back pain

I have had upper back pain for years (since I was 21, I think), for a variety of physical reasons, and just recently I have realized that it is a physical manifestation of emotional pain, any chronic pain is. I am reading this book, "Healing Back Pain" and it says (this is from a very good review on amazon.com, not me--it can be looked up):

-The pain is due to TMS (Tension Mytosis Syndrome), not a structural abnormality

-The direct reason for the pain is mild oxygen deprivation

-TMS is a harmless condition caused by repressed emotions

-The principle emotion is repressed anger

-TMS exists only to distract my attention from the emotions

-Since my back is basically normal, there is nothing to fear

-Therefore, physical activity is not dangerous

-And I must resume all normal physicla activity

-I will not be concerned or intimidated by the pain

-I will shift my attention from my pain to emotional issues

-I intend to be in control, not my unconscious mind

-I must think psychological at all times, not physical

I heard about this book years ago but never read it because I figured it didn't apply to me. My back pain had physical causes! Then I saw it at Alex Grey's studio and it said: "I have never seen a patient with pain in the nexk, shoulder, back or buttocks who didn't believe the pain was due to an injury, a "hurt" brought on by some physical activity." Four years ago my mind woud have protested and come up with a list of reasons why mine really was 100% physical. But when I read that the other weekend, my mind went uncharacteristically silent. Bingo.