repression

All of the many forms of TMS go hand-in-hand with excessive, irrational and unnecessary anxiety. We could even call it EIU Anxiety. The number of people with EIU Anxiety has been quietly on the rise for decades, and very obviously on the rise in the most recent ten years or so, which may be why...

Time for me to post some recent finds. This is an excellent article, and it should be accessible to everyone, no paywall. The most important takeaway: "... the desire to avoid what’s unpleasant (and seek what’s pleasant) is part of human nature. But avoiding unpleasant emotions—rather than...

I joined this wiki 3 months ago, and I’ve had TMS for years. Some of my TMS episodes I have fought off. Right now I am in a stubborn episode with multiple symptoms. Here are a few of the things I’ve learned to be true so far, based on what I’ve learned from this wiki and it’s free classes: The...

hello everyone, So, as I'm reading through John Sarno's back pain book it's clear that repression of feelings is a clear part of TMS, but I don't personally think that applies to my case. I am fully aware of my extremely high anxiety levels and know where they come from. I am afraid of the...

In a nutshell, Dr. Sarno says that our brains cause less blood supply to a certain area, reducing oxygen to those areas, which is the cause of the pain, and that the purpose of this is to keep the emotions repressed. He says that tension causes this. But why does this require repressed...

For many years, I lived my life by a few deeply personal mottos, sometimes lighthearted, but always meaningful little sayings that applied to me and my life. But when I was healing from widespread chronic pain (diagnosed as fibromyalgia, chronic Lyme, Hashimotos, leaky gut, adrenal fatigue...you...

Where are my peeps that are “over-thinkers?” Uh-huh. I see you, and I got you covered with a handy little tool to get you out of your head and into experiencing your emotions. Because experiencing your emotions leads to a richer life and a lot less chronic pain! I present to you the...

If repressed emotions are the crux of my pain, then how do I un-repress them? It’s the classic Catch 22 really. Repressed means that you don’t KNOW you’ve repressed them and yet, you’re expected to go “examine” them, “sit with” them, “lean in” and all the other phrases that get thrown about in...

I am rather confused about the nature of TMS. I keep hearing some TMSers focus on emotional repression as the cause of symptoms, that in order to get better you need to dig into your past trauma and relive certain memories and validate that inner child in order for the unconscious rage that...

Hi all, I am at the beginning of the SEP and have previously read some of Sarno's books. From reading Sarno it seems to me that emotional repression is the reason for TMS and the accompanying pain. However I can see that there is much discussion, especially from doctors who came after Sarno...

Here's a situation that came up yesterday. I was faced with a very stressful chsllenge yesterday and I knew that I had to be on my game to safely complete the task. I knew I was very stressed and anxious, and that if I let myself feel it, I would not be in any condition mentally or physically to...

I think I am a little confused on the cause of pain with TMS in regards to Stress vs (Rage)Repression. I have many instances where I am thinking about something stressfull, trying to plan out things in my future, worrying about if things will end up ok etc. Nearly seconds later I will have a...

http://news.berkeley.edu/2017/08/10/emotionalacceptance/ great study on repression of negative emotions

Day 16: Emotional Repression On Day 2 of the program, we discussed that our brains can’t perfectly distinguish between a physical threat and a psychological threat. One of the goals for recovery is to teach our brains that the psychological stressors that it learned to fear are not actually...

One concept I didn't understand from SteveO's book, was he mentioned the story of the trauma with his wife, and how he was angry about it. If we are to be conscious of our anger, then how come him being conscious of his rage about what the doctors did, did not help him heal? I feel the same...

I'm at the back end of the SEP program. I've taken it on wholeheartedly and believe in the theory, and every day I meditate on Dr Sarno's 12 Daily Reminders before I start doing work on the SEP (although lots of days the 12 reminders is the only work I do). However, in terms of overcoming the...

I have a few questions, and thought I'd create speerate threads as it may be more coherent and useful for people searching. I am still suffering with my voice and throat problem, it's nearly been a year since I have talked or sung freely without pain or worry. What a toll it's taken on my life...