Recent content by Balsa11

Don't give up, maintain all your relationships well, healthy relationships (including with yourself) = healthy mind body connection

I discovered that sometimes finding opportunities on your own to learn and change IRL can boost your confidence in handling triggers. Having a DIY/hands on approach sometimes makes it easier to have curiosity/self compassion, take responsibility, call out excuses/unhelpful thought patterns. Feel...

Remember it's not a physical issue, it's your body going into fight flight with frustration and desperation. I'd say it's also really fun and motivating to work on something or do a hobby with others. There's nothing like meeting new people or going to a new place to shake things up. When the...

In the meantime, coming to terms with repressed emotions coming up from within, staying physically active within reasonable limits, and maintaining a solid support system can help along the way. Sometimes another person like a professional can help with acceptance, or sometimes you realize you...

Symptoms often move from mind to body and vice versa. That's your key to responding to TMS. It's not your fault but taking responsibility makes the relief more worthwhile to savor.

Yep, this is a common TMS symptom, face tends to tense up when you're holding on to stress. Look at what you're worried about and don't force an outcome. Don't strain, just be kind to yourself.

They're basically spasms, that only go away when you are kind to yourself and don't give up on yourself. It flares up when you are feeling upset or being too hard on yourself.

I had something similar while I was working in a remote internship. It worked out because I could focus on something else instead of the pain, had people to work with, and could relax/nap/go outside in between meetings. My eyes would get dry a lot from staring at my screen, but once I did more...

When you're having a hard time getting out of negative emotions/feeling "nothing" but there's trapped emotions under, and/or there's a lot of focusing on the pain, forgive yourself first thing. It takes a little while to work in the short term, and while there still might be flare ups there will...

It was more in the stomach and legs so I'm not sure...

Same. Same here. I had a cold after two years of not getting sick and after finding a better way to process my emotions and be kind to myself. Since I got better, I've had numbness, weakness and muscle spasms/cramps like never before and it sometimes feels like being hugged really hard, except...

I'm in a similar situation as I was just getting better but recently have been dealing with stronger symptoms after a cold. The only thing that has been helping is meditating, forgiving myself, and interrupting fear and excuses with gratitude and human connection to stop the stress cycle. I feel...

Numbness = repressed sadness, anxiety, guilt, shame etc

When the regurgitation happens to me (rarely now), I make sure I chew my food properly and treating it as TMS helps faster. It's also good to leave some time after eating before sleeping. Sounds like reflux but in a different area of the esophagus. I had something similar, got an upper...

Yep, that's the symptom imperative. It moves anywhere in the body.