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Recent Content by westb

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    Pelvic Pain Healed

    Thank you! What an encouraging post and helpful for me, who has pelvic pain as one of the symptoms.
    Post by: westb, Jan 16, 2024 in forum: Success Stories Subforum
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    IBS and Anxiety! Help!

    I feel your pain, TrustIt, as a fellow IBS/anxiety sufferer. It's a horrible place to be where you are. First aid suggestions that I've found...
    Post by: westb, Nov 23, 2023 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Pelvic Pain - Feeling Stuck

    Thank you for posting this video, Cactusflower. Although it's nearly all information that I've acquired here and elsewhere over the years, there...
    Post by: westb, Oct 6, 2023 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Do you feel ashamed or guilty about your situation??

    That Jon Kabat-Zinn quote and your thoughts about it are very helpful Ellen. Thank you.
    Post by: westb, Aug 25, 2022 in forum: Support Subforum
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    The Contrary Nature of TMS

    This so helpful and clear, as @hecate105 has said. Thank you Ann. I'm dealing with these same points right now, notably the lack of feelings of...
    Post by: westb, Jan 1, 2022 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Recovery from Digestive issues (LPR, Dyspepsia)

    This is a wonderful success story. Thank you.
    Post by: westb, Sep 29, 2020 in forum: Success Stories Subforum
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    Tried to kill myself after so long in pain...still here and worse off.

    Haven't been around here for a while, but here I am and I needed to read this post. Thank you so much for it. The lockdown has thrown me in on...
    Post by: westb, May 21, 2020 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Day 22 The Fear, and how to get over it

    The pain medications help a bit, and I've no qualms about taking them but they are not enough to let me sleep during a bad flare. Thankfully...
    Post by: westb, Feb 29, 2020 in forum: Structured Educational Program
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    Update - most chronic pain gone, but need help with symptom imperative

    = I feel for you dealing with this. My story with IBS and acute rectal/bowel pain is very similar and I have had mixed success in applying TMS...
    Post by: westb, Feb 24, 2020 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Day 22 The Fear, and how to get over it

    My symptoms aren't the same as yours @cool_change (IBS + rectal pain/spasm) but I am struggling - in my case with the deep fear of the pain,...
    Post by: westb, Feb 23, 2020 in forum: Structured Educational Program
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    A desperate update, opinions appreciated

    There's gold here, @RogueWave. Thank you so much for breaking the TMS recovery concept down into such easy to follow points. I've actually...
    Post by: westb, Oct 21, 2019 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Just starting out, hopefully only a minor setback

    Absolutely, no "one size fits all" in TMS recovery. Not always easy to do, but it is the key part of TMS recovery for me.
    Post by: westb, Oct 8, 2019 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Bladder burning pain for 13 years on off

    Welcome @JennyDK35 . You're in the right place, and from the way you describe your history and personality type it sounds as if you have the "TMS...
    Post by: westb, Oct 8, 2019 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    I may have developed PGAD - Persistent genital arousal (male)

    Very helpful summary and a good reminder of how to deal with flares - always useful, at least to me @NicoleB34. Thanks. I have the IBS/rectal...
    Post by: westb, Oct 8, 2019 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Day 10 Food/IBS/struggling with triggers

    I'm still a work in progress with IBS and pelvic pain but my relationship with food has changed in that I now know that food itself isn't the...
    Post by: westb, Sep 20, 2019 in forum: Structured Educational Program