 A number of GPs will be contacted. A working definition of chronic pain patient is put forward. Only patients with chronic pain for which present research suspects a substantial degree of psychosomatic causality are withheld. A randomization of these into three groups is performed by the appropriate department of the VUB. The three groups are: a control group receiving care as usual, a group receiving additionally to care as usual, 5 autosuggestion CDs containing - 25 different sessions of autosuggestion and a group receiving additionally to care as usual, email assistance through a specific internet module, including downloadable CDs as appropriate and access to AurelisOnLine an internet application with 900 different sessions of autosuggestion. Three of the CDs contain pre-recorded sessions of relaxation autosuggestion aimed at diminishing pain. Other CDs are about relaxation, general wellness, etc. Each arm of investigation contains 30 subjects. Assessments are made at 3 points in time: at the start, at 1 month from the start and at 3 months from the start. The following will be measured: quality of life through a Dutch version of the West Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory WHYMPI, levels of pain intensity and quality through a Dutch version of the McGill Pain Questionnaire SF-MPQ and use of painkillers. In addition to this, the acceptancesatisfaction of physicians and patients of this kind of treatment will also be the subject of this investigation. 