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Dee,
It is so frustrating to hear about those people! And it sets us all up to want that. But the honest truth is almost all those people get TMS again. True! Just stick around on the forum and you’ll see how many people are back saying, “I got all better and now it’s back and it’s really bad.”

When I first discovered Sarno in 2017, I was having a really bad TMS episode where my hands were both numb. I was freaking out and I was lucky enough to discover Sarno. I read his book The Divided Mind— I did all the stuff he said— and a few months later my TMS went away.

Five or so years later it came back— and then it got worse. During that time I had about eight hard things going on in my life. And, I still hadn’t learned so many things. I hadn’t explored my past enough. I hadn’t learned enough about my personality traits that cause TMS. I was flying blind.

Am I frustrated that I don’t have this TMS gone yet? At first I was, but now I’m not anymore— because I consider this the cleanup of all cleanups.

I’m gonna get this good! Will it come up again? Probably—because TMS seems to pop up again for people like me. But if it does, I’ll be able to recognize what’s going on. I’ll be able to spot what triggered it. I’ll get rid of it faster. And maybe it will never come again!

I’ve had TMS on and off my whole life and I’m 66. But now things are different. As far as I’m concerned, the rest of my life is going to be amazing. It already is so much better because of the things I’ve learned about myself.

It will only keep you stuck if you resent how long it’s taking. If you really want to get on the right path: try to live and be happy now. I know this sounds really frustrating and annoying.

I don’t like to talk about symptoms— I think it makes things worse. But I’ll just tell you so you can see how far I’ve come to be happy. Right now, I can’t walk very fast using a walker. If I stand more than 10 minutes, I’m in massive pain. I can’t balance enough to pick up something off the floor. My hands are cramped and I can’t use my left hand very well. But I’m happy now! How in the world did this happen? I think it’s because I finally I know I will get better— and I’m using my patience. It’s just a matter of time. Even if it takes a while, I’m changing so much month by month that it’s even worth it.

I hope any of that can help you! ❤️ Hang in there! Keep doing the work. Stick with the forum.