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Loup des Abeilles's avatar

Waiting for chapter two, brother. Thank you for this.

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Gregorio Peroggianamos's avatar

Need chapter 2

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Thomas del Vasto's avatar

Hah many are saying

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Anita's avatar

I recovered from 14 years of severe chronic pain thanks to Dr John Sarno’s book The Mindbody Prescription. Feel free to message me, I’m happy to share my story.

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Thomas del Vasto's avatar

Yep, have read Sarno and he was helpful for me at various points. Glad to hear you’ve recovered as well :)!

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Grey Squirrel's avatar

Healing is one of the purposes of religious practice.

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David Boyd's avatar

Powerful story. Thanks for sharing your journey.

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Thomas del Vasto's avatar

No problem! Cool to see you on the forbidden stack hehe.

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David Boyd's avatar

Ha yeah I haven't posted anything yet but I made an account to read what my pals have been writing

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Laura London's avatar

Beautiful story!! It’s interesting to hear the beginning of how you found Christ.

It sounds like you overcame this pain (like you were healed), and I don’t want to come across as a know-it-all d*ck but I actually have similar issues, don’t have medical insurance, and don’t trust doctors…so I always just rely on myself and I’ve found some pretty successful ways of thinking about healing the body from chronic pain.

For example I also have tmj and it’s not fully fixed but I’m working on postural issues and myofunctional issues that cause bracing of the jaw and its displacement. Also, btw, lock jaw is so horrifying and stressful… I feel like the pain was so bad I turned into an animal, no longer a functional human…

I have chronic migraines, starting after getting long covid, and I did research into how to get it down from 3-5x a week (it was horrendous) to now, which is several times a month, and I’ve done further research on how to eliminate it entirely (in progress).

Happy to help share what’s worked for me, or what I’ve learned, if it could be useful.

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Thomas del Vasto's avatar

Sorry to hear you've had similar issues!! Yeah it can be incredibly brutal, what some of these ailments can bring you to.

I'd definitely be curious to hear what's worked for you. I should also add (not sure if this was clear in the main post) but I basically consider myself 95% healed at this point. I still get some issues here and there but I lift, workout regularly, and am pretty much more fit than many folks my age. I've even learned to use the pain as a sort of signal that my spiritual alignment needs some work, hah.

Never dealt with chronic migrains, but they do sound brutal. Definitely interested to hear more of your story.

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Nick Kistler's avatar

Damn man, what a ride. Beautiful evolution at the end. Thank you kindly for sharing. I know lots of folks with chronic pain who suffer in the dark, so bravo for telling your story.

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Thomas del Vasto's avatar

Thank you for reading it! And yeah, I also know quite a few people who suffer in silence. I did the same during my time, it's very hard to talk about. Especially since most people just... don't know what to say. I don't even really blame them.

I don't expect everyone with chronic pain to come to Christ like I did, but I do hope they are able to find solace somewhere! I'm also extremely grateful that the resources that helped me exist, because phew idk what I would've done without them.

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Nick Kistler's avatar

I totally hear that. "Damm bro, that sucks" isn't exactly a healing balm lol. I was amused at the whole "cyborg" nickname. It can be weirdly gratifying to have folks just treat you as you are. Not with pity or pretending you're fine, but just meeting you in it.

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Thomas del Vasto's avatar

Hah yeah, I have some good friends man. They stuck with me despite my being a pit of negativity for a while there, and just joked with me and were there. I am very blessed in that way.

The weird thing is though, I know some other folks with chronic pain and I try to tell them some of this and offer them a way out, but they are always resistant to it. So I end up just telling them "damn bro, that sucks." Not sure what else to say at that point.

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Nick Kistler's avatar

I mean some people get attached to their identity structure. Even if it's a drag, better the devil you know. Always sad when folks have potential but are just locked down. As the old adage goes, they've got to want to change.

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Thomas del Vasto's avatar

Yeah! I think the vast majority of people are this way, and that's ok by and large. Not everyone can be super mentally flexible all the time or society would collapse lol. Just sucks when they're in pain.

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