Hi everyone I've posted a bit recently so I'm sorry to monopolise but an interesting thing has come up for me and I'm wondering how others have...
Hi I've had low back pain and sciatica pain since I was 17. I'm 29 now and it's the worst it's ever been. Even just walking hurts I feel like I'm...
Hi, I struggle with understanding my own opinions and how to handle my fears. My fear serves as a protective mechanism because my brain tends to...
Hello all. Basically to keep a long story short, I have been dealing with TMS in my pelvic floor for almost 2 years (been to many doctors and I...
Fear of the pain and not accepting it is my biggest issue. It's really hard not thinking about it and obsessing about it. I have pudendal...
https://www.vox.com/even-better/23805603/extreme-heat-impacts-mental-health (Why you feel grouchy on super hot days) This article is reporting on...
Hi all, I just read a post from Alan Gordon talking about asking questions we already know the answer to and I think that these are both those...
Hello, I hope if you’re reading this you’re doing well and thriving! I’m 22 years old and since 16 I’ve suffered with ‘chronic’ pelvic pain...
I've had a traumatic life. It took me a long time to even admit that because repression and stoicism has been a significant part of my identity...
Dr. Sarno explained how TMS works in his books. Essentially, you get stuck in Fight/Flight/Freeze He writes of tension the T of your muscles the M...
Hi all. You can find my full, original TMS story under my profile. To summarize many years ago, I had debilitating back pain. At my low point I...
How and where does fear show up in the body?
Dr. Schubiner has 5 F’s he suggests not to get caught up in Fixing Fear Frustration Fighting Focus I f’ind all of these a challenge, but fear and...
The pain/fear cycle being what it is- fear of the pain actually reinforces the neural pathways that create the pain- it makes sense that while we...
Hello Everyone, There seem to be two means for making a way through life: 1) By using fear and pain as a means of propulsion. Escaping from...
I always knew I am anxious, but didn't give much attention to this. Ok, yes, I really often think that some event is tragic, is catastrophic, I...
I've suffered with TMS for 7 years. It started just after losing my dream job at my alma mater. I was fired. I was devastated! I never thought I'd...
When I was younger, I ran into a glass panel and smashed it by mistake. In an ambulance, I was taken to the hospital for sutures. Because of the...
For the last year I have practiced Somatic Tracking in a variety of ways, slowly learning that the “attention” you give the symptom briefly is a...
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