Recent content by angieszen

Thank you for sharing your experience. I really agree with you on the TMS therapists that say you can only think psychological not physical. I have had two TMS focused therapists and neither ended well. The last shamed me constantly when I would try to talk about my symptoms, the first one had...

Hi Lauren, I had TMJ pain for years and it was horrible. Nothing I could take would touch that pain. I don't know that I can make any TMS connection except to say that looking back now I understand there was so much tension in my jaw area and I was unable to relax it - it was certainly brought...

Thank you... this is where my thoughts are exactly. Which is to say that the TMS/stressors are creating the pain but when I do something physical that may engage those muscles and come away with a sensation of tightness - a sensation that, before having this pain, may have been dismissed as...

Thank you all for your thoughts and advice. I especially like the "I am 100% willing to believe..." .That really helps. I am so close to figuring this out. It is really helpful to hear how others who also struggled with this doubt got through it ... and what thoughts to have when the pain...

For me, I believe benzos contributed big time to my pain and anxiety. I was never on very much - I took valium "as needed" which for me would be a few times a month. Small dosage - like 5mg. For years. When I saw my first TMS therapist the first thing she asked me was if I used any benzos. She...

I have experienced buttock pain for over 4 years. The pain has changed location and intensity over the years but one thing is consistent - I am still unable to sit for a long period. When it flares I feel it all the time, when things calm down I only notice it when sitting. Have a nice big stack...

I have had tinnitus for about 10 years. I do not have hearing loss, just constant ringing. When I am exposed to loud noises gets worse but eventually returns to where it was. Stress can also increase the sound level. Sometimes it still gets me down but, not unlike my chronic pain, I have to...