Recent content by Cactusflower

All of the above!

What would your life look like if you solely decided to follow the medical model? What would it look like if you only followed the TMS model? What might it look like if you blended both approaches? I think these questions are worthy of a few journal entries.

GTS fan, you are cracking me up. It's probably TMS but holding your body up to the standard of someone saying "generally it takes x amount of time" is a lot. There are variables to healing. That said, if lifting isn't harming you then I think it's great you are continuing to do what you love to...

“before I became fixated on my lips” The fixation is key. One of the non-pain symptoms of TMS is this fixation or OCD-like thinking. Speak to your TMS coach about it, they can help to guide you through ways that can help. One of the best ways is to stop worrying about fixating on anything...

Are you SHOWING your brain that you are more confident in understanding that TMS is at play. "However, I’ve noticed that certain activities sometimes trigger or increase the pain, especially walking. This is rather strange to me, since weightlifting rarely makes it worse and often actually...

I think you need to look at how an attitude of being unwell or ill or damaged in some way is effecting your ability to move forward. Thinking sthat something must be “wrong” with us is pretty much the essence of TMS. When something is “wrong” we simply don’t feel safe and get stuck in the...

Siatica = TMS and disc problems are common, most people don’t have the type of pain that distracts them from usual activities or creates a distracting fear or obsession. Self-education is part of understanding TMS. A huge part of TMS is how our physical body holds stress, habits we learn can...

I don't have lifelong friends either, and I recognize that it's because I didn't choose those people. It's not about me being left out, and it's not about my being left out, or lacking etc. When I began my TMS journey, a lot of this kind of stuff came up. What is interesting is that as I worked...

Way to go John!!!

You can choose what you do with these memories and the emotions/thoughts that surround them. You could: sit with it, dropping into your body and just remember and sense how these things physically feel - how you feel. You could write an unsent letter to the person, and then simply sit quietly...

@BloodMoon - this is the exact type of rigidity I developed. My husband desperately wants everything to be "us", and in some ways him before us - as a way to prove to himself (and myself) he can be responsible and take care. It drives me BATTY! It's a form of controlling, and lording over me. He...

I'm sorry @BagelSchnitzel I too, have been diagnosed with a "real" structural issue in the same place I experience TMS symptoms (so have a few others on this forum). What I have found is that the skills I've learned through TMS work (and therapy) have helped me manage the stress and anxiety...

Hi Sepultura: I was there, I understand. Hopefully tomorrow you will feel a little bit better. If you are still struggling, it might be time to speak to your medical professional again about your suffering. Have you ever tried to approach what you are going through from an emotional perspective...

“you don’t have x disease, but your life is still an utter nightmare and we can’t explain why, congrats, now go celebrate!” Wtf The worst doctor I ever saw (and I saw a few!!) told me to get the Worlds Biggest Loser workouts and begin them. This is after years of lifting, workouts, heavy manual...

Here is a current list of providers that are associated with the Neuroplastic Pain association: https://neuroplastic.org/practitioner-directory/?_location=california&_ptype=licensed-practitioner (Directory of Neuroplastic Symptom Treatment Practitioners) There are a few TMS doc's who do...