overcoming issues from childhood

Hello fellow soldiers :) I am new here and wanted to say hi and get a bit of feedback if possible. I titled this "catch 22" because that's what it feels like I am in; my health problems are preventing me from living independently from my family, yet I think that being dependent on and living...

Hi, I fully accept the TMS diagnosis and looking back, now recognize that previous bouts of pain in my life were TMS (the chronic throat pain for 2 years and unexplained shoulder, wrist and ankle pain in my 20's). I realize now much of this was due to emotional struggles I had with "friends,"...

Those of you who read my previous post know that I've felt "stuck." There are two big reasons, not wanting to face some very strong emotions, and also a level of impatience that I'm more mindful of. The other day, I was spider writing about my fears for a business I'm trying to build, and I...

I LOVE that I can ask a TMS therapist a question. Thank you! My question is this: I have read all the books, completed the SEP and am happy to say my migraines, back pain, tension headaches have for the most part, disappeared. I am however, still bloating. I never considered bloating to be...

Now that I have your attention...

I grew up in a small village 30 minutes outside the town I´m living in right now. Between the ages 6 and 15 I was more or less bullied, mostly in school. I had friends, but a group of boys really “hated” me and did everything to remind me of it. No adult saw what was going on and tried to help...

During my visit with Dr. Sarno in January of 2007, he drew me an overflowing beaker. He said this beaker is made of three parts: 1) childhood issues, 2) everyday stressors (we can adjust our perspectives) and 3) personality (we likely can’t change our personality, but we can alter it). So...