Freedom from Fibromyalgia : The 5-Week Program Proven to Conquer Pain
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Free yourself from pain in just five weeks!
If you’re one of the millions of people who suffer from fibromyalgia, you’re all too familiar with the excruciating pain, overwhelming fatigue, and, in severe cases, total incapacitation that this disorder brings. Here at last, from a physician who specializes in treating fibromyalgia, is a clinically proven program that can free you from pain and other symptoms in as little as five weeks -- without drugs, supplements, or special diets. Freedom from Fibromyalgia presents Dr. Selfridge’s highly effective mind-body approach, organized in a step-by-step, week-by-week program anyone can follow: * Week 1: Plan to heal * Week 2: Show your brain and body who’s boss * Week 3: Teach your brain and body to live with rage * Week 4: Time to start feeling really good again * Week 5: How to make freedom from fibromyalgia last Filled with helpful examples and the voices of patients who have found freedom from fibromyalgia through Dr. Selfridge’s program, this book will put you on the path to lasting healing. |
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| 04-13-08 | 5 | 3\3 |
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I was reading the reviews and thought maybe it was worth mentioning.
I'm the son of the author. Frank did indeed suffer terribly from FM and, in case anyone is wondering, its been 7 years since he wrote this book and I have not heard him complain of the symptoms recurring once in all this time. I'm sure it won't work for everyone, but it definitely *did* work for him. (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-11-30 02:32:01 EST)
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| 01-23-08 | 1 | 1\2 |
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If there's a how to cure book I've read it. So far none of them have worked - including this one. Exercise, eat right, take care of yourself, have a good attitude, meditate. I already do these things, and yes, they do help, but ONLY because those things would help ANYONE.
Do they CURE it? NO. I'm not cured. I have good days, but then BOOM, the pain starts and it is like I'm getting the flu. Nothing will have stressed me out, I won't be 'mad.' In fact, I'm a pretty happy person with a great life, and a horrid nervous system. I think I bought snakeoil, again. (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-04-13 01:25:19 EST)
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| 07-26-06 | 5 | 8\9 |
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I spent 18 months seeing 25 doctors, took pain killers, muscle relaxants, sleep meds, anti-depressant, Xanax and kept getting worse. Was unable to sleep, to sit or walk without extremem pain. Quit my job, lost my fiance, ended up hospitalized for severe depression.
Then I got this book, followed it religiously. Now I'm off all medication, quit seeing all doctors, am pain free, sleeping again and have my life back!!! (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-01-24 01:26:28 EST)
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| 07-25-06 | 5 | 6\7 |
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I spent 18 months seeing 25 doctors, took pain killers, muscle relaxants, sleep meds, anti-depressant, Xanax and kept getting worse. Was unable to sleep, to sit or walk without extremem pain. Quit my job, lost my fiance, ended up hospitalized for severe depression.
Then I got this book, followed it religiously. Now I'm off all medication, quit seeing all doctors, am pain free, sleeping again and have my life back!!! (Review Data Last Updated: 2007-04-11 01:34:09 EST)
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| 01-27-05 | 4 | 12\14 |
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Nor does it say you are a hypochondriac, or you want to feel bad to get out of work...
The book does tell everyone there is a connection between your emotions and your body. Check the latest scientific research in this area. It is all being confirmed. No it is not as easy as just saying "OK I made all this up. Now I'm better". There is a connection to circulation, blood flow, healthy muscles, nerve pain... and emotional states. And yes, the pain makes the emotional states worse so the snowball just gets bigger and bigger. There are many many factors of stress, so good sleep, healthy diet and light exercise and all the other common sense things apply here. Consider The Sedona Method Book as a way to learn how to deal with stress successfully! or go here: www.sedona.com (Review Data Last Updated: 2007-07-07 01:25:56 EST)
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| 01-26-05 | 4 | 10\11 |
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Nor does it say you are a hypochondriac, or you want to feel bad to get out of work...
The book does tell everyone there is a connection between your emotions and your body. Check the latest scientific research in this area. It is all being confirmed. No it is not as easy as just saying "OK I made all this up. Now I'm better". There is a connection to circulation, blood flow, healthy muscles, nerve pain... and emotional states. And yes, the pain makes the emotional states worse so the snowball just gets bigger and bigger. There are many many factors of stress, so good sleep, healthy diet and light exercise and all the other common sense things apply here. Consider The Sedona Method Book as a way to learn how to deal with stress successfully! or go here: www.sedona.com (Review Data Last Updated: 2006-07-26 01:34:50 EST)
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| 08-24-04 | 1 | 14\50 |
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This book may work for some as witnessed by other reviewers, however, I feel it perpetuates the myth that FM is only in one's head. We have enough physicians who are "non believers" (I've met a few) as it is. If FM patients can cure themselves with mental exercises, then I say "have at it." Whatever works; I fully understand that desperate people will try desperate measures. But if it works for FM, then it should work equally for cancer, heart disease, spinal injuries, Parkinson's, diabetes, et al. When, oh when, will they find out the real PHYSICAL cause for this malady? I await the day. Only then will we find a real cure.
