Are You Depressed About Your Symptoms? 

If there was a Nobel prize for doggedness and power of persuation, this guy would win it hands down. He didn't give in and he refuses to give up on us.

Dan I was so depressed in my 15 plus yrs of chronic pain especially the 3 yrs bedbound was the worse! I’m not really a depressed person but because of the severity of the pain I had no hope until I learned about Dr Sarno and your daily videos then joining your Coaching Calls! I couldn’t do this alone I needed your guidance and the love and support of the Community! Exactly what you said I had HOPE and left with sadness and then slowly that left too when my MINDSET shifted and my symptoms decreased and I started having JOY! Implement, implement, implement this is the WAY OUT! I have HOPE and JOY and I’m living my life over 10 diagnoses they will all fade away when you neutralize the fear! Thank you Dan and Finny for showing up in the videos❤️

Whilst you can breathe there's hope ❤️

A few months ago I was in a deep, dark hole. The darkest hole I've ever been in with no hope and literally frozen with fear. What got me out was learning to find safety. I started praying and asking for help. That helped me alot and I haven't stopped praying. Now my prayers are mainly full of gratitudes. Finding safety at first was hard, but I stuck with it by telling myself I'm safe, surrendering control, connecting to the outside world (time in nature) and finding gratitude for what I did have. It felt like a battle, but I made it through. I'm still moving through my recovery but I have so much more hope than I did and joy actually is showing up more for me these days.

I discovered you two weeks ago. The first thing to lift was the depression. I’ve even had people tell me I look happier. I still hurt but I have so much hope.

I feel like I’m in a constant battle with my mind. Have struggled with depression and anxiety for many years. It’s very daunting, but doable. When my flares lift, my mood improves, so I know they coincide with one another. Trying to stay as positive as possible. It is a choice, isn’t it? I can’t believe you’re almost at 4 years with daily videos, Dan! Truly a remarkable feat! You go! Really thankful for you sharing your experience, strength, and Hope with us all. You’re influencing my life for the better. Very excited to be able to get more help by you adding additional group times. It’ll be great, and very helpful, to be able to call in extra times during the week. Feed the brain with so much recovery it’ll have no choice but to let go and get better!🍀

Definitely been depressed for 3 years now since all the symptoms and anxiety and just that loss of purpose or drive. Hope everyone is feeling better today.

You must have ESP Dan! I had three glorious days last week and I actually felt happy. Then for some reason last night, boom, symptoms were back in a big way. I really appreciate the empathy that flows through you because it can and is brutal at times. I really tried to stay calm and surrender to the pain, by that I mean is to simply accept it with calm indifference but I failed! Just curled up in a ball and cried. Today’s video really helped me to get back on track and remember that the feelings that cause TMS are not always conscious. Trust the process.

This was really needed today. Thanks Dan. Feeling very low. I know that once this flare passes, my spirits will lift, but because of my history, my low mood scares me in and of itself. It’ll get better. Thanks again Dan ❤

It's been shown that depression is not caused by low serotonin levels. They knew there was no significant evidence when the first SSRI was released. Dr Rachel Zoffness, a pain psychologist, goes a little more in depth in some of her interviews on RU-vid. But when depressed it does take more effort to do this persistently. Or maybe it just feels like it? I did notice right off the bat, that I felt better mentally before feeling feeling better physically, using these techniques. It is a struggle, because of the despondency.🤚❤

Thanks Dan! I 💯 agree on the note on depression meds. Our health care (or is it sick care…) system is built on wrong foundation but that’s a whole different story and topic... The good news is that I’m slowly starting to feel better thanks to implementing what you’re teaching and reps, reps, reps!

Wow what an incredibly supportive & promising message. Really needed to hear this today! So reassuring. I went down so many rabbit holes & created so much misinformation in my brain & "thought" all manner of things were "wrong"...as always your simple, clear & consistent message repeatedly gives hope...as does reading other people's stories of recovery & endurance...so grateful to you all...and Finny!! Saying "thank you" Dan seems such an understatement for who you are & what you give every single day. Bless you.Xx

I’ve dealt w/ depression & anxiety off & on my whole adult life. It “runs in my family” I was told. But deep inside I felt like that wasn’t 100% true. Totally accepting I have TMS in April, joining the group & listening to you Dan I no longer get depressed the way I used to. I get down sometimes but it’s doesn’t last more than a day. I remember having sky high symptoms one day but I forced myself to walk in the woods, as I came out an overwhelming sense of hope warmed my heart. I physically felt terrible in that moment but I KNEW it was going to be ok. I still have symptoms & anxiety but I have so much hope. It’s no longer a matter of IF abut WHEN (tho I’m not looking a the clock.) I trust it will come. Implement, implement, implement. Thank you Dan. You’ve changed my life!

Finn didn't relate to today's topic - he left the chat! Thanks Dan, you've hit the nail on the head again.

Tired, in pain, worried, lonely but still alive - just.

I believe god sends a few angels to earth, you are one, thank you

The Best thing for depression is Gratitude. Just learn to be thankful for Everything You DO Have. Sometimes even being aware that you can be thankful for your next breath. I have actually had to go there..but once you start seeing things to be grateful..more will Come and pretty soon you will be feeling a little better. Don’t focus Too Much on the future..that is just a form of Wanting. Try to Be grateful for what is in the Present! I have been suffering for 30 years. I finally found TMS! I Have Great Hope!

