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What you are describing is undoubtedly strongly associated with stress/anxiety and therefore TMS. Whilst this is a horrible feeling it is harmless and if you can accept what it is it will fade. I have suffered Globus on two separate occasions and both lasted for numerous months. It is...

Hi, I suffered for over 40 years with Sinus issues and headaches. It's a very long story that would take too much time to write but one thing is absolutely certain: Sinus issues can absolutely be TMS. I had extensive consultations with a range of ENT doctors and they never found anything of...

I hear you. The main issue is that when doctors are guessing - and to me probably- is a non committed guess, then this makes me suspicious. I've always thought that Dr Hanscom was adamant that only a tiny amount of people require or will benefit from surgery. To be honest I feel you should treat...

I think that the use of the words of Dr Hanscom: 'Probably' -- responsible for the pain -- hasn't helped, assuming that he used that word. From my experience it is difficult to recover from TMS symptoms until such time as you realize that structural issues are not causing it in the first...

What you describe is a very common manifestation of anxiety and therefore TMS. I have endured these symptoms and many other GI related stuff and mine came out of the blue one day (as did all my other symptoms). I have a very small hiatal hernia which I was adamant was causing my symptoms but...

I've tried without success to convince many people that TMS is incredibly real, and I've even explained my own situation (which must have without question been a mind body issue). For me it has to come down to education and that education must be adopted by the medical community because one...

I have stubborn left sided symptoms which include lower back pain, leg pain, abdominal tension, si joint pain and digestive issues. But, If it's any comfort I got rid of about 40 years of chronic tension headache (daily for the latter ten years) along with a whole host of other disturbing...

I'm UK based.

Thank you. you are totally correct in that I have health anxiety and therefore existential issues. I've had so much therapy but it has never brought about a lasting solution. My saving grace is that I have overcome some long standing symptoms but as mentioned once they were gone (which was...

I also have so called somatic symptom disorder and diagnosed with health anxiety. I am hyper aware and have, over a very long period of time, dealt with a large range of debilitating symptoms that went (incredibly) once I realised it was not physical. However, I'm now onto new symptoms which are...

I know I have TMS but I'm out of ideas - anyone offer words of wisdom? My shoulder are always jacked up and of course it's now an unconscious process. This tension is causing pain in both arms that takes the form of pain, tingling, muscle fatigue and it also effects my shoulders and upper back...

I just want to say that I had chronic tension headaches (along with many other symptoms including the dreadful derealisation) for well over 30 years. And I managed to completely get rid of them simply by accepting them as stress related. I know this sounds very odd but I can assure you it's...

Thank you for this considered reply - it is really helpful. I have therefore made a fresh start with my mind because the level of stress and tension around this is astonishing. With regards to negative self-talk, I am guilty!

There is a lot of stress because of pain and symptoms. In the past I healed by essentially letting go of my thoughts and fear around the pain but I think what makes it different this time is the fear that the Hiatus Hernia is responsible for the GI issues. However, the Consultant...