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Nope. I read it like it's a text book..because it is one.
If you ever read the Jim Campobello story in the back of 'Mindbody prescription' I was doing what he wrote, before he wrote it...but I actually got better way faster than him because I did it more intensely and faster...and, I caught a 'nuance' that maybe even Jim didn't catch... He says His 'Girlfriend' gave him the book....later when he writes his letter, he says "So My Wife and I....."
I would bet big money that his anger about HER is huge... He was no spring chicken (40's) and most people I know who are 'stuck' are usually in Partner Hell or Mommy Hell.

Perhaps it is because I have zero patience, but when I get into something I take it dead serious and do everything it says... 'suggestions' don't exist. If it says you go back to normal activity, you do it...and fast. There should be urgency. No caution. Fuck Caution. I was cautious for 2 years under the care of the 'system'.
i have gone out and exercised 'too early' but I also get better 'too fast'. Yeah, I felt like I was gonna puke from the pain, but...it was only lone day in a long, long life of pain free 99.7% of the time. Everybody takes a beating sometimes. You can't hurt yourself...and if you think you can? Then you didn't believe Sarno when he told you it was TMS...you're still clinging to the physical

The thing that is making you need the symptom? Everybody sees it except you...so you need to stop what you are doing and figure out what that is..and it might be something scary (probably is) like your Partner, Family, Role...there is a big fat Lie sitting in your living room and you didn't 'choose' not to see it, but it's there, eating your lunch. Find it. Find THEM..there might be a few of them...keep looking. Take a flashlight. The flashlight is your notepad....every time you're not reading or exercising, you should be sitting still inventorying your life with lists of stuff you are angry about. CLOSE CLOSER...Everybody you regularly interact with better be on that list along with your parents and every person you ever had a beef with....disregard if you've 'made amends'...the child inside that the symptom has in a head lock doesn't make amends or forgive...ever. period.

What else is more important? Work? TV? Playing an internet game? Someone else's feelings or comfort?

How bad is the pain? You will know by how intensely you go working these things.

and when you get some malfunction you discover> You're gonna go and F-ing RAGE about it..break something. Scream... Let that child know you hear his voice even though he's getting choked...


that's just off the top of the head...every single word is a direction. Not a suggestion..not from Me, From Sarno. I am just good at following instructions...when it matters.

peace