Perfect advice for me right now. I am doing this active mind work atm and it's working a treat. I feel silly sometimes talking to myself but it's working and the pain is turning into a sensation now. Its not painful anymore just light tension so I know it's changing and sometimes not even there. 🥰

Am coming fist time and I experienced what ever he says, no doubt he got real knowledge thank you sir for the education

Such an empowering, compassionate and helpful video Jim. It’s so good to hear about and be reminded of how and what keeps our symptoms in the driving seat. Listening to your words reminds me that I have to practice more often enabling the right parts of my brain to get in the driving seat and steer my healing in a proactive way. Today has been a tough day where I felt worn down by my symptoms and anxiety. .... you’ve given me the energy and reminders I need to take back control and stop the hijacking. Blessings. Clare

Hi Jim, thank you so much for this particular video, it's massively accurate in my opinion & in putting the advice into action over the last few weeks I've really noticed an improvement, despite being 26 years in with TMS. THIS is the key, right here in this wonderful video

For me its a moment by moment to be in charge. I like what you said we dont have to stay a victim by getting active. This is so true and Encouraging.

Wow this video popped up in my feed at the right time. ❤❤❤❤. Thank you for the work you do.

We are not gonna do that anymore , very powerful

You are fantastic at explaining, thank you!!

Oh, I just LOVE this active technique! Parts of the brain talking to each other. Taking over and becoming powerful.

I'm fairly new to mind/body symptoms. I have been challenging my pain and other symptoms more aggressively in the last couple of weeks. So this video was very helpful. It really resonated with me hearing you talking about not listening to my fears about my pain, by staying in my cortex. I'm seeing how much and how often I allow my amygdala to hijack me and control my behavior. Thanks for all your videos, I've watched many, they have been very helpful!

Wip sawed around all day 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. Idk why I’m laughing i know exactly how that feels to be jerked around all day by symptoms . It’s so funny tho. GREAT video Jim.

Thank you 🙏🏽 I have a flare this days is like what ? I have not feeling like this for a while 😮 so I will tell my brain calm down! I’m ok

Thank you so much for this video! This is the tool I needed ,and can use immediately, on my recovery journey from chronic fatigue!

I had a breakthrough in the last 24 hours. Last night I realised how much I downplay my feelings and emotions. It’s a trauma response that I’ve carried since childhood and repeating patterns that were ingrained into me by parents who ignored my needs and blamed me for their own shortcomings. Even though I healed a lot of those traumatic times and events I still carry those old thinking patterns. Downplaying my own emotions and symptoms is keeping me stuck. I’ve been doing mind body work for several years and made progress on my mental health but not on my physiological health. Your video this morning reinforced the realisation I had last night about me downplaying my feelings and symptoms and not listening to how I feel and addressing it. The emotional pain outweighs the physical pain a million times and that’s not an exaggeration. I feel optimistic that changing this pattern of not accepting my emotional trauma and physical symptoms is going to lead to improvements in my health.

Thank you! This was very helpful!

Great video. Snapped me out of my funk!

Again, an excellent video. It greatly helps to know what is really going on and how to heal from it when dealing with neuroplastic pain.

I'm experiencing chronic dizziness and your videos are helping me so much! You explain these concepts really well so I can put it into action. Thank you :')

HI Jack I've just discovered you having been doing the TMS approach for a year - your work is incredible, thank you, and really resonates with me. Realise I have been passive! However I am in pain all day long so how often should i be telling my brain to back off - as a general guide. Many thanks

So good!

But I thought the pain or anxiety symptoms were body's way to communicate, meaning your subconscious is trying to tell you something. So shouldn't we be kind and compassionate, and instead of "not listening" to the anxiety or pain, shouldn't we be actually listening the part of ourselves? We don't have to react, but wouldn't it be better to respond by saying something like "I hear you, you are scared. Let me look around and assure you, you are okay"? I was never comforted growing up, and being ridiculed or laughed at for being afraid and scared. That meant I was ignored, and was not heard. So when you say "Don't listen," I end up taking it as "ignore the anxiety or pain."

Hi, Jim. A question: I have severe dry eyes that is causing very serious eye problems. Could dry eye be a form of TMS and be helped by your theories and Dr. Sarno's??

At 3:30 you suggest what you can do with a pain flare as opposed to just sitting and taking it: 1) No, pain you are not controlling me today, 2) Pain take it easy, we are fine, take a break, relax. Yet I keep reading about "acceptance" of the symptoms. Can you expain that a bit more: acceptance vs telling the brain no we are not doing this today? Thanks

Do you have a video about anxiety that is also MindBody and how to heal from health anxiety?

Thanks for the helpful information in your videos! I have a question. How do you handle the Sarno approach when you have a combination of TMS symptoms (some related to knees but other areas as well) plus real structural issues? I had a knee replacement last year and now one leg is slightly longer than the other and my body is trying to manage as I walk. The slight misalignment causes real physical stress (and discomfort) in my hips? I appreciate any insights you can give.

I got 2 months pain free very early on but it came back and I’ve been struggling for a few months now. I’m doing all the same things I did before but it doesn’t seem to be working anymore.

Hi,please could you talk about things sometimes getting worse before better?I've been doing brain work for many months now,and whilst I've seen some positive changes,I have had some really hard times too where it feels like my brain/body is resisting those changes.

I am a bit confused. Is this not at odds to the somatic tracking process where you sit with your pain and just notice it but don't actively react to it?

Dear Jim, I have a really important question I'd like to ask but a) it's a little bit personal and embarrassing and b) I'm not sure where to post it anyway (I mean I don't know which is the most 'relevant' of your videos). What would you suggest please? Hope this doesn't sound crazy! Thanks for all your great videos :-)

Would this tool be able to help someone who is going through benzodiazapine tapering that causes extreme chronic anxiety because the GABA receptors are down regulated resulting in multiple scary and debilitating symptoms…

Trying to heal from Long Cove it. How do I be active when bouts of depression come on with heavy brain fog and tiredness.? I feel that all my energy is drained and my brain power goes down to 5%. I could barely think when this happened. So how do I become active about it but at the same time listen to my feelings?

Hy gdmng sir! I have been practicing ur videos.. Seems helpfull but, still long to go.. I wanna know one more advice. Is this heal patterns also applicable to depression , anxiety and somatic symptoms? I mean can I heal depression anxiety and pain circuits by this method? Please comment on this sir 🙏

All this anthropomorphising -- "no, my dear Mr. Pain, I am not going to be triggered by your silly antics" etc. -- gets you nowhere in the face of a nasty flare-up, especially at the end of the day. You are simply at its mercy. The limbic system is by its very nature 'unconscious'; you can't shut it down by asking it to. The best you can do to send it a message is by BEHAVING in a manner that suggests you are unconcerned, unperturbed and indifferent. And that's easier said than done when the pain is going through the roof. Don't for a moment buy into this psychobabble BS.