Recent content by AmandaMoo

Hi This has also happened to me. When I first read 'healing back pain' my back pain got worse and my legs went numb the next day and freaked me out completely. Leg numbness had been a major fear as I have a large lumbar bulging disc and this would mean a step toward surgery. I got really upset...

Hi Forest I have only spoken to experts via email - none of them have examined me or seen my MRI scans hence my caution. But you and Lori and right I should stop googling but I have been trying to match up my symptoms to that of disc and muscular problems. Hence the googling :-) Quite a few...

Thanks BG I definitely do still have anxiety issues. They surface when the back pain settles, then get overwhelming, then the back pain starts again which is what leads me to believe in TMS I am going to try Dr Schubiners programme - was it 'unlearn your pain' you did? I have noticed my pains...

Hi guys I am new to the TMS theory (read 'Healing back pain' last week) and I 90% believe I am a sufferer. I keep getting close to accepting it but keep falling back to the structural bulging disc problems - I have a great fear of developing 'cauda equina syndrome' (which is compression of...

I know of a couple of people who have lost family members suddenly and always felt they hadn't said the things they wanted to say to them. One of them wrote a letter to the person that had passed on, expressing everything they wanted to say and actually took it to the graveside and read it out...

I would just like to add that if anyone regrets not having kids I have 2 teenagers for rent lol They would be enough to put anyone off! My 42 year old brother never had children and he got all the usual comments. In the end he just used to say "it's my life and I choose what I do with it"...

Hi guys I too am so sorry to hear about your nephew Honeybear. Always a terrible thing, but especially in someone so young. I think a lot of people just don't know what to say in terrible situations. They either fear saying the 'wrong' thing or maybe even fear talking about such an emotional...

Hi Morcomm On looking back I suffered my first panic attack in March or April in 2007 after a particularly agonising toothache I couldn't shake off. I had never experienced panic before and it was awful. I felt completely overwhelmed and helpless and that is what started my road to anxiety...I...

Hi Forest Thank you - I actually found the forum from watching your story on YouTube. I was searching for Dr Sarno stuff and there you were. You made me feel so much more confident about tackling TMS. Written stories are great but hearing someone talk about their achievements really hits home...

Hi This is certainly true for me - I find myself in a circle of back pain & sciatica In the 'changeover' between the two I sometimes get a mystery condition where my face, head and feet feel like they're burning hot but there is no redness or fever. I also get a strange sensation in my mouth...

Thanks again for all the replies. So much appreciated One thing I do find odd is after I read Dr Sarnos book my back pain didn't seem to be so bad, then the next day I had all sorts of pains firing off in my back. Today I have neck ache and my right leg hurts (usually my left) Has anyone else...

Hi guys Thanks so much for your responses. To Enrique - I did contact Georgie and she was very helpful. She offered me an appointment this Friday but it would be in London which is only about 100 miles from me - I know it sounds silly but the travelling just makes me so nervous - especially as...

Hi Veronica Thanks so much for replying. Unfortunately he is a long way from me - I looked at his website earlier today. I am a bit anxious about long journeys but think I may have to take the plunge eventually! Take care x

Hi all Boy am I glad I found this forum! I will introduce myself and tell you my story - sorry it's long! I am a 38 year old mum of 2 from the UK. I started suffering back and leg pain for no reason in spring 2009. I just woke up with it one morning. The usual tests followed and I was...