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Diana-M

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Preoccupation with your symptoms makes you lose your ability to see that you're emotionally uncomfortable. @ACE1 Oct 30, 2024 at 10:16 AM

  • My Story

    SHORT VERSION: I have been fighting TMS on and off for 30 years. I discovered Sarno in 2017 and had a quick recovery. But in 2020, I broke out in multiple symptoms. And in March 2024, I joined this forum.

    LONG VERSION:I have been fighting TMS on and off for 30 years. I have had insomnia, depression, IBS, foot pain, back pain, neck pain, severe panic attacks, leg numbness, neuropathy, burning legs, plantar fasciitis, leg weakness, allergies, asthma, persistent cough, numb and tingling hands, hands curling up (won’t open all the way, no gripping power), painful leg and stomach contractions, dizziness, electrical “buzzing” inside, sensitivities to things touching me, very cold feet, night terrors and balance issues.

    In 2017, I discovered Dr. Sarno and immediately embraced TMS. I studied it day and night and started journaling about my emotions and got rid of tingling hands at the time. During my other episodes, I just somehow ignored it, and it went away eventually or diminished enough to live with it.

    Flash forward to 2020. During the pandemic, I was extremely terrified, and under a great deal of stress on many levels. I began getting many new symptoms— plantar, foot pain, tingling, numbness, weakness, stiff knees, cramping hands, a feeling like strong hands are gripping my knees, or my hips.

    Here’s more of my story if you’re interested: https://www.tmswiki.org/forum/threads/my-story-i-know-it%E2%80%99s-tms.28068/ (Day 1 - My story- I know it’s TMS)
    1. Diana-M
      Diana-M
      Preoccupation with your symptoms makes you lose your ability to see that you're emotionally uncomfortable. @ACE1
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    2. Diana-M
      Diana-M
      I made chicken and dumplings last night. :)
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    3. Cactusflower
      Cactusflower
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      2. Diana-M
        Diana-M
        Thank you!
        Oct 29, 2024 at 12:40 PM
    4. Diana-M
      Diana-M
      We want healing to be linear because it makes us feel safe. (But it’s not.) - Nicole Sachs
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    5. Diana-M
      Diana-M
      Part 2-But that also means that you must put a lot of time, effort, and patience into climbing back to normal. @TG957
    6. Diana-M
      Diana-M
      Part 1-It takes a lot of damage to make the nervous system fall apart & create intense symptoms in different parts of the body.
    7. Diana-M
      Diana-M
      Cleaned my bathroom today (minus the tub); cooked chili and did the dishes. Almost doubled over in pain. But did it anyway. Happy!
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      2. BloodMoon
        BloodMoon
        Well done, D! :) I really like your inspiring status updates. I'm going to take a leaf out of your book and do some status updates of my own.
        Oct 19, 2024
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      3. Diana-M
        Diana-M
        Great! Can’t wait to read them!
        Oct 19, 2024
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    8. Diana-M
      Diana-M
      Today, I *accept* my symptoms as a *temporary* by-product of my brain.
    9. Diana-M
      Diana-M
      “Ultimately, we develop pain symptoms because of our inability to alleviate our fears and anxieties.”— @TG957
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    10. Diana-M
      Diana-M
      You can talk to your brain and tell it you’re safe. And that’s a good tactic. Or, you can SHOW it you’re safe. That’s better. Do stuff!
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      Diana-M
      Ease up on trying to know all, and to be all, and begin to live for today in great joy. Imprison yourself with hope. @Cactusflower
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      2. HealingMe
        HealingMe
        I love that: imprison yourself with hope. Saving this in my notes.
        Oct 12, 2024
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    12. Diana-M
      Diana-M
      “Your body will heal itself if you get out of its way. And you get out of its way by accepting it, as it is today.” -Claire Weeks
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      Diana-M
      Be satisfied with what little you can do at first. It’s the attempt that matters. —Dr. Weekes
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      2. HealingMe
        HealingMe
        Yes -- exactly. Continue patting yourself on the back for these little accomplishments too.
        Oct 3, 2024
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      Diana-M
      The only way to teach the brain that you are fine is to actually believe that and behave like a person who is fine would behave. @miffybunny
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      2. BloodMoon
        BloodMoon
        Another one of my favourite miffybunny 'in-a-nutshell' quotations is: "you will need to get clarity on what is really going on here... which is just anxiety."
        Oct 2, 2024
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      3. HealingMe
        HealingMe
        I very much love this.
        Oct 3, 2024
    15. Diana-M
      Diana-M
      I cooked dinner tonight for the first time in 9 months!
    16. Diana-M
      Diana-M
      “Loosening your tense hold on yourself…giving up the struggle…may bring a calmness you have forgotten existed within you.”—Claire Weekes
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    17. Diana-M
      Diana-M
      Started some chair yoga. It feels great! Have 3 new freelance writing projects for this week. Very happy!
    18. Diana-M
      Diana-M
      The obstacles in the path are the path. It is not about waiting for something. (Nichole Sachs)
    19. Diana-M
      Diana-M
      Realized today I need to stop running from grief. Hiding from it doesn’t heal it.
    20. Diana-M
      Diana-M
      I do things slowly. So what? Most of the time I’m happy.
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  • My Story

    Gender:
    Female
    Location:
    East Coast, USA
    SHORT VERSION: I have been fighting TMS on and off for 30 years. I discovered Sarno in 2017 and had a quick recovery. But in 2020, I broke out in multiple symptoms. And in March 2024, I joined this forum.

    LONG VERSION:I have been fighting TMS on and off for 30 years. I have had insomnia, depression, IBS, foot pain, back pain, neck pain, severe panic attacks, leg numbness, neuropathy, burning legs, plantar fasciitis, leg weakness, allergies, asthma, persistent cough, numb and tingling hands, hands curling up (won’t open all the way, no gripping power), painful leg and stomach contractions, dizziness, electrical “buzzing” inside, sensitivities to things touching me, very cold feet, night terrors and balance issues.

    In 2017, I discovered Dr. Sarno and immediately embraced TMS. I studied it day and night and started journaling about my emotions and got rid of tingling hands at the time. During my other episodes, I just somehow ignored it, and it went away eventually or diminished enough to live with it.

    Flash forward to 2020. During the pandemic, I was extremely terrified, and under a great deal of stress on many levels. I began getting many new symptoms— plantar, foot pain, tingling, numbness, weakness, stiff knees, cramping hands, a feeling like strong hands are gripping my knees, or my hips.

    Here’s more of my story if you’re interested: https://www.tmswiki.org/forum/threads/my-story-i-know-it%E2%80%99s-tms.28068/ (Day 1 - My story- I know it’s TMS)
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