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  1. Cactusflower replied to the thread Day 25 Good Scary Change.

    "argument with a friend, who is making me doubt in who I am as a person." Toad, this is the meat and potatoes of much of the work. A...

    Apr 23, 2024 at 3:29 PM
  2. Cactusflower replied to the thread Sciatica Pain.

    I would suggest that therapy is fine, but that you need to do this work on your own too. Turning towards others for help is fine, but...

    Apr 23, 2024 at 3:01 PM
  3. Cactusflower liked Bonnard's post in the thread Sciatica Pain.

    Hi @marck, I think visuals can sometimes help and journaling/lists are helpful to me. So, here goes. Here's a list of all the pains...

    Apr 23, 2024 at 11:27 AM
  4. Cactusflower replied to the thread Eye condition Kerataconus. TMS?.

    If you read Steve Ozanich’s (link I provided above) experience, he completely reversed this condition in himself by mind-body work.

    Apr 23, 2024 at 11:26 AM
  5. Cactusflower replied to the thread Sciatica Pain.

    Dr. Sarno says “think psychological” but you are here asking questions only about the physical. Perhaps it’s time to re-read Sarno and...

    Apr 22, 2024 at 11:47 PM
  6. Cactusflower replied to the thread What about rage that IS acknowledged?.

    Responding is sort of like like teaching your body and thoughts to jump to immediate conclusions that invoke what some may call a...

    Apr 22, 2024 at 11:41 PM
  7. Cactusflower replied to the thread repression of feelings in TMS.

    I think your comment is part of a very “Tms-y” stance. Clearly many of us knew we had tension -we’ve tried multiple ways to get answers...

    Apr 22, 2024 at 4:45 PM
  8. Cactusflower replied to the thread What about rage that IS acknowledged?.

    So your true trigger is actually the people pleasing side of your personality? Why do you care so much about what someone thinks you...

    Apr 22, 2024 at 11:22 AM
  9. Cactusflower replied to the thread What about rage that IS acknowledged?.

    It’s about how the rage makes you feel about yourself - and how you feel it in your physical being, not just what you think about it....

    Apr 21, 2024 at 7:11 PM
  10. Cactusflower replied to the thread Pain caused during sleep?.

    Be sure to look at all the relationships in your life you think/thought were going well. A therapist once pointed out that my love and...

    Apr 20, 2024 at 12:40 PM
  11. Cactusflower replied to the thread Am I a TMS candidate.

    This thread will help answer your questions, as will carefully reading a book by Dr. Sarno. That’s a must to really gaining knowledge...

    Apr 18, 2024 at 9:16 PM
  12. Cactusflower replied to the thread Eye condition Kerataconus. TMS?.

    Here’s a thread that may help. Scroll down to Steve Ozanich’s comments. He is a TMS author and was diagnosed with a similar issue....

    Apr 18, 2024 at 11:32 AM
  13. Cactusflower liked BloodMoon's post in the thread Try Reading SARNO and stop the warm and fuzzies.

    No, indeed, you wouldn't. As I appreciate you will be aware - so I write this for others coming across this thread and this posting -...

    Apr 18, 2024 at 11:20 AM
  14. Cactusflower replied to the thread Rage Dreams.

    Yep! You also have to learn to disengage from all the story and history and just feel what all this does to the body. Our minds will try...

    Apr 17, 2024 at 9:55 AM
  15. Cactusflower liked Diana-M's post in the thread Rage Dreams.

    I feel like the inner conflict between positive and negative emotions is where the tension comes from. It’s what creates the TMS....

    Apr 17, 2024 at 9:50 AM