recovery from chronic back/sciatic pain

hey all, i try to keep it short + concise.
I did suffer chronic (8 months) sciatic pain this year. this pain is 95-100% gone.
I do still have rare very minor flareups which I am able to control and get back to zero very quickly.
in the prior years I did had frequent low back pain, which then eventually progressed into sciatic pain. initially those sciatic episodes resolved within 3 months, but the last one did not.
my main symptoms were mostly sciatic pain, without low back pain. the low back pain resolved, but the sciatic did persist.
initially, I went through all the standard treatment - x-ray/chiro/MRI/specialist/PT, as you know they are ALL bullshit.
then i went into the typical fear/pain cycle. "i will never get better....I will never be able to work out at the gym"
by some miracle i stumbled on Sarno. the process from Sarno to now took 6 months. whenever I have some flareups now - I do the EXACT opposite what i did before. I go to the gym or go biking. I do the exact workouts which I thought are causing me more pain , squats, hamstrings, legs etc. usually such a routine kills the flareup instantly.
some advice for those struggling:
a) keep going! it took me many months to realize how TMS works and how to counter it.
b) despite TMS being mental, look at your diet + exercise + supplementation / weight loss. wont' go into detail here; you need to cut ALL SEED OILS + processed sugars. animal fats/proteins are the way to go. this won't fix TMS but will clear your mind so you can focus
c) don't focus too much 'on yet another TMS technique'. find a TMS practitioner online, do a bi-weekly session but do not spend tons of time on forums/online re-reading the same.
d) you will be successful, again, give yourself time + grace. 'setbacks' (which are not setbacks really) are part of it.

 

definitely. food is key. cut all processed stuff is a good start. exercise frequently is also key.
a side note, what i noticed that since my pain (mostly) resolved, my anxiety/mental symptoms ramped up a bit. I know Sarno mentions this.
I am in the process of identifying and reducing behaviors which ramp up those symptoms. I think the journey continues.