FINALLY running without knee pain!!! 2.5 years!!! - Page 2

Lucky Star · 08-21-11, 12:12 AM

Awesome - that's wonderful news!!!

neatski · 08-21-11, 11:43 AM

Carla and Cassy, yes it's that book. He talks a lot about how a great deal of chronic pain is psychosomatic in origin (the physical "causes" that medical doctors sometimes find are sometimes not causes at all- he talks a lot about misdiagnoses of benign conditions that the pain is attributed to) but that we tend to freak ourselves out about it and make it worse. I have been told not to run anymore and have had it drilled into my head to NEVER run through pain or ignore it, so it took me months to build up the courage to run through the pain and believe that it was not originating in some injury or structural issue. The first few times I tried were very frustrating because the pain came back, but finally, about a week ago, I had the courage to run through it and remind myself that this pain was not real, and it went AWAY- not from endorphins, because the other day i ran again and was finally, finally pain free. My knees both feel great- no aches.

Thanks everyone! I was just so excited.

CarlaVeg · 08-21-11, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by neatski

Carla and Cassy, yes it's that book. He talks a lot about how a great deal of chronic pain is psychosomatic in origin (the physical "causes" that medical doctors sometimes find are sometimes not causes at all- he talks a lot about misdiagnoses of benign conditions that the pain is attributed to) but that we tend to freak ourselves out about it and make it worse. I have been told not to run anymore and have had it drilled into my head to NEVER run through pain or ignore it, so it took me months to build up the courage to run through the pain and believe that it was not originating in some injury or structural issue. The first few times I tried were very frustrating because the pain came back, but finally, about a week ago, I had the courage to run through it and remind myself that this pain was not real, and it went AWAY- not from endorphins, because the other day i ran again and was finally, finally pain free. My knees both feel great- no aches.

Thanks everyone! I was just so excited.

That is great!!!! My library has the book and I am going to read it. I am very happy for you

slysam · 08-21-11, 12:17 PM

Thanks for sharing!

cardiomama · 08-21-11, 03:31 PM

Wonderful news

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pattyd0319 · 08-21-11, 04:26 PM

I'm happy for you. I wish you many more happy pain-free runs

. I'll have to check that book out, it sounds like a great book to have on one's bookshelf.

ooty · 08-21-11, 07:26 PM

woot!

Enoy!

fluffydogfan · 08-21-11, 09:35 PM

I find it fascinating and infuriating how much your head controls your athletic performance.
I competitively weight lift, and I have never gotten a lift that I believed was too heavy for me to complete. Not once.
I also rarely miss a lift that I believe I am strong enough to finish.
I spend a lot of time trying to convince myself into believing I can perform, but I am terrible at changing my own mind. I'm a concrete, practical thinker, and I have no "faith." There's always that voice in my head that tells me the weight is just too heavy for my muscles, that I mechanically can't do it. I can't get that voice to quit talking.

Katie

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08-21-11, 12:12 AM
Lucky Star VF Supporter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: A helluva town	Awesome - that's wonderful news!!! __________________ ~ Gina ~ "Remain cheerful, for nothing destructive can pierce through the solid wall of cheerfulness." ~Sri Chinmoy "We are so fortunate that we get to exercise!" ~Erin O'Brien

08-21-11, 11:43 AM
neatski Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Orlando, FL	Carla and Cassy, yes it's that book. He talks a lot about how a great deal of chronic pain is psychosomatic in origin (the physical "causes" that medical doctors sometimes find are sometimes not causes at all- he talks a lot about misdiagnoses of benign conditions that the pain is attributed to) but that we tend to freak ourselves out about it and make it worse. I have been told not to run anymore and have had it drilled into my head to NEVER run through pain or ignore it, so it took me months to build up the courage to run through the pain and believe that it was not originating in some injury or structural issue. The first few times I tried were very frustrating because the pain came back, but finally, about a week ago, I had the courage to run through it and remind myself that this pain was not real, and it went AWAY- not from endorphins, because the other day i ran again and was finally, finally pain free. My knees both feel great- no aches. Thanks everyone! I was just so excited. __________________ The most effective workout is the one you're not doing right now!

08-21-11, 12:17 PM
slysam Join Date: Sep 2010	Thanks for sharing! __________________ Feeling Fit, Bit by Bit My fitness/lifestyle blog: http://www.feelingfit.info and books/entertainment sharing: http://slysamenjoys.blogspot.com

08-21-11, 03:31 PM
cardiomama Join Date: Sep 2004	Wonderful news!

08-21-11, 04:26 PM
pattyd0319 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ellicott City, MD	I'm happy for you. I wish you many more happy pain-free runs . I'll have to check that book out, it sounds like a great book to have on one's bookshelf.

08-21-11, 07:26 PM
ooty Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Beautiful Northeast	woot! Enoy! __________________ Ooty Restarting with Leslie. The advantage of restarting is that there is so much room for improvement and it is fun to progress, right?

08-21-11, 09:35 PM
fluffydogfan Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Dallas, TX	I find it fascinating and infuriating how much your head controls your athletic performance. I competitively weight lift, and I have never gotten a lift that I believed was too heavy for me to complete. Not once. I also rarely miss a lift that I believe I am strong enough to finish. I spend a lot of time trying to convince myself into believing I can perform, but I am terrible at changing my own mind. I'm a concrete, practical thinker, and I have no "faith." There's always that voice in my head that tells me the weight is just too heavy for my muscles, that I mechanically can't do it. I can't get that voice to quit talking. Katie