pain are the same. Some pain, like chemo pain (pain caused by chemotherapy), arises from clear damage to the body, such as nerve damage. This type of pain cannot simply be “thought away” or resolved through mental techniques.
But there is another type of pain that occurs without clear tissue damage. This includes tension-related pain or Tension Myositis Syndrome (TMS), as described by Dr. John Sarno. This type of pain is often influenced by repressed emotions, stress, or unconscious tensions in the body.
In my book, I focus on this psychosomatic pain, where the brain and nervous system play a significant role. This is the kind of pain you can understand, influence, and reduce through insight, awareness, and new ways of thinking and feeling.
Watch the video below to find out whether your chronic pain fits into one group or the other. Once you understand that, you can begin reprogramming your brain.
You can also do the
test to determine if you have TMS.
