Comment by elric

Sarno comes up on HN with some frequency, and I never understood why. AFAIK there is no good evidence that the "tension myositis syndrome" he describes even exists, or that his treatments are much better than placebo. I one of his books, I think "The Mind/Body Connection", and found it to be very new-agey. It basically amounted to "be kind to yourself and forgive others and your body will feel better". Maybe there is some truth to that, but it's been decades without good evidence?