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  1. Cactusflower replied to the thread At the end of my rope with sciatica / piriformis syndrome.

    One component to your story could simply be nervous system disregulation, When you had your cold, did you fear not getting well ( or...

    Apr 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM

  2. Cactusflower replied to the thread Pavlov's Time Table. 3 strikes and your done.

    Ah, totally get you @Baseball65 that’s pretty much the entire premise I’ve been running on. The EMDR therapist noted this starts (of...

    Apr 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM

  3. Cactusflower replied to the thread question about medicine and tms.

    It’s perfectly fine to take medication as long as you can fully understand that your pain is due to anxiety, and medication alone won’t...

    Apr 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM

  4. Cactusflower liked BloodMoon's post in the thread TMS and Physical Activity.

    They mean well, but the latter used to drive me nuts... "couldn't you do this?" "why don't you try that?" "surely there's something the...

    Apr 24, 2025 at 10:39 AM

  5. Cactusflower liked Zetakas's post in the thread A COLLEGE STUDENTS THOUGHTS ON TMS.

    TMS is an important countercultural movement that's vehemently opposed to established health care (globally) and its emphasis on pills...

    Apr 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM

  6. Cactusflower replied to the thread Help me ideate on a business to help people with TMS!.

    “Another thing regarding promoting TMS to people who don't know it, the value would be hard to measure in my opinion. For example, how...

    Apr 24, 2025 at 10:36 AM

  7. Cactusflower replied to the thread Facing my fears!.

    "It’s like moving through concrete." Gosh, I know that feeling!

    Apr 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM

  8. Cactusflower liked Diana-M's post in the thread Facing my fears!.

    Update: yesterday I went to the park and enjoyed the beautiful spring weather. Today, I got my hair done in a salon. I’m getting better...

    Apr 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM

  9. Cactusflower replied to the thread Ideas for visualization.

    I was given two visualization excercises by two different people, and I still use them. #1 was desensitization by visualizing my goal of...

    Apr 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM

  10. Cactusflower replied to the thread After a sexual assault, I started experiencing pudendal nerve pain..

    @nerviopudendo My TMS coach was also assaulted, and it was the beginning of her TMS symptoms which were WILD. She is now absolutely...

    Apr 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM

  11. Cactusflower replied to the thread Help me ideate on a business to help people with TMS!.

    "What do you imagine could help people who are struggling with TMS and don't know it?" I think this is something that has been...

    Apr 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM

  12. Cactusflower replied to the thread Repressed Rage.

    Thanks Jan!

    Apr 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM

  13. Cactusflower liked Smokey73's post in the thread Wondering.

    While reading Sarno's Divided Mind, I was reminded that anxiety and all the awful sensations it produces, are TMS just like back pain....

    Apr 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM

  14. Cactusflower replied to the thread Are these post covid symptoms TMS?.

    My Mom was very elderly when she got Covid. She got over it initially very fast but had lingering symptoms for a few months that like...

    Apr 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM

  15. Cactusflower liked nancy's post in the thread Are these post covid symptoms TMS?.

    Hi Ben_02. I am not a Dr by any means. You could be dehydrated which could cause the dark smelly urine. Try drinking water, Gatorade,...

    Apr 22, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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