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| 05-07-04 | 5 | 15\16 |
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My mother sent me this book, and being a scientist, I was very sceptical. However, I had nothing to lose and decided to follow the program. That was three years ago and I rarely have any clinical signs now. It has convinced me of the health connection between the mind and the body. I hope you have the same success I did.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2006-07-02 20:43:25 EST)
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| 01-02-03 | 1 | 18\47 |
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This book perpetuates the out-dated idea that Fibromyalgia is helped to worsen by your own mentality and emotions. It's funny that Amazon.com paired it with "What your Doctor may not tell you about Fibromyalgia..." by Dr. St. Amand; seeing as how their contents completely contradict one another. If you want "freedom from Fibromyalgia," do what I did: buy "What your Doctor may not tell you..." and get better with guaifenesin like myself and millions of others. Dr. St. Amand is a doctor who knows that having fibromyalgia is what brings on depression, emotional and cognitive problems... not vice versa. This book is a waste of time for someone who wants to get better a.s.a.p, and have it last forever, unless you've been diagnosed as a hypocondriac
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| 12-31-02 | 5 | 19\22 |
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This doctor really knows how to fix chronic pain. She has fibromyalgia herself, and cured it. I went to see her about terrible chronic muscle problems due to overuse and fibromyalgia that had spread to all parts of my body. I had been dealing with this for 3+ years and the Mayo Clinic told me that there was nothing they could do.
I finally gave up and tried this approach as a last resort (I am horribly skeptical of all forms of non-conventional treatment.) It seemed like a miracle when my pain cleared up and I got my life back. Most of the pain went away in 3-4 months. I still deal with it from time to time but I have the tools to deal with it now. This approach isn't easy, but with persistence it absolutely works. I still apply her methods and Dr. John Sarno's today, and am now very much in control of my disorder, thanks to her help. I highly recommend reading it and Dr. John Sarno's book, "The Mindbody Prescription." It really does work, especially it all conventional treatment has failed you. (Review Data Last Updated: 2006-07-02 20:43:25 EST)
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| 12-21-02 | 5 | 6\10 |
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I am a retired teacher. I took early retirement due to my arthritis and Fibromyalgia. Freedom from Fibromyalgia makes more sense to me than anything I've read in the 15 years since I was diagnosed with this malady. (I "read" it by way of the Readers for the Blind and Handicapped, twice.)
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| 12-10-02 | 5 | 9\11 |
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As a sufferer of fibromyalgia for the past three years, I looked far and wide to find help. One can find testimonials for miraculous improvement from just about everything from colostrum, animal livers, getting rid of chemicals in fruits and nuts, too much phosphate, too little glycosamine...too many iffy possibilities!!!
Finally, I found a book which explains in plain terms how emotions cause the release of certain chemicals into the body and in turn, how these chemicals affect our health. This understanding of the mind/body connection from very measurable indicators has served to help me understand how my pain is triggered, and more importantly, how to control it. It is not fluff, it is NOT blame the victim. On the contrary, by taking control of one's thoughts, lifestyle, and state of mind, one also takes back control of one's life from a very real and very tenacious disease. Thank you, Dr. Selfridge and Mr. Peterson, it has helped a lot. I have shared this book with my Dr. in the hopes that he, too, will find it useful in treating his other suffering patients. (Review Data Last Updated: 2006-07-02 20:43:25 EST)
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| 09-11-02 | 1 | 9\25 |
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Another book about tension as cause of FM. Give me a break. That is why massage and all the other therapies fail.
Truth is that FM is a phosphate disorder. Read Dr. St. Amand's book "What your Doctor". I have been on the protocol offered by Dr St Amand for a couple years and have seen mass lumps and pumps decrease as well as mass amounts of phosphates come out in urine. It is tough, but stick to it and better days will come. Do what this book says and you will only get worse over time as (Review Data Last Updated: 2006-07-02 20:43:25 EST)
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| 09-03-02 | 1 | 6\26 |
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I will sum up premise in one sentence:
"Tell your brain to stop causing tension and pain". Then, your FM will go away. If you believe what the authors say here is true, then Total Crap!!! Anyone that has done even a hint of research will tell you that the somatic disorder theory has been disproven. These authors should get FM. They deserve it. (Review Data Last Updated: 2006-07-02 20:43:25 EST)
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| 05-01-02 | 1 | 8\25 |
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Are there people with chronic muscle tension that could
have repressed anger? Yes, of course. Are the majority of FM cases repressed anger? NO! Dr St Amand has pretty much proven that FM is caused by a phosphate retention problem. Read "What your Doctor Might not tell you about Fibromyalgia". I personally have taken Guaifenesin and seen mass amounts of phosphates and calcium come out in urine stream. I was overloaded. I still suffer but am improving. This book here is another of the "blame the patient" mentality that exists when doctors don't know what to do. So sick of it. Don't waste your money. (Review Data Last Updated: 2006-07-02 20:43:25 EST)
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