The "safe message" would be a normal response to an activity done by someone that doesn't suffer from TMS. To someone without TMS, walking is safe, sitting is safe, the brain is interpreting these as safe practices. With TMS, your brain has a learned response to pain. If you have pain sitting, then the brain will interpret the sitting as a dangerous activity rather than a safe one. One key point with TMS is patience. These neural pathways and learned responses have been going on for several years, sometimes decades with most of us. They don't change because you watched a 7 minute video of a woman that felt better because Alan coached her through an episode. This takes work, diligent work if you want to create new neural pathways and recovery. Personally, I've been working on this for years with good success, however, the new tools that this program is teaching me are incredible and are already taking me to new levels.
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Our TMS drop-in chat is today (Saturday) from 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM DST Eastern U.S. (New York). It's a great way to get quick and interactive peer support. Bonnard is today's host.Dismiss Notice -
Alan has completed the new Pain Recovery Program. To read or share it, use this updated link: https://www.tmswiki.org/forum/painrecovery/Dismiss Notice
