Recent content by alamobecky

Getting your rage pot boiling might be a good thing. Isn't the way past TMS accessing and honoring our feelings? Im no expert on this but I'm curious about your maintaining a good mood with your rage pot boiling? Seems to me if you were honoring your feelings, a good mood would run counter to...

Makes sense to me!

Oh, man, that is just too perfect an ending to the story.

Hi, Aldoah. Regarding your journaling -- if you're doing it online, I find it helpful to really access emotion by not looking at the screen while I'm typing away. I got a little weepy yesterday while journaling and my middle name is Stoic.

The most disheartening thing a doctor (orthopedic surgeon) ever told me about my symptoms happened decades ago when I was in my late twenties. He told me I had disc issues and needed surgery. When I told him I was going to get a second opinion, he seemed insulted that I would question his...

One week into my recovery from a TMS episode (lower back) and I'm much better. However, I'm having these intermittent surges of adrenaline a few times a day that literally last half a second but in that tiny time frame my whole body locks up and it feels like I'm having a back spasm. The surge...

Here's a link for an article on 4-7-8 breathing that explains why it works so well. Cheers, all! https://www.smallfootprintfamily.com/4-7-8-breathing-stress-relief-techniques (4 7 8 Breathing - A Powerful Stress Relief Technique)

My hobbies in no particular order: Mediterranean cooking -- you had me at hummus Simultaneously reading a book of fiction and one of nonfiction Adoring our adopted one-eyed kitty Princess Grace Watching Wentworth online (most of the time legally ... uh-oh) Hiking Renewing my vow to meditate...

Hi, MindBodyPT, I stumbled upon a podcast recently that I think you'd enjoy. It's called "Seincast." Two pretty funny best friends discuss the "excruciating minutiae" of every single Seinfeld episode. I listen to it while I stroll the neighborhood or hike. Very entertaining. Curious who...

Thank you, MindBodyPT! I know this pain, too, shall pass. I know what caused it, I know not to be afraid of it ... I'm just ready for it to be gone already! I don't enjoy playing the "my pain is painier than your pain" game, but it's near impossible to resume normal activities when that TMS...

Haha, brief and to the point. Thank you!

This is my third bout of acute TMS (lower back) in about as many decades and I'm a total believer in Sarno's theories but, damn, using a heating pad to help relax my locked-up muscles sounds like heaven right now. I don't know if this question is tongue-in-cheek or not ... would using a heating...