Healed in an instant, and back to pain (Day 1)

Hello everyone I am new to the forum I just signed up. My back pain started about a year ago but became really debilitating about 6 months ago. I checked all the boxes with yoga/chiro/PT etc. I found out about Dr. Sarno on reddit and bought the audiobook immediately. I finished it in a 4 hours drive. Normally driving had caused me back pain, but I was probably 80% healed within the first hour and was about 90% better at the end of it. I was overfilled with joy and began going to the gym and running and playing soccer again for the next few days. I also started reading Steve Ozanich's The Great Pain Deception right now. Fast forward a week later and some mild pain i have had in my cervical/thorasic spine area has gotten much worse, my lower back pain is back, and am getting some radiating pain throughout my hips and thighs. I just found out about the program and am hoping this helps. Is this normal? I know the Dr. alludes to the pain getting worse or moving before you can heal, but i feel like i WAS healed and now it is back and it is quite disheartening. Any advice or insight is much appreciated. Thanks.

 

Welcome! It's very normal. I think of it like a honeymoon effect. No need to get disheartened over it. You know now that the pain is psychologically-emotionally driven. You made enormous gains quickly, and you'll do it again (even if it takes a little longer).

Here's a success story involving ups and downs similar to yours. http://www.tmshelp.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5118 (TMSHelp Forum - It's leaving -- again!)

Hang in there, work the program, try to not be too impressed by the pain or relapses, and get out there and do what truly makes you happy.