I love your genuine sincerity ❤ between your constant reminders and Journaling, there is a way forward. Sometimes it's tiring, so much work. Why can't I be like others who don't feel pain when life gets rough.

Thank you, Dan, We are not alone That is my Hope and Grattitude

Thank you, thank you, Dan! This made my morning! ❤

Thank-you Dan for the daily videos. Always giving great advice, guidance and hope. Love yah and take care.

Love your kitty,,😊

Wonderful, helpful, promising message, Dan! Thanks bunches! You were dynamite on Jen Johnson’s show, Dan! Loved it!!

Thank you Dan i appreciate your videos so much. I was sick with the flu, which made things so much worse. , suffering from pain but even more from chronic dizzyness. I really tried to fix the depression and anxiety but now I see things differently after watching this video.

It is really lonely position to be in. I’m young , my body looks healthy but I am in chronic pain for 4 years. People around me think I should visit real specialists, like i haven’t tried them all during all those years…. What also dosn’t help is that my parents reproach me everytime I have bad flare up and i hate it. I didn’t choose this pain! They explained to me it is only initial reaction which comes out of their frustration and despair with my case and they empathize with me…

Sometimes, I feel broken because I'm trying, but the pain is still there,I thought I was doing okay, then boom, it's back as soon as I say I'm having a good day. I feel defeated 😞

Thank you for Daily Dan messages of Hope!!

Thank you Dan for what you do for us, giving so much of yourself to help us to heal. God bless you xxx

Implementing, Implementing, implementing Dan!! Thank you for all of these great videos! Off to play Pickleball!

This needs to watches and rewatched

Medical procedure on Tues so today restricted diet (I am getting fearful) starts, tomorrow liquid only. trying to do an hour at a time before I have to take clear out meds 🙄. Maybe I'll start seeing it as a flush out of PDP and TMS. Happy Sunday folk.

The weighing scales of, Hope & Depression can be recalibrated

Ive been fired from 2 jobs for my health. I have suspected eds and have had chronic abdo pain for years from my beta blockers which I just come off. I needed you to tell me this. I want to find hope so badly and I know my own head makes me worse. I have no job now, no prospects, and maybe with this I can sort myself out and get myself on the right path again. Thank you

I needed this today, thank you 😊

Thank you Dan! 🙏😊

Thank you❤️

No not depressed but very very angry and yes, nobody sees that I am in pain and nobody understands and yes I am in a dark Forrest without seeing the exit . I do have hope that I can be better just very impatient today grrrr

Hi Dan. We think different and that's good because I'm not teaching this stuff to anybody thank God and you are thank God. I wanted to share something with you and it's why I'm hesitant to believe and swallow this entire concept hook line and sinker. I'm going to tell you what happened and then you can see it was not Danger perceived and fear. I wear a CPAP machine cuz I was choking all during the night for 10 years as soon as I put the machine on the choking stopped instantly because I wasn't getting enough oxygen. Then about 3 months ago I started getting migraines in the middle of the night and I'm listening to you and I'm doing all the things, changing my perspective my perception etc the best I can and just gently moving in a different direction. but the migraines persisted. To make a long story short I found out that I wasn't using the humidifier in the CPAP machine and I was using a small ceramic heater that I had basically blowing on my body at night. So I spoke to the respiratory therapist who's been doing this for 35 years and she said okay the reason you have the migraines is you need to get rid of that heater completely, you can't have dry heat. And start using the humidifier in the CPAP machine see if you're migraines don't go away. After 2 days of doing that the migraines have never come back. So here's what concerns me, how can you say that all of the stuff including schizophrenia and the different things you bring up are all a response to perceived Danger? This was a real situation and by fixing a couple of things the migraines are now gone. So to me that isn't any belief system change that I made it was an actual physical medical call it what you want reality. I'm not trying to be a pain in your butt I would like you to address things like this. Another one I'm going to bring up because I'm concerned what do and how do I move forward with pain free you. I'm always choking on my food so of course I decided that I am going to look at this as some type of perceived danger response, and fear etc. But then an MRI was done and an ultrasound was done on my throat area and on my thyroid is a mass pretty large. And it's blocking the trachea and the esophagus and that's why I keep choking on food all the time because it's restricted my ability to swallow. Now what the treatment is for that I have no idea yet and I'm certainly not going to do anything that's invasive or what have you cuz I don't believe in that. But what do you say Dan about issues that I am talking to you about? They're not in my head. I want to think they're in my head that's a much better way for me to proceed so I can change it. But a mass growing on my thyroid, not a lot I can do about that. If you would at some point answer or explain how you deal with things that are real and I hear you all the time every day say we all think things are real but they're not but what if they are?? Thank you so much Dan I appreciate what you're about.

Champion 🏆

Agree science also agrees

DR. SARNO SAYS DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY ARE EQUIVALENTS TO TMS. THEY REPLACE PHYSICAL PAIN NOT ACCOMPANY IT. HE GAVE AN EXAMPLE OF THIS SWITCH IN HIS BOOK THE MINDBODY PRESCRIPTIOn. DR. SCHUBINER ALSO SAYS THE SAME THING. IS THIS WRONG?

What do you think about using mushrooms for getting rid of depression and anxiety.

When I took anti depressants Dan it fixed my mood which then got rid of the pain symptoms, but the anti depressants didn’t fix the long covid thing, or it maybe only helped a tiny bit

So Dan or anyone reading ... Painful eyes or like burning type feeling eyes /sore . Os this a symptom many have had... and that dissolved away ??