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Hi, LauraD. I think everyone who has had any kind of TMS pain knows what you're experiencing. Since the white coats said they don't know why you feel numbness in your feet, it just has to be some repressed emotion. And you say you've been in a rage because of some crisis in the family. That's TMS doing its work to get you to resolve that rage, as best you can. Put some labels on the crisis. Try to write about it in one sentence, even if it' s a long one. Write down the names of those in the crisis. If you can identify the person or persons that caused the crisis, great. Write down what effect the crisis has had on you, directly or indirectly. Tell your feet and your unconscious mind you KNOW why they feel numb and you're working on the family crisis that is causing the pain. As Herbie posted today, you can try to be in control of the pain. Dr. Sarno says we don't have to even know
what repressed emotion is causing our TMS pain. Our unconscious gets the message that you know it's TMS and eases up.

You know the pain comes from your rage. You're halfway toward healing. The other half is dealing with the crisis problem. If it's something beyond your control, maybe you'll have to just accept it. Make peace with it in yourself. Let it go. Let God handle it. If it involves forgiving, forgive.

Good luck healing and let us know how it's going.