Are post drug syndromes possibly TMS?

I apologize if I am posting this in the wrong section, I am new to the forums and I wasn't sure where it would fit best.

About a year ago I took a moderate dose of some MDMA (molly, ecstasy, etc) at a festival. It was my first time doing any substance like this. I had a good experience during the "trip" but then after I had a panic attack and thought I was going to overdose or die. I ended up being fine but after this happened I started having a bunch of symptoms like anxiety, depression, inflammation, and these electric zaps and tingles through my body. I started worrying I had damaged my brain or something and I started going to all sorts of doctors and getting a bunch of tests. Nothing serious came back besides low hormones and stuff. I even got brain imaging scans like an MRI and CT scan. I found communities online with similar people who had had these sorts of post drug conditions, sometimes after taking a normal dose of a drug one time, for example post SSRI dysfunction, post finasteride, etc. I started really worrying that I have ruined my life or I have some major problem and going down all these rabbit holes. Then I came across TMS, and Dr. Sarno. I am wondering now if all my symptoms are coming from a dysregulated nervous system. But I can't seem to put my trust into it enough to do the work. Part of me still questions everyday if something is wrong. I keep going back and forth between accepting that my mind is the problem, and then I fall down rabbit holes and look into my body for answers again. I feel so hopeless as its been almost a year now and my life feels completely lost. I was just posting to see if anyone has some advice for me or has been in a similar situation with these post-drug syndromes and recovered using a TMS strategy. Thank you for reading.

 

Welcome longtermcomedown

I have not had direct experience with this, but

Drug experiences like MDMA bring up unconscious material, or they can. That is, as the veils drop, the stuff below can tend to emerge, and so symptoms might come up ---as a way to avoid the full awareness of what is emerging. This can be true with meditation experiences too. Deep, unusual positive experiences tend to bring up the barriers to our full awareness as a way of bringing forth more long term truth and awareness in our lives. So you might find using the TMS approach emotionally will help you digest what "wants to be seen."

If there was some kind of negative adverse reaction based on the chemistry of the drug experience, then, as with other physical trauma, the symptoms can become "stuck" even though they are not being generated by anything acute or physical or chemical in the now. The symptoms may continue and feel very believable especially if you're afraid and looking for ways to treat them. This is a common TMS pattern as you may know. A fair portion of the population is prone to this.

Good luck in your work. Taking a deep dive into the TMS approach probably can't hurt, and may be life-changing for you. Most of us have to dive in before being completely convinced. And many of the techniques will simply help you feel better in the moment like treating yourself well and disengaging from self-pressure --including the pressure to succeed quickly at getting better.

Andy

 

Thank you so much for your reply to me. I messaged you about the username change. Right now I am doing a program called Primal Trust which uses a lot of techniques from Dr. Sarno and other mind-body doctors. I will also look into the free information you posted too.