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    Nerve pain

    I would suggest you find Miriam's youtube channel, Pain Outside The Box and follow her wonderful advice. She has many wonderful videos to help you...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Mar 6, 2026 at 10:37 PM in forum: Success Stories Subforum
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    Hi everyone, it’s me again. I had a few questions. After many periods of stress, fears, health anxie

    "I can’t stay in bed after I wake up. It feels like if I stay there, everything will suddenly get worse." Morning anxiety is very common, it is...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Mar 4, 2026 at 3:28 PM in forum: Support Subforum
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    Day 6 Having a hard time with outcome independence

    Fears are really just thoughts which trigger sensations: they trigger anxiety. Learning to simply sit with the sensations of anxiety - not to...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Mar 3, 2026 at 3:51 PM in forum: Structured Educational Program
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    Pelvic pain/hard flaccid/ED

    My suggestion is to make sure your “therapist” is not just a coach. TMS coaches aren’t psychologists and I think this is a very important...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Mar 3, 2026 at 10:36 AM in forum: Support Subforum
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    Pelvic pain/hard flaccid/ED

    TMS is TMS: there are no separate ways to "treat" any "conditions. If you are using "Dan Buglio's method" just keep going. Incrementally work...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Mar 1, 2026 in forum: Support Subforum
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    Pain-Free for 5 Months - Emotional Trigger and Sudden Return of Low Back Pain

    I think TMS is kind of two fold: it's emotional patterns and physical patterns that are absolutely interconnected. We can begin to recover some of...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Mar 1, 2026 in forum: Support Subforum
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    Pain-Free for 5 Months - Emotional Trigger and Sudden Return of Low Back Pain

    Your reaction at yoga is my own physical reaction to pain sensations and fear - especially when accompanied with other emotional stressors and...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Feb 28, 2026 in forum: Support Subforum
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    Day 1 Still working on it...

    I use what I'd call mildly guided meditations with singing bowls. Often, at first there are simple slow spoken guides to remind you to breathe and...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Feb 27, 2026 in forum: Structured Educational Program
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    How Do You Know When You’re Improving and the Symptom Completely Disappears at Some Point? When I st

    Facebook is full of TMS groups (under various names). I'm not in any of those groups but I do follow a few folks who impart great information and...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Feb 26, 2026 in forum: Support Subforum
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    Day 1 My journey with nerve sensations

    Hi! As this program states at Day 0, the best book to start with is any book by Dr. Sarno. The Divided Mind is a good book that features a variety...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Feb 24, 2026 in forum: Structured Educational Program
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    Same spot in left side

    Disassociating your mind with learned patterns can be frustrating! I too have a similar situation. Dr. Fantestil has a video about morning...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Feb 24, 2026 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    My kryptonite

    "Its just always been the pursuit of absolute truth... The only answer is to come to terms with it." Yep, it's not just self worth, but the...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Feb 23, 2026 in forum: Support Subforum
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    Extinction burst

    @cafe_bustelo I'm right there with you and have been here for a few weeks. One of the folks that helps me the most is my PT (which I don't...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Feb 23, 2026 in forum: Support Subforum
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    My kryptonite

    As @BloodMoon points out, the thoughts are not the TMS. It's the physical sensations that are associated with the thoughts (including emotions)...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Feb 23, 2026 in forum: Support Subforum
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    Estoy cansado.

    Don't talk about your symptoms with anyone. Don't complain about them, don't give them space or breath. You live with them, side by side but not...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Feb 19, 2026 in forum: Support Subforum