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Thanks for reposting! 100 percent belief in Dr. Sarno's model is not enough, because certain things must be put into practice. Several bases need to be covered imo. People get stuck along the way for different reasons. Emotions must be allowed and felt so one switches out of repression mode. Then there is the area of thoughts. Chronic, negative thought habits need to be made aware of and changed. This takes a lot of practice and consistency. Thirdly, day to day stressors must be addressed. Many times practical, life changes are needed. The fourth issue is maintaining calm and indifference in the face of symptoms....not making such a big deal out of them or fearing them, or focusing on them.

Sometimes people get stuck in the fear response and they have difficulty calming their brain down (so danger signals go down). Others get stuck in the focus part where they may be ruminating or monitoring or checking etc (hypervigilance) and others find the concept of outcome independence and an attitude of indifference challenging to implement.

I hope that helps a little but I'm sure others will have great insights!