Day 1

Hello,

I have been suffering from chronic bilateral hand pain for three years. My symptoms started in April of 2022 after a long session of a video game called League of Legends. My right hand felt a sharp pain. The next day, the whole hand felt numb and weak. The symptoms persisted despite rest. A few months later, the symptoms started to appear in my left hand as well.

These symptoms appeared at a very stressful time in my life. I was severely depressed due to my grandma's rapidly declining health. In fact, two days after my initial flare up, my grandma was hospitalized for pneumonia. I rode in the ambulance with her and accompanied her in a jam-packed ER for 9 tenuous hours. I consider this the worst day of my life.

I believe in Dr. Sarno's theory. There seems to be nothing wrong with my hands or nerves physically. I believe that my anger and depression led to my body creating a false defense mechanism. Now I am ready to stop punishing myself and find reprieve.