Why do some have success, others don't?

My personal feeling that thanks backwards. TMS is a painful aspect of GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) and should be viewed as such.

I’ve mentioned this in previous posts, although it’s been while since I’ve posted here. I think the reason people get better is because whatever technique/therapist they use is that they ultimately lose their fear, concern, etc about what they are experiencing. This can a long time in some cases (well over a year), but it seems to be the same basic concept.

 

Correct, i agree with you. You are aware of it, but you let it be let the sensations and uncomfortableness come, but move on with your life. I never feared COVID for it to be debilitating to me, however there are other fears in my life that I am working through day to day and it holds the same concept.

 

“What they are experiencing” is key.
Some people feel the experience is only the immediate experience of the sensations - and I think those folks do feel better for awhile, but the “experience” is actually psychological/emotional lifelong experiences and many don’t want to face those parts of life.

 

I look at it this way (today anyway). If you subscribe to Sarno's theory that the purpose of TMS is as a distraction, then there are two ways to address this:

1) Don't allow TMS to distract you. This is where ignoring it, not fearing the symptoms, etc. comes in.
2) Remove the underlying need for a distraction. This is where addressing the psychological aspects comes in (emotions and thinking). Can be done through self-help means like journaling or with help through psychotherapy.

I was first able to get rid of my TMS by #1, but ultimately had to address #2.

 

I have just come across Nicole after downloading Curables app again - I liked how she comes across and will buy her books