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    I'm not sure how to proceed from here

    I tried doing “more” and had sensations that made me stop, in fear. Yes, I could have done more. Unlike most people, I use a PT method to conquer...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Oct 20, 2025 at 10:58 AM in forum: Support Subforum
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    Befriending your nervous system to heal

    Today’s message from Dani Fagan is right on this topic of befriending the nervous system. “You need to rest, even when it feels wildly...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Oct 20, 2025 at 10:32 AM in forum: Support Subforum
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    I'm not sure how to proceed from here

    I also was bed bound, and unable to stand or sit. I took the baby steps approach, and added time to my standing but nothing really concrete. My...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Oct 20, 2025 at 12:44 AM in forum: Support Subforum
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    Tooth loss and mouth symptoms - uvulitis?!?

    We expect that folks who have overcome symptoms in the past know that focusing on “what is not right” is the obsessional side of TMS. Perhaps in...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Oct 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Tooth loss and mouth symptoms - uvulitis?!?

    Since you don’t seem to believe medical professionals, yet you want to believe in something, then believe in yourself. Truly that is how you...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Oct 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Question for women about bras

    "I look fatter and frumpier." "I'm different from all over women, there's no solution for me, and as a result I will have to just hurt." Journal...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Oct 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM in forum: Support Subforum
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    Question for women about bras

    I can’t go anywhere, not to a single retail store to buy shoes or clothing “off the rack” I’m over 6 feet tall and have long, skinny feet. Retail...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Oct 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM in forum: Support Subforum
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    Erythromelalgia Relapse… Am I in hell?

    @miffybunny and @TG957 website is Defeat CRPS you’ll find loads of information and hope there! Sorry you are going through this again but you...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Oct 13, 2025 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    TMS vs CS

    Absolutely. Part of TMS for some people is trying to define how special or different their case is and we see this over and over again on this...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Oct 13, 2025 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Whenever I have a flare up I think I messed up my back inspite of knowing that flareups are normal.

    My body is what physical therapists might call “stuck in extension”. My pt explained that our bodies can react to being in fight, flight or...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Oct 12, 2025 in forum: Support Subforum
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    Whenever I have a flare up I think I messed up my back inspite of knowing that flareups are normal.

    Yes, it's normal to think physically again and to have an increase in fear. Look at it this way, if you didn't have these episodes of feeling...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Oct 12, 2025 in forum: Support Subforum
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    Shaking/tremoring everytime I lay down

    Yes, I’ve had this for years, and yes, it’s a release of tightness, muscles, energy etc and is normal. Mine comes and goes and is a nice indicator...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Oct 11, 2025 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Sarno’s recommendation to get on with life

    Hope you are living your best life @Diana-M
    Post by: Cactusflower, Oct 10, 2025 in forum: Support Subforum
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    Technology addiction, TMS, and ankylosing spondylitis

    @Rusty Red My old neighbor was diagnosed with very severe AS. He ended up retiring, breaking up with his spouse and literally buying a farm in...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Oct 9, 2025 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    9 Micro Habits for Self-Regulation of Trauma or Anxiety

    These are excellent @BloodMoon and do happen to be where i try and place my focus. I’m not so good at the rest because I’m a doer but have taken...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Oct 9, 2025 in forum: General Discussion Subforum