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  1. Ellen replied to the thread Diminished fear and dread.

    So good to hear all your progress @Diana-M and @Sid Hartha

    Feb 10, 2026 at 4:42 PM

  2. Ellen liked Diana-M's post in the thread Diminished fear and dread.

    I think these interactions with family are very powerful—in a good way—if we can master how to live them the right way. (Or, they can be...

    Feb 10, 2026 at 4:41 PM

  3. Ellen liked Diana-M's post in the thread Diminished fear and dread.

    Had all my kids over this past Sunday and for the first time since I got TMS I wasn’t anxious at all—before or during. It felt great,...

    Feb 10, 2026 at 4:40 PM

  4. Ellen replied to the thread Day 34 Anger.

    That's the kind of dysfunctional thinking patterns we uncover by "doing the work".

    Feb 10, 2026 at 4:39 PM

  5. Ellen liked Diana-M's post in the thread Day 34 Anger.

    So true! And what’s even trickier is we don’t realize we do this to ourselves!

    Feb 10, 2026 at 4:36 PM

  6. Ellen replied to the thread Day 8 I’m a little lost…..

    I find active mindfulness meditation helpful for this. It requires changing your focus from the painful sensations to the present moment...

    Feb 10, 2026 at 11:55 AM

  7. Ellen liked Joulegirl's post in the thread I know I’ve only been practicing this for a short time—trying to live my life and not respond to sym.

    You are stuck in the thinking phase of TMS. We all are there because just thinking about things and not feeling started our TMS...

    Feb 9, 2026 at 10:28 AM

  8. Ellen replied to the thread Need support and confirmation.

    Be grateful for your right nostril which is working well. I'm only half joking here. Focus on what is working well in your body and your...

    Feb 7, 2026

  9. Ellen liked JanAtheCPA's post in the thread Need support and confirmation.

    And please remember that we can't diagnose. You are going to have to figure out how to assess the gazillion little body sensations...

    Feb 7, 2026

  10. Ellen replied to the thread Day 34 Anger.

    I can relate to this. I think most people in the art world agree that watercolor is the hardest art to create well. It requires being...

    Feb 7, 2026

  11. Ellen liked Steef177's post in the thread Day 34 Anger.

    I had trouble reaching this site again, so it's been a couple of days. Over the last few days I’ve really seen how my personality...

    Feb 7, 2026

  12. Ellen liked BloodMoon's post in the thread Playing Whack-a-Mole-advice?.

    I can completely relate @Joulegirl — I went through a stage myself where symptoms played a lot of “whack‑a‑mole”. It was frustrating at...

    Feb 7, 2026

  13. Ellen liked JanAtheCPA's post in the thread Numbness and Burning Neck Pain.

    Okay, that's great. So... what can we do to help? What we call "reassurance seeking", which is searching for others with the same...

    Feb 7, 2026

  14. Ellen liked Sid Hartha's post in the thread Fearing TMS....

    I find that I need to goto a doctor rule out anything serious. When they do it sets my mind at ease and then I can confidently treat it...

    Feb 7, 2026

  15. Ellen replied to the thread Drawing makes me so mad.

    I used to have this book called Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. It was designed to teach drawing to people who think they can't...

    Feb 7, 2026
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