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mikeinlondon replied to the thread The Pain Cycle.
I decided to focus my attention squarely on it, and I found that doing this allowed me to get sleep despite the pain being severe.....
Nov 10, 2025 at 10:25 AM -
Joulegirl liked Diana-M's post in the thread Set-backs and winning back your life.
Just following up: I did a lot of journaling and I feel better. One thing I did was I first made a list of everything bugging me— and...
Nov 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM -
Joulegirl liked mikeinlondon's post in the thread The Pain Cycle.
From AI: In many people, the brain doesn’t heal in a smooth, linear way. It can hold onto a protective pattern until enough evidence of...
Nov 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM -
mikeinlondon replied to the thread The Pain Cycle.
From AI: In many people, the brain doesn’t heal in a smooth, linear way. It can hold onto a protective pattern until enough evidence of...
Nov 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM -
Joulegirl replied to the thread Day 8 Up and down.
You are doing great! My advice was to get rid of any trackers. Then I saw towards the end of your message you said you stopped...
Nov 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM -
Joulegirl replied to the thread The Pain Cycle.
How can you distract yourself in intense pain situations? That's what I had to learn in order to bring my pain level down and it's been...
Nov 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM -
mikeinlondon replied to the thread The Pain Cycle.
Yes, indeed, I’ve followed the Helmut. Prior I had a very restricted diet and, following his advice, I now have a more comprehensive...
Nov 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM -
Joulegirl liked mikeinlondon's post in the thread Fibromyalgia brain vs a "normal" brain.
Diana - Here's an example of how ChatGPT has helped me. I wrote a letter to my brain and AI helped refine it for me. AI said I used...
Nov 10, 2025 at 10:04 AM -
Joulegirl replied to the thread OCD and TMS Coaching?.
@Rabscuttle I've seen the discussions about extension bursts and there seems to be two camps to them. I like to believe in them only...
Nov 10, 2025 at 9:25 AM -
mikeinlondon replied to the thread The Pain Cycle.
You’ve summarised the book perfectly for me ie “You sort of want make fun of the pain… make it something you want or don’t care about.”...
Nov 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM -
Ellen liked Diana-M's post in the thread The Pain Cycle.
Mike, Yesterday, I had some of the worst symptoms so far. I’d love to say I’m having an extinction burst, but I know better. It is...
Nov 10, 2025 at 9:14 AM -
Ellen liked BloodMoon's post in the thread The Pain Cycle.
The problem you're describing is rooted in resistance. Even when one consciously knows the pain isn’t dangerous, the discomfort and...
Nov 10, 2025 at 9:10 AM -
Mr Hip Guy replied to the thread Those constant symptoms....
This brings up a good point. I believe part of recovery in a situation like this is becoming indifferent to the pain - ambivalent about...
Nov 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM -
Mr Hip Guy liked feduccini's post in the thread Those constant symptoms....
Rusty, your issue with wanting to work out/run and having to pay for this reminds me of what Howard Schubiner tells about violinists. He...
Nov 10, 2025 at 8:53 AM -
Rusty Red replied to the thread Those constant symptoms....
I'm not ready to abandon it just yet. I am working on making sure on the days when it is really bad to be okay with resting.
Nov 10, 2025 at 8:47 AM
