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  1. Ellen liked iaminpain1989's post in the thread Pain-Free for 5 Months - Emotional Trigger and Sudden Return of Low Back Pain.

    Your story is full of evidence and I think you're seeing it more clearly than you realize. The five pain-free months are the biggest...

    Mar 7, 2026 at 3:19 PM

  2. Ellen liked TmsTom's post in the thread My story - The journey of a broken boy to a man.

    Where to start when you nearly have to write a life story right!? Maybe I'll touch on key points and anyone interested in finer...

    Mar 7, 2026 at 3:16 PM

  3. Ellen liked BloodMoon's post in the thread An inspiring young woman's fibromyalgia (+ poss FND) recovery/success story....

    I'm posting up this young woman's success story video (she became debilitated with mind/body symptoms from a very young age) for a...

    Mar 7, 2026 at 3:13 PM

  4. Ellen replied to the thread Greetings from Chicago!.

    I was addicted to sleep medication too, though not Xanax which I've read is very addictive. The problem with addictive substances is...

    Mar 7, 2026 at 3:11 PM

  5. Ellen replied to the thread Greetings from Chicago!.

    TMS plus drug addiction is a double challenge. In many ways overcoming TMS was easier for me, because it mostly deals with belief, which...

    Mar 7, 2026 at 3:05 PM

  6. Ellen liked Scott G's post in the thread Greetings from Chicago!.

    Thanks for that, Ellen. I'll echo Rabscuttle's comment that your story is incredibly inspiring. I've been on the buprenorphine patch...

    Mar 7, 2026 at 2:04 PM

  7. Ellen liked Scott G's post in the thread The Foundation of Recovery.

    Ahh, that's really great. Love that, Ellen, thanks. I've been learning very similar concepts in my ongoing virtual inpatient therapy...

    Mar 5, 2026 at 10:21 PM

  8. Ellen liked Rabscuttle's post in the thread Greetings from Chicago!.

    This is simultaneously really inspiring that you got through this and depressing that the medical community led you so astray. My mom is...

    Mar 5, 2026 at 10:18 PM

  9. Ellen replied to the thread The Foundation of Recovery.

    One way I look at "allowing" is that I'm not developing and telling myself a sad victim story about what is happening. I don't fall into...

    Mar 5, 2026 at 3:33 PM

  10. Ellen replied to the thread Tapering off meds.

    It's likely TMS, which I think supports the idea of decreasing meds slowly and gradually. It's less threatening to the mind. Still,...

    Mar 5, 2026 at 3:23 PM

  11. Ellen liked Rabscuttle's post in the thread Tapering off meds.

    Yeah I’m inclined to think they just aren’t connecting the dots. There is definitely a spectrum to belief in TMS and understanding...

    Mar 5, 2026 at 3:18 PM

  12. Ellen liked Rabscuttle's post in the thread Tapering off meds.

    People dealing with chronic pain/mental illness are almost definitely always tmsers, their nervous systems are likely out of wack, so if...

    Mar 5, 2026 at 3:12 PM

  13. Ellen liked OneBanana's post in the thread Day 6 getting into it.

    I started doing Day 6 today. The Educational Activity section said it would be a good time to review the Address Repression section of...

    Mar 5, 2026 at 3:09 PM

  14. Ellen replied to the thread Greetings from Chicago!.

    I had taken the full dosage of tramadol every day for about 20 years that I had fibromyalgia. It didn't help with the pain, but I was...

    Mar 5, 2026 at 11:53 AM

  15. Ellen replied to the thread Greetings from Chicago!.

    I was taking pain meds when I had my initial recovery from TMS. After my symptoms went away, I started to wean myself off the pain...

    Mar 2, 2026
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