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Diana-M

Beloved Grand Eagle, Female, from East Coast, USA

You are never defeated while you are ready to go on. Claire Weekes Dec 22, 2024 at 6:32 PM

  • My Story

    SHORT VERSION: I have been fighting TMS (and winning sometimes) on and off for 30 years. I discovered Sarno in 2017 and had a quick recovery. But in 2020, I broke out in multiple symptoms. And in March 2024, I joined this life-changing forum.

    LONG VERSION:I have been fighting TMS on and off for 30 years. I have had insomnia, depression, IBS, foot pain, back pain, neck pain, severe panic attacks, leg numbness, neuropathy, burning legs, plantar fasciitis, leg weakness, allergies, asthma, persistent cough, numb and tingling hands, hands curling up (won’t open all the way, no gripping power), painful leg and stomach contractions, dizziness, electrical “buzzing” inside, sensitivities to things touching me, very cold feet, night terrors and balance issues.

    In 2017, I discovered Dr. Sarno and immediately embraced TMS. I studied it day and night and started journaling about my emotions and got rid of tingling hands at the time. During my other episodes, I just somehow ignored it, and it went away eventually or diminished enough to live with it.

    Flash forward to 2020. During the pandemic, I was extremely terrified, and under a great deal of stress on many levels. I began getting many new symptoms— plantar, foot pain, tingling, numbness, weakness, stiff knees, cramping hands, a feeling like strong hands are gripping my knees, or my hips.

    Here’s more of my story if you’re interested: https://www.tmswiki.org/forum/threads/my-story-i-know-it%E2%80%99s-tms.28068/ (Day 1 - My story- I know it’s TMS)
    1. Diana-M
      Diana-M
      Today, I *accept* my symptoms as a *temporary* by-product of my brain.
    2. Diana-M
      Diana-M
      “Ultimately, we develop pain symptoms because of our inability to alleviate our fears and anxieties.”— @TG957
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      Diana-M
      You can talk to your brain and tell it you’re safe. And that’s a good tactic. Or, you can SHOW it you’re safe. That’s better. Do stuff!
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      Diana-M
      Ease up on trying to know all, and to be all, and begin to live for today in great joy. Imprison yourself with hope. @Cactusflower
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      2. HealingMe
        HealingMe
        I love that: imprison yourself with hope. Saving this in my notes.
        Oct 12, 2024
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    5. Diana-M
      Diana-M
      “Your body will heal itself if you get out of its way. And you get out of its way by accepting it, as it is today.” -Claire Weeks
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      Diana-M
      Be satisfied with what little you can do at first. It’s the attempt that matters. —Dr. Weekes
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      2. HealingMe
        HealingMe
        Yes -- exactly. Continue patting yourself on the back for these little accomplishments too.
        Oct 3, 2024
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      Diana-M
      The only way to teach the brain that you are fine is to actually believe that and behave like a person who is fine would behave. @miffybunny
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      2. BloodMoon
        BloodMoon
        Another one of my favourite miffybunny 'in-a-nutshell' quotations is: "you will need to get clarity on what is really going on here... which is just anxiety."
        Oct 2, 2024
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      3. HealingMe
        HealingMe
        I very much love this.
        Oct 3, 2024
    8. Diana-M
      Diana-M
      I cooked dinner tonight for the first time in 9 months!
    9. Diana-M
      Diana-M
      “Loosening your tense hold on yourself…giving up the struggle…may bring a calmness you have forgotten existed within you.”—Claire Weekes
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    10. Diana-M
      Diana-M
      Started some chair yoga. It feels great! Have 3 new freelance writing projects for this week. Very happy!
    11. Diana-M
      Diana-M
      The obstacles in the path are the path. It is not about waiting for something. (Nichole Sachs)
    12. Diana-M
      Diana-M
      Realized today I need to stop running from grief. Hiding from it doesn’t heal it.
    13. Diana-M
      Diana-M
      I do things slowly. So what? Most of the time I’m happy.
    14. Diana-M
      Diana-M
      I am right where I need to be today to change my life in an epic fashion. Slower is quicker. (Based on Nicole Sachs’s wisdom)
    15. Diana-M
      Diana-M
      “Embrace it to erase it.”
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      2. BloodMoon
        BloodMoon
        Yes, indeedy... and "motion is lotion" :)
        Sep 3, 2024
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      Diana-M
      Emptied the dishwasher PLUS hand washed the pots and pans. This is huge progress for me. I’m doing more chores. Yay!
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      2. HealingMe
        HealingMe
        Love it!
        Aug 30, 2024
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      Diana-M
      As the days go by, they will gradually improve if I let them. When you can say this and mean it, you will see a miracle happen. -Dr. Weekes
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      Diana-M
      “There is no “point of no return” in nervous illness. A day of deep despair can be followed by a day of hope.” Claire Weekes, MD
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      Diana-M
      During the pandemic I frantically searched online for the latest on staying safe. Now I frantically study TMS recovery. I’m too frantic.
    20. Diana-M
      Diana-M
      Got some work for the first time in months. Did it with my semi-functioning hands. Client loved it. Wow, I feel better!
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  • My Story

    Gender:
    Female
    Location:
    East Coast, USA
    SHORT VERSION: I have been fighting TMS (and winning sometimes) on and off for 30 years. I discovered Sarno in 2017 and had a quick recovery. But in 2020, I broke out in multiple symptoms. And in March 2024, I joined this life-changing forum.

    LONG VERSION:I have been fighting TMS on and off for 30 years. I have had insomnia, depression, IBS, foot pain, back pain, neck pain, severe panic attacks, leg numbness, neuropathy, burning legs, plantar fasciitis, leg weakness, allergies, asthma, persistent cough, numb and tingling hands, hands curling up (won’t open all the way, no gripping power), painful leg and stomach contractions, dizziness, electrical “buzzing” inside, sensitivities to things touching me, very cold feet, night terrors and balance issues.

    In 2017, I discovered Dr. Sarno and immediately embraced TMS. I studied it day and night and started journaling about my emotions and got rid of tingling hands at the time. During my other episodes, I just somehow ignored it, and it went away eventually or diminished enough to live with it.

    Flash forward to 2020. During the pandemic, I was extremely terrified, and under a great deal of stress on many levels. I began getting many new symptoms— plantar, foot pain, tingling, numbness, weakness, stiff knees, cramping hands, a feeling like strong hands are gripping my knees, or my hips.

    Here’s more of my story if you’re interested: https://www.tmswiki.org/forum/threads/my-story-i-know-it%E2%80%99s-tms.28068/ (Day 1 - My story- I know it’s TMS)
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