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I find myself searching endlessly for ways of getting the message across. Certain phrases may reach some people but not others—so I use them all: “We’re going to try to stop the body from reacting physically to your emotions.” “We want you to learn to send messages to the subconscious mind.” “Information is the penicillin that cures this disorder.” “The cure is knowledge.” “Until now, your subconscious mind has been in charge; I’m going to teach you how to have your conscious mind take over.” “Get mad at your brain; talk to it; give it hell.” “TMS is a trick your mind is playing on you—don’t fall for it.” “TMS is a sideshow designed to distract you from what is going on emotionally.” “The symptoms are an act to mask what’s going on in the psyche.” “Most of the structural changes in your spine are natural occurrences.” “The brain doesn’t want to face up to the repressed anger, so it is running away from it.” “By laughing at or ignoring the pain, you are teaching the brain to send new messages to the muscles.” “We’re going to help you take the Sword of Damocles into your hands instead of having it hang over your head.
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John E. Sarno (Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection)