Recent content by Aimee88

Welcome, Seta. Hola. I'm glad you are here.

Thank you for sharing. Your clarity is inspiring.

Love this. Thank you!

Yes. This is what it is about. Not about any specific body part or symptom, but OUR REACTION to the pain, our emotional state early in life and when the pain started, our level of belief in our safety in the world.

Jane, you have made some great connections. I've been watching this talk with Howard Schubiner. It's good for me to just keep hearing the message.

Welcome, Jane, and well done. You are getting serious about this emotional work and exploration, and the body will have one more go at distracting you. (and maybe more than one) And if you seem to be really accepting of this TMS stuff, well, it might just think it needs to have a really...

Hi Cookie. This stands out for me in your post.... This isn't digressing in my opinion, this is the heart of it all! When the body says no... (Gabor Mate)...your body is carrying the messages but the answers, the roots, are in your emotions, your coping style, and all that is happening...

Hi Potato. Welcome. For me, doing the work is feeling my feelings, sitting with myself and being as honest as possible about what I'm feeling about things in my life now and in the past. Some books and the structured program here can lead you through by making lists and helping you look at...

Welcome, Verde. I'm so sorry for your loss and grief is very understandable. I can't speak to the diagnosis you have been given, but just to the benefits of doing this work. I really believe as we heal emotionally, our body is then free to heal in all sorts of ways. Has this loss perhaps...

Hi Erik, I've not had tinnitus, but I think one of the main points in all this is that it's not about any of the particular manifestations, it's about recognising the cause of the symptom. From what you have said, you get this, you know what it is, and well, yes, new symptoms are annoying...

Hi Subtlecollision2 - welcome The same way I practise outcome independence when my legs hurt so badly I can't stand up straight or walk properly (that's the recent manifestation!). Outcome independence, as I understand it, is that we use the information - pain or other physical symptom - to...

And.....when I got up from typing this to you, Cookie, my pain returned. So, thank you, for the chance to talk myself through just what I needed in these last few minutes. I thought about the fear, that fear I have of not being able to do my job (if I can't walk, bend, lift, etc) and I had the...

Hi Cookie. Your questions bring to mind the work of Claire Weekes. Have you read any of her books? I think she explores and explains anxiety (fear) very well. What I got out of her work that continues to help me is the concept of the gap. This might help answer some of your question about...

Welcome, Chris. I was so grateful to find this place, too. My 'laundry list' is similar to yours, and I'm not far behind in age. Before this, I had been in pain and having other issues and diagnosis for about 35 years. I've made great progress, but I'm back this week because I'm having quite...

I'm so glad this discussion was brought up again. I found it today, and along with some other posts I have been reading, it has really encouraged me. I have a success story here in this forum, *and* recently, I'm having some really strong pain again. I'm back to the books, I'm not giving in...