Tendinitis

One thing that i have been having a hard time accepting since starting this process (3ish weeks) is the idea of tendinitis. So my old belief on why it does not get better is because the tendon is frayed and worn down and needs movement and load to pump blood back in to build it back up again. Im trying to replace that with the tendon heals but you are left with pain coming from the brain from fear ect. However what i cant work out is why PT works for some people, like there are many successful PT’s that actually manage to get peoples “tendinitis” “healed”. Is this just because the are gradually slowly exercising and teaching the brain it can do movement and load? Rather than what the PT actually thinks they are doing which is loading and building back tendon strength?

(posted this in the facebook group but i want to hear from more people to really solidify it in my brain to form the new belief that my potential “tendinitis” has healed and the pain is now coming from my brain)

 

People heal their tendonitis might not have TMS, and they may healed with or without PT. Our bodies heal within a few months of injury if we are injured. TMS is chronic - longer than 3 months. People who heal from injuries or symptoms aren’t preoccupied with them, do not have a specific cluster of strong personality traits that drive their every thought, know when to rest, and usually aren’t highly anxious people.

Your feelings of doubt are a normal part of doing the TMS work.

Look into the parts of yourself that resonate with TMS. Dr. Sarno’s books point it all out very clearly.

 

I dont people please or a perfectionist ect however when my symptoms arose i was highly anxious and extremely obsessive over the issue trying to fix fix fix!

 

Obsession with fixing is a form of perfectionism. The person is finding it difficult to be uncomfortable and tries to control the discomfort.
It is often also a sign that discomfort in many areas of your life is intolerable. Eg. Allowing yourself to feel a wide range of emotions is a big one. Dr. Sarno points out that we are so uncomfortable with anger and rage we repress it (without even knowing). My suggestion is to read a book by Dr. Sarno and be open to the many ways these personality traits can manifest in your life, usually without you even realizing it.
Symptoms almost never are the beginning of TMS -they are a side effect of the psychological part of our lives. This is really where the work happens. We need to be open and vulnerable about what’s going on inside us to be able to “see” why our brain needed to give us symptoms. This is a big part of the healing journey, and the best way to create a lifelong ability to manage TMS symptoms and see them for what they are whenever they arise. We learn we can stop fixing and being frustrated (and thinking they can ONLY be physical) once we see the proof in ourselves that the brain is masterful about getting our attention to deal with inner mind and what is truly happening.
This can be hard to accept simply because the medical/physical model is a big part of our society.