Sure, sometimes, focusing on symptoms becomes a way for clients to not engage in activities or relationships in their lives that would bring on...
Sometimes, checking symptoms incessantly itself becomes like a symptom. A way to avoid the emotional things of our life. If you want to try a...
Glad to here, ARCU! Good luck on your journey.
Hi John, when we talk about fear relating to PPD/TMS, we're really talking about two things. Fear of our symptoms, fear of exacerbating them and...
Hi John, Another term for "extinction burst" is "superego kickback." If you end up reading Mindbody Prescription you'll learn more about the...
Sounds powerful, @Marytabby . I'll be curious to see how you feel at the end of the month. Good luck on the transition!
Hello all, I wanted to share again a technique that has been quite helpful to many people I've worked with in the TMS community and hope that...
Hi TG957, So happy to hear you're working with a TMS therapist. It can be really helpful. We're like train conductors who help you find the...
Such great responses! "Traumatic" is a problematic word. In popular culture, we use it to describe what we in the psychology field call "Big...
tgirl, It's quite natural to get discouraged when we read something that doesn't align exactly with our symptom patterns. It's easy for that...
@eskimoeskimo, Obsessional thinking can also be another form of TMS. It's a somewhat unique form of anxiety and can easily become part of the...
Hi Ian, jrid32 has a great point. May I also say that it is not uncommon to have flare ups. Unfortunately, when flare-ups arise we can have two...
Hi Leslie, I will share that I had my own bought with urinary urgency. I run many groups at treatment centers and invariably I will use the...
Hello all, with the advent of the new year I thought I would comment/repost this in case anyone wanted to experiment and try this journaling...
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