The Mindbody Prescription: Healing the Body, Healing the Pain
by: John E. Sarno M.D.
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Dr. John Sarno caused quite a ruckus back in 1990 when hesuggested that back pain is all in the head. In his bestselling book,Healing Back Pain: TheMind-Body Connection, he claimed that backaches, slipped discs,headaches, and other chronic pains are due to suppressed anger, andthat once the cause of the anger is addressed, the pain willvanish. Relieved Amazon.com readers call this book"liberating" and say "it sounds too good to be true,but it is true." Sarno has returned with The MindbodyPrescription, in which he explains how emotions including guilt,anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem can stimulate the brain tomanufacture physical symptoms including fibromyalgia, repetitivestrain injuries, migraine headaches, hay fever, colitis, ulcers, andeven acne. If these psychosomatic problems all sound a littleFreudian, what with the repression of emotions in the unconscious,it's because Sarno unapologetically borrows from Freud for the basisof his theory and cites childhood trauma as a major source ofemotional problems. He also says that his program is a "talkingcure" of sorts, since patients must be convinced their pain isrooted in their emotions before healing can begin.
The book reads a bit like psychology text, with Sarno quoting frompsychoanalytic theorists including Heinz Kohut and Graeme Taylor andthe DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,Fourth Edition). Sarno walks through the neurophysiology ofmindbody disorders, lists the symptoms of dozens of disorders that hebelieves are emotion-based, and offers a basic program for overcomingpsychosomatic pain and illness. His recovery plan includes meditationand sometimes psychotherapy, including behavior modification, andstopping any medication or physical therapy. While Sarno's ideas seemradical, they were commonly implemented earlier in the 20th century,when psychoanalysis was at its peak of popularity, and they promise tobecome more accepted in our current era of alternative medicaltherapies and anger management. --Erica Jorgensen
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Amazon.com Review:
Dr. John Sarno caused quite a ruckus back in 1990 when hesuggested that back pain is all in the head. In his bestselling book,Healing Back Pain: TheMind-Body Connection, he claimed that backaches, slipped discs,headaches, and other chronic pains are due to suppressed anger, andthat once the cause of the anger is addressed, the pain willvanish. Relieved Amazon.com readers call this book"liberating" and say "it sounds too good to be true,but it is true." Sarno has returned with The MindbodyPrescription, in which he explains how emotions including guilt,anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem can stimulate the brain tomanufacture physical symptoms including fibromyalgia, repetitivestrain injuries, migraine headaches, hay fever, colitis, ulcers, andeven acne. If these psychosomatic problems all sound a littleFreudian, what with the repression of emotions in the unconscious,it's because Sarno unapologetically borrows from Freud for the basisof his theory and cites childhood trauma as a major source ofemotional problems. He also says that his program is a "talkingcure" of sorts, since patients must be convinced their pain isrooted in their emotions before healing can begin.
The book reads a bit like psychology text, with Sarno quoting frompsychoanalytic theorists including Heinz Kohut and Graeme Taylor andthe DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,Fourth Edition). Sarno walks through the neurophysiology ofmindbody disorders, lists the symptoms of dozens of disorders that hebelieves are emotion-based, and offers a basic program for overcomingpsychosomatic pain and illness. His recovery plan includes meditationand sometimes psychotherapy, including behavior modification, andstopping any medication or physical therapy. While Sarno's ideas seemradical, they were commonly implemented earlier in the 20th century,when psychoanalysis was at its peak of popularity, and they promise tobecome more accepted in our current era of alternative medicaltherapies and anger management. --Erica Jorgensen
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- Yeah, Right, Like This'll Work!
If you're like me, you've heard about Dr. Sarno's book and his philosophy on healing certain pains and disorders and you said to yourself with much sarcasm, "Yeah, right, like this'll work!" Well, I'm here to say, yeah, indeed right...this works!
