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Hi G.J.,

Something that perhaps might be going on, that you're not consciously aware of, is habitual strain and tension as you go about your daily activities. Ace1 (who is a doctor who recovered from his own TMS) wrote some guidelines for what helped him recover (the following is a summary of them):

1. Try to be aware of all internal reactions
2. Act as normal and at ease (not fear) with least concern for symptoms
3. Look to see if you are emotionally uncomfortable
4. Recognize that some situations make symptoms worse because of conditioning
5. Don’t run from conditioned situations but become comfortable in them
6. Remember, mental strain of perceived stress leads to physical symptoms
7. Be aware of HABITUAL STRAIN that you don’t see
8. Be at peace with everything and do things with ease
9. Don’t expect too much in the beginning
10. Lower your expectations and you automatically improve your performance
11. Decondition mental strain though affirmations and self-talk
12. Use consistent mind power to reduce mental strain
13. Eliminate negative talk and thinking, this is negative mind power
14. Be active but don’t challenge symptoms
15. Recognize you are in this for the long haul and getting better gradually
16. You are bringing tension level set point down over time
17. Being in a rush is one of the biggest source of tension
18. Not wanting to be where you are is another big source of tension
19. Ask yourself, “Am I ok being in the situation I am in right now?”
20. “BE HERE NOW” eliminates sources of mental strain and tension
21. An URGE to be finished or get somewhere quickly = pain/symptoms
22. Act as if you have no where to go
23. Take your time and go slower
24. When rushing REMEMBER TO BREATHE
25. If you can sit in the pain observe it
26. Anything that is annoying you is a source of symptoms, just accept it
27. Don’t let symptoms annoy you if you can
28. Observe the anger, irritation, annoyance and let it go
29. Visualize the mental strain and say, “I forgive and let go easily.”
30. It may be better to recondition yourself than change your life
31. When something bothers you (Tension) try to resolve it and bring it down
32. The healing process is done very gradually with pain fading away over time
33. Gradual improvement in symptoms and what you are able to do is how it happens
34. YOU CANNOT DO ANYTHING PHYSICAL TO HEAL
35. DO EVERYTHING WITH PEACE, CALM, FORGIVENESS AND EASE
36. NO STRAIN, NO PAIN
37. Think of the big picture rather than the details
38. DON’T THINK SO INTENSELY, CALM DOWN YOUR THINKING
39. Ask “Is this helping me calm my overly sensitized nervous system.”
40. SERIOUS, CONSISTENT, PATIENT, COMMITTED, PRACTICE NEEDED FOR RECOVERY

All good wishes,

BloodMoon