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I have been free of Pain for three Months After fighting it for 9. now its back again and i don’t know why and what i should do. Im desperate. Pain usually flared up at this time of year. Do you have any experience with pain coming back after being completely gone and if so, what did you do about it? Thank You for Your Support!

 

Hi @BarbaraF71 - it's not uncommon for pain to return. As you say "pain usually flairs" this time of year - so you are fully aware of your patterns, habits, cycles and most likely triggers.
My suggestion is to read this similar post from @Wildflower6 - which provides great insight. https://www.tmswiki.org/forum/threads/back-again.33180/
Desperation is the fuel of TMS, so my suggestion is to do as @Wildflower6 is doing, and face the fact that this is where you are right now and that you have proven to yourself pain can go away. You may employ, without the mindset of desperation or fixing some of your TMS skills: journaling, thinking about what might be giving you very difficult emotions and allowing yourself to feel them, resting if you tend to habitually keep busy or rush to avoid the feelings (and sensations) of emotions, meditation as a way of resting both your mind and body...

Adding fear, anxiety, desperation and "fixing" (all of this is a pretty normal TMS response by the way) is adding to your suffering. This will pass.

 

Just when we think we are safe....... Welcome to my world. "This time of year" holds a lot of weight for many, including me. So much to be done, so many expectations.

When TMS comes back, I visit here. Others' stories are a great reminder of what is really happening, and I find that comforting. That's exactly what you did, so good for you!