Story #1 - Welcome to Healing from Inside!
Healing From Inside is dedicated to sharing stories about psychosomatic or “emotions-based” illness so that people currently suffering from one of these conditions can find treatment and get well.
My story: I lived with debilitating back pain for years. I tried physical therapy, chiropractic, massage, swimming, supplements, meditation, acupuncture, osteopathy, and yoga before I finally decided to have surgery in the spring of 2006. The surgery was not successful and my pain was worse than before.
Despondent about my options and thinking that I was destined to live my whole life in pain, I happened upon a book called Healing Back Pain by Dr. John E. Sarno. In the book Sarno explains that back pain can be caused by repressed emotions. He explains that the mind uses the pain as a distraction from the painful emotions that are being repressed. I was excited by this possibility - it meant I might be able to get rid of the back pain that had plagued me for years.
In the book, Dr. Sarno outlines a treatment method. I followed the method and within 6 weeks I was essentially pain-free and playing soccer! It was and is the most amazing and miraculous thing that has ever happened to me. Realizing my pain was psychosomatic gave me my life back. You can read my entire story here.
Over the last few years I’ve come to realize how rampant psychosomatic illness is in our society. Everything from migraine headaches, to allergies, to shoulder pain, and many other conditions can be psychosomatic in nature. I started this site to share my story and the stories of other people who have recovered from psychosomatic illness. I would also like to hear from practitioners who have successfully treated psychosomatic conditions.
My vision is to create a popular and easy to find resource that will help people with psychosomatic illness find answers and get well. Thanks for visiting and if you have something to share please click “submit” on the right.
Will Sacks, Toronto Canada, May 2010
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