Back Pain Fear

Back Pain fear is one of the emotional consequences of serious physical pain. The agony of acute back pain can leave an indelible impression on the soul of the patient. This feeling often goes beyond normal fear or apprehension. In fact, the patient can experience dread or terror at the mere thought of another serious attack of pain.

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Fear of Back Pain

Acute back pain is difficult for people to understand unless they experience it themselves. The majority of people have suffered some pain in their backs, yet that pain is not representative of the severity of agony suffered by some patients EVERY DAY. There is nothing more painful in life than acute lower back pain. The torturous waves of pain can make a person wish for death rather than continuing to live with such suffering. Many patients that I have interviewed admitted to contemplating suicide during particularly severe periods of back pain. I do not believe in suicide, yet I also thought about it during one horrific experience. I remember talking to my family as I was writhing in pain for 3 days of misery. It started 9/9/01, right before the Trade Center tragedy here in New York. I was in such indescribable torment that I would have preferred death. I remember myself saying that I could not live like this and if it did not stop, I might do something horrible�

It brings me chills to revisit this time in my life. The pain was really THAT BAD. For those who know me, I am not a baby. I have been training in martial arts many years and have been hurt countless times. I have been beaten down in training, broken bones, torn ligaments, separated tendons, been bloodied too many times to recall�I have fought full contact. I have tested for martial arts belts with broken bones. Life has been a trial for me. I have always endured it with a smile. That is until my back pain LITERALLY BROKE MY SPIRIT. Once again, those who know me, would say it is impossible to break Sensei�s spirit, but nevertheless, BACK PAIN DID IT.

Back Pain Fear Experiences

I am not scared of anything in this life. I never have been. I do not fear any man, any evil, nor death itself. The only time in my adult life when I experienced TRUE FEAR was from my back pain. I can completely understand why some patients have fallen into drug or alcohol use, become psychotic or even committed suicide because of their chronic pain. Do I agree with their decisions? Of course not� BUT, I can understand that the will of the pain is often stronger than the will of the poor patient. Everyone has their breaking point and back pain will bring even the strongest person to that point faster than any other health condition�

Solution to Back Pain Fear

Yes, there is a solution to the fear problem. The solution is to CURE your pain. Back pain treatments perpetuate the pain and the fear. Treatments keep the patient's mind focused on the symptoms and the potential for another terrorizing outbreak. A BACK PAIN CURE ends the suffering forever.

The way to be free from the pain and fear is to discover the real cause of the agony, find an appropriate treatment and become well again. It is only after a long time has passed that you will be completely free of the fear associated with acute back pain. It took me a long time to stop waiting for the next occurrence to strike me down again. It took me a long time to have faith that I was FINALLY CURED. The time was worth it. I am well. I am cured. I have NO BACK PAIN FEAR anymore!!!

I did it�You can too.

Back Pain Fear to Back Pain Home 9/1/06 Revised 7/19/08