Day 8 - Question to ponder

I haven't really had success connecting my emotions with my symptoms... On a day like today, when I wake up with my neurological symptoms, I tend to think that maybe I didn't sleep perfectly or adequately. In general, I can 1000% associate my initial "outbreak" of my syndrome two years ago as the culmination of years of sky-high stress and exertion. I've also noted that on certain days where I really stress myself out, that maybe the following day I will have increased symptoms.

I do the journal exercise on this website, trying to explore my emotions, but the connection with my symptoms has not happened yet. So in summary, I can't connect my emotions with my symptoms, but I definitely see a connection between stress and my symptoms.

 

It seems like you DO connect stress with symptoms. Stress causes emotions. So your emotions are connected to symptoms, if this s the case.

Now, all you need to do is figure out what emotions and when/how/why they are caused. And that’s the $million question. It’s THE TMS JOURNEY! Not easy! Not fun! But You’ll figure it out. And then you’ll be on your way. (I speak from someone who is working hard but hasn’t figured it out yet. Not all the way. The insights come in very small increments. To the point you can’t believe how slow it comes. But it is, in fact, the true path to follow.)

 

You're absolutely right, Diana. If I recognize that stress is related to my symtoms, than emotions MUST be related to my symptoms too... you can't have one without the other!

I will continue to dig and try to figure it out.

Thank you for helping me with my doubt and setting me on track.

 

So glad you are here working on healing!

 

Hi Jan! What do you mean by this?

By the way thank you for that link... I will check it out!