is there someone who experianced psychosomatic ?

[Kasra_]

hi there, currently iam experiancing psychosomatic, it effects my sciatic nerve and things are going hard, my doctor gave me some medicine and advise, iam intresting if someone with same experiance tell me how long i need to carry this pain. actually i cant sit or walk longer than 1 hour (leg pain become extermly high) and it caused to lose my job, it took almost 1 year that doctors findout there is no physical injury in my body, and after all the pointless mri, and EMG tests now iam taking antidepression drugs and just hope that one day when iam wake up in my bed the pain go away, but looks it wont, i remember how the pain starts, one day i woke up in the bed and i felt burning in my left leg until now

[amyrrt]

I hope you got a second and third opinion to rule out physical pain. I have fibromyalgia and they couldn’t find reasons for my pain either, until 1 doctor fleshed it out.

[coolpiscean]

All the time, wierd sensations in different parts of my body. Not focusing on it & choosing to focus on an activity, Thats engrossing helps me. Progressive muscle relaxation also helps... but its very hard not to focus on the pain... thats the biggest challenge

[Hidden]

I have suffered from 'psychosomatic' pains all my life. I've also been injured physically and have suffered from 'real' pains which have taken their course and healed up in time 'normally'.

The job for me has always been working out which are the physical causes and which present as 'psychosomatic'' ie caused by emotional injuries and expressed through the body. The pain is real as sensed by the brain but the cause is different.

Reading the book 'Healing Back Pain' by John Sarno was my first introduction to what was causing this. Many others have continued his work and here in the UK the NHS trained physio Georgie Oldfield has successfully treated many people.

sirpa.org/

Here's the link in case you find something of interest. Do PM me if you want further explanation of how this has affected me (I have plenty of examples!) Bear in mind though that everyone is different.

Best of luck with this. I sympathise! Your pain sounds horrible.

[Jonimo]

I have also experienced psychosomatic pain, as well emotions causing aggravation or worsening of physical pain (with verifiable physical causes - my emotional state so obviously affects my experience of pain.) Sciatica has been a huge part if this at various times.

These are the things I’ve found to help:

CBDs/ cannabis (ointment, tincture, and smoke - Helps settle emotions and relax body and mind. Has replaced both opiate pain killers and antidepressants for me)

Meditation

Gentle (restorative) yoga

Water aerobics done very gently

Gentle walking several times a day

Eating whole foods - minimizing sugary, greasy, highly processed junk

Avoiding toxic people/relationships

The worst for me was laying still. My mind would get so wrapped up in the pain, my muscles wasted away, and I almost completely lost the ability to walk. Keep moving to best of your ability! I still spend most of my time laying down, but I get up and move often

Another thing that made a huge difference was shifting my attitude from one of anger at this body for betraying me, to one of compassion for myself, forgiveness and acceptance. Railing against god or life or whatever for my misery was not helpful.