Recent content by ANewJoe

Thank you for the encouragement. My courage fluctuates quite a lot these days. The common message I've seen is to learn to get comfortable being uncomfortable, and to live as much as though you aren't feeling held back by your pain/anxiousness. Much easier said than done, especially with sleep...

Thank you @TG957 , I still have been struggling with coming to terms with insomnia myself, I'm at a stage where my anxiety will cling from one thing to the next. These days, it dwells on the sleep I've lost, and whether I'll be getting a good night's rest. I've been working on the concept of...

Hi, I've made another post fairly recently, but I wanted to make this one regarding a new phenomenon that I'm currently experiencing. So I've always been a fairly anxious person, I've had bouts of insomnia where I cannot go to sleep because of the intense stress I'm feeling. But I few weeks ago...

Thank you @Patrisia , If I'm being honest, I think you are correct on the whole. There's no reason to believe a Dr. would steer me down a wrong path, they are typically eager to treat ailments like this if they can. I think I've exhausted just about everything I can. Which ultimately is good...

Hi, @Patrisia and @plum I recently was able to meet with a neurologist, and I did my best to convey to him everything that has been going on with me these last few months. It was over webcam, since the pandemic makes in person appointments more risky. Anyways, after recounting my story, he said...

Please Do! I am actually very interesting in any reading materials related to this kind of therapy. I'm glad that it's a growing branch of mental health, because I've noticed that everyone's journey and what works for them seems to be different, depending on their situation and how they process...

Thank you @Patrisia, I've really been so frantic these last few months until this point. We're kindred spirits in our health anxiety. It truly has been something distressing me for longer than I can remember. I was a very worrisome kid, teenager, and adult. After learning about TMS, it's small...

Amen! I've indeed seen people not ready to entertain their TN as TMS. I myself have been feeling like I just needed that affirmation from someone whose done this all, before I was ready to accept it. I do hope that this is something that gains notoriety over time. My doctor's response to all of...

Thank you Plum! I read your story, and it sounds like you know exactly what I'm going through right now. These last few weeks have been hell, after learning about this condition (ATN) and the googling about it, I got the life scared out of me that this was going to dominate my life. It's been...

(Sorry in advance for the novel, once I got started i couldn't stop) Hi, I wanted to kinda introduce myself and my struggle. In 2016 i observed that i had developed chronic pain which had suddenly just appeared in my back one day. Long story short, at the time I got an mri done and when it came...