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Psychology of a Herniated Disc
The psychology of a herniated disc figures greatly into the symptoms experienced by any diagnosed patient.
Herniated discs
are among the most feared of all
back pain diagnoses
and certainly bring an air of doom and gloom to all who are affected by this common
spinal abnormality.
Psychology of a Herniated Disc / DiagnosisBeing diagnosed with a herniated disc is often described as the single scariest time in a person’s life. The mere utterance of the words HERNIATED DISC were enough to make me feel faint when pronounced by my doctor in my early twenties. I recall the many horror stories told to me by my mother, who suffered from a lumbar disc bulge which eventually led her to undergo an unsuccessful laminectomy prior to my birth. Worse of all, she never did fully recover and continued to have pain throughout most of her life… Psychology of a Herniated Disc / MythologyWe have all heard the stories about people who suffer from agonizing disc pain. Herniated discs have a fearsome reputation as a treatment resistant disorder and also a chronic health concern. In actuality, neither of these myths is true…Most herniated discs are not painful or symptomatic in any way. This is especially true for disc herniations due to normal degeneration in the spine. Herniations due to back injury might be painful for a short time, typically 6 to 8 weeks, but will usually resolve all by themselves. Herniated discs are often blamed for enacting sciatica or causing a pinched nerve condition, but these instances are indeed rare and are usually just another form of back pain scapegoat. Many objective research studies have concluded that there is little or no correlation between herniated discs and painful symptoms and most support the idea that even painful bulging discs should be treated conservatively and non-surgically. Psychology of a Herniated Disc / AdviceI still have 2 herniated discs in my back, but I do not have any pain. For 18 years, my doctors blamed my miserable back pain on these two maligned discs at L4/L5 and L5/S1. I bought into the idea, since I had faith in my doctors and did not even think to question their diagnosis. Well, that was my mistake…It took me FAR TOO LONG to realize that they had it all wrong. Luckily for me, Dr. John Sarno taught me the truth about disc conditions and most chronic back pain, in general. I used this knowledge to cure my pain and found lasting relief that endures to this day. I hope that you can break free from the considerable psycho-emotional nocebo effect of the herniated disc diagnosis and find a pain free life as well…
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