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Can't figure out my suppressed emotions
Hi G.J.,

Something that perhaps might be going on, that you're not consciously aware of, is habitual strain and tension as you go about your daily activities. Ace1 (who is a doctor who recovered from his own TMS) wrote some guidelines for what helped him recover (the following is a summary of them):
  1. Try to be aware of all internal reactions
  2. Act as normal and at ease (not fear) with least concern for symptoms
  3. Look to see if you are emotionally uncomfortable
  4. Recognize that some situations make symptoms worse because of conditioning
  5. Don’t run from conditioned situations but become comfortable in them
  6. Remember, mental strain of perceived stress leads to physical symptoms
  7. Be aware of HABITUAL STRAIN that you don’t see
  8. Be at peace with everything and do things with ease
  9. Don’t expect too much in the beginning
  10. Lower your expectations and you automatically improve your performance
  11. Decondition mental strain though affirmations and self-talk
  12. Use consistent mind power to reduce mental strain
  13. Eliminate negative talk and thinking, this is negative mind power
  14. Be active but don’t challenge symptoms
  15. Recognize you are in this for the long haul and getting better gradually
  16. You are bringing tension level set point down over time
  17. Being in a rush is one of the biggest source of tension
  18. Not wanting to be where you are is another big source of tension
  19. Ask yourself, “Am I ok being in the situation I am in right now?”
  20. “BE HERE NOW” eliminates sources of mental strain and tension
  21. An URGE to be finished or get somewhere quickly = pain/symptoms
  22. Act as if you have no where to go
  23. Take your time and go slower
  24. When rushing REMEMBER TO BREATHE
  25. If you can sit in the pain observe it
  26. Anything that is annoying you is a source of symptoms, just accept it
  27. Don’t let symptoms annoy you if you can
  28. Observe the anger, irritation, annoyance and let it go
  29. Visualize the mental strain and say, “I forgive and let go easily.”
  30. It may be better to recondition yourself than change your life
  31. When something bothers you (Tension) try to resolve it and bring it down
  32. The healing process is done very gradually with pain fading away over time
  33. Gradual improvement in symptoms and what you are able to do is how it happens
  34. YOU CANNOT DO ANYTHING PHYSICAL TO HEAL
  35. DO EVERYTHING WITH PEACE, CALM, FORGIVENESS AND EASE
  36. NO STRAIN, NO PAIN
  37. Think of the big picture rather than the details
  38. DON’T THINK SO INTENSELY, CALM DOWN YOUR THINKING
  39. Ask “Is this helping me calm my overly sensitized nervous system.”
  40. SERIOUS, CONSISTENT, PATIENT, COMMITTED, PRACTICE NEEDED FOR RECOVERY

All good wishes,

BloodMoon

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