Recent content by beckyMA

Thank you for your tips, