Recent content by MicheleRenee

100% right. Our minds, when in anxious states or really just in general, will play these thoughts over to keep us "safe" because it's a form of control over our situation. Yes, I believe that is a quote I grabbed from Paul David. Especially in the early stages of recovery. Your mind will still...

Hey Andy, well I had always suspected my symptoms were anxiety related. I had a counselor with the Pain Psychology Center who confirmed that TMS and anxiety are essentially the same thing. TMS is just a form of anxious symptoms. For me that helped connect the dots as you say. One day I just...

yep, that forum put me into a tailspin. But fortunately people like yourself shared your stories and It helped so much. One day I will post on there and honestly do not care if I get attacked. If it helps at least one person out of the PN hellhole it will be worth it. Thank you so much for all...

Hello everyone, wow, i haven't been on this site in months... I really can't even explain how awesome that feels considering I was literally on this site everyday, multiple times a day this time last year. I started having several TMS symptoms (now looking back on my life) and eventually ended...

I love this @plum . I was struggling so much with pure Sarno and pushing pushing, thinking thinking. I realized I retrumatised my system. I dont blame him or others at all. I just was not good at listening to my bodies signals. whatsoever. I am still recovering from this 6 months later but I see...

have you tried nervous system work specifically? irene lyon

one of the best pieces of advice I got was "you dont need to stop worrying.. you just need to stop caring that you do". Read "at last a life" and "at last a life and beyond" by paul david.

read at last a life

so true. i was caught in analyzing and trying to stop my destructive and obsessive thoughts which just made it worse. the brain wants a break... and the only way to give it that break is to just let it be. say what it wants to say. attach no emotion to the thought and eventually the thoughts...

yay congrats! post your success story some day!

hahha yayyy i told myself... the day that i get over my fear of this (doesnt matter if it goes away) will be the best day of my life so far. when i can get over my fear of this life doesnt seem so fearful after all!

hey @Alan Gordon LCSW do you find that fear thoughts can act this way too?? ive been doing well with fear thoughgs and then ill have a day wherr they are just non stop. but ive been finding they havent been getting to me as much!

ive been finding joy in getting over my fear of the pain and anxious thoughts! does this count haha

theres 2 books called at last a life and at last a life finally (or something along those lines) of a man who suffered severe anxiety for 10 years. he talks about acceptance and thoughts...etc. honestly i pocked it up monday and i can say it made things soo much clearer for me in terms of...