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Recent Content by zclesa

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    So Utterly Confused - The Start of my Story

    Journal time. If you had a toxic parent or "hidden abuser" and have the TMS personality traits, this may be helpful. I had a lightbulb moment when...
    Post by: zclesa, Apr 8, 2021 in forum: Support Subforum
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    MUST READ IF YOU WANT TO DEFEAT TMS

    @miffybunny @savasana @plum I finally got what you were saying. I don't have to live here. I don't actually have to take on half the...
    Post by: zclesa, Apr 8, 2021 in forum: Support Subforum
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    How to Continue Activity During a Migraine?

    Hi @Jurven, There is no one-size-fits-all solution to anything. CBD just doesn't suit my needs. I have tried dozens of meds and supplements that...
    Post by: zclesa, Oct 4, 2020 in forum: Support Subforum
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    So Utterly Confused - The Start of my Story

    OK a little update, but also kinda huge. I want to always come back and add to this page to remind myself of how things have worked out and maybe...
    Post by: zclesa, Aug 5, 2020 in forum: Support Subforum
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    How to Continue Activity During a Migraine?

    Thanks I have tried CBD but it made me feel worse - depressed and dizzier.
    Post by: zclesa, Jul 26, 2020 in forum: Support Subforum
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    MUST READ IF YOU WANT TO DEFEAT TMS

    @plum Thank you so much for these resources. I had a bit of meltdown and wrote my dad an honest 7-page letter about what mum did to me, because he...
    Post by: zclesa, Dec 19, 2019 in forum: Support Subforum
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    Really depressed - Is TMS ever incurable?

    Thank you, but I'm in the position that I've had various forms of TMS all my life. I have had a massive amount of trauma. My whole life has been...
    Post by: zclesa, Nov 11, 2019 in forum: Support Subforum
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    Really depressed - Is TMS ever incurable?

    Thanks @Andy Bayliss. You framed that in a way that was actually very helpful. It's all too easy to get stuck in perfectionism and forgetting my...
    Post by: zclesa, Nov 9, 2019 in forum: Support Subforum
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    MUST READ IF YOU WANT TO DEFEAT TMS

    @miffybunny Yeah it's difficult because it's like PTSD. It's not a thought pattern. I actually dissociate, float out of my body. Urgh. I'll ask my...
    Post by: zclesa, Nov 8, 2019 in forum: Support Subforum
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    MUST READ IF YOU WANT TO DEFEAT TMS

    @savasana Yeah I liked Steve's book a lot, thanks. I read that and Sarno's Divided Mind. I don't actually do formal meditation at all anymore...
    Post by: zclesa, Nov 8, 2019 in forum: Support Subforum
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    Really depressed - Is TMS ever incurable?

    Yeah I understand that everything in the body is affected by the mind. I have read a lot about this and understand it. I was quite proud of myself...
    Post by: zclesa, Nov 8, 2019 in forum: Support Subforum
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    MUST READ IF YOU WANT TO DEFEAT TMS

    @savasana Thanks I already know about mindfulness. I've been a Buddhist for about a decade and practised mindfulness long before that. It doesn't...
    Post by: zclesa, Nov 8, 2019 in forum: Support Subforum
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    MUST READ IF YOU WANT TO DEFEAT TMS

    Thanks @miffybunny I have been seeing a counsellor to deal with the trauma, but we only have 10 sessions left. I've been going for over a year...
    Post by: zclesa, Nov 8, 2019 in forum: Support Subforum
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    MUST READ IF YOU WANT TO DEFEAT TMS

    @savasana I love your post and I totally get what you're saying. I 100% understand what you mean by life being a delusion, hallucination or game....
    Post by: zclesa, Nov 8, 2019 in forum: Support Subforum
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    Really depressed - Is TMS ever incurable?

    Urgh, so teary and depressed today. I feel so stuck and am beginning to wonder if certain types of TMS are simply incurable. Mine is due to a...
    Thread by: zclesa, Nov 8, 2019, 9 replies, in forum: Support Subforum