One of the most interesting and important aspects of psychosomatic phenomena is the fact that knowledge and awareness of the process clearly have healing powers. Thousands of people have become pain-free simply by reading Healing Back Pain or The Mindbody Prescription, Dr. Sarno's previous books. How and why this happens is a fascinating story, and one that is sure to be repeated as readers experience The Divided Mind. Includes information on Alfred Adler, aging, alcohol abuse, Franz Alexander, anger, anxiety, arthritis, back pain, brain, child abuse, chronic pain syndromes, consciousness, depression, diagnosis, emotional pain, fathers, fear, fibromyalgia, Sigmund Freud, gastric reflux, guilt, headaches, herniated discs, Douglas Hoffman, hypertension, hysterical symptoms, feelings of inferiority, leg pain, life pressures, mothers, muscles, neck pain, numbness, pain, parents, perfectionism, physical abuse, physical activity, placebo effect, psychosomatic disorders, psychotherapy, rage, self-esteem, sexual abuse, shoulders, stress, tension myositis syndrome (TMS), treatment, triggers, unconscious, x-rays, etc.
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