In these tough times I've been under a bit more pressure at work, and pressure at work means often that the stress comes home with me. A huge mistake that of course only adds to the tension I am so trying to eliminate. So my philosophy was try ... Read More
Rating: - From Mike Warren
This book has brought me more relief from my back pain than the surgery I had a couple of years ago.Physical therapy and rehab were a waste of time.I got no relief what-so-ever.I felt hopeless.My Dr. suggested this book to me and we discuss it on a regular basis.It's working.I will not claim it a cure all but the tools I've learned from the book have been very useful to me.Thank you Dr. Sarno for writting this book.
Rating: - The Mindbody Prescription
Anyone in chronic pain daily or intermittently needs to read this book.Dr. Sarno has done a lot of research to back up his incredible theory.People report complete healing from following the protocol in his book.Change your life, read his book and if you need help visit a hypnotherapist.
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- The Mindbody Prescription
This is a very interesting book with an interesting premise. The author states that all pain in your body that persists after injury, or even without injury, is caused by unresolved emotional pain. We hypnotists have been saying this for years, but his cure is a little different. He says that your mind thinks it is easier for you to have physical pain, and is protecting you from having to relive those traumatic memories by distracting you with intense pain.
Any one who has pain should read this ... Read More
Rating: - This is THE source to recovery of your chronic pain - Dr. Sarno is the answer
I bought and read both The Mindbody Prescription and Dr. Sarno's Healing Back Pain about 1 week after I had suffered a severe back and sciatic pain attack during Christmas of 2007. WHAT a LIFESAVER!!! I can't overstate this for my situation. The pain I had in my back and the sciatic pain that burned and tingled in my left leg was so painful that I could barely walk for 10 days, or even stand to shower. I had x-rays and an MRI which revealed that I had a lower herniated disc. The orthapedic doctors suggest ... Read More
- Yeah, Right, Like This'll Work!If you're like me, you've heard about Dr. Sarno's book and his philosophy on healing certain pains and disorders and you said to yourself with much sarcasm, "Yeah, right, like this'll work!" Well, I'm here to say, yeah, indeed right...this works!
In these tough times I've been under a bit more pressure at work, and pressure at work means often that the stress comes home with me. A huge mistake that of course only adds to the tension I am so trying to eliminate. So my philosophy was try ... Read More
- From Mike WarrenThis book has brought me more relief from my back pain than the surgery I had a couple of years ago.Physical therapy and rehab were a waste of time.I got no relief what-so-ever.I felt hopeless.My Dr. suggested this book to me and we discuss it on a regular basis.It's working.I will not claim it a cure all but the tools I've learned from the book have been very useful to me.Thank you Dr. Sarno for writting this book.
- The Mindbody PrescriptionAnyone in chronic pain daily or intermittently needs to read this book.Dr. Sarno has done a lot of research to back up his incredible theory.People report complete healing from following the protocol in his book.Change your life, read his book and if you need help visit a hypnotherapist.
- The Mindbody PrescriptionThis is a very interesting book with an interesting premise. The author states that all pain in your body that persists after injury, or even without injury, is caused by unresolved emotional pain. We hypnotists have been saying this for years, but his cure is a little different. He says that your mind thinks it is easier for you to have physical pain, and is protecting you from having to relive those traumatic memories by distracting you with intense pain.
Any one who has pain should read this ... Read More
- This is THE source to recovery of your chronic pain - Dr. Sarno is the answerI bought and read both The Mindbody Prescription and Dr. Sarno's Healing Back Pain about 1 week after I had suffered a severe back and sciatic pain attack during Christmas of 2007. WHAT a LIFESAVER!!! I can't overstate this for my situation. The pain I had in my back and the sciatic pain that burned and tingled in my left leg was so painful that I could barely walk for 10 days, or even stand to shower. I had x-rays and an MRI which revealed that I had a lower herniated disc. The orthapedic doctors suggest ... Read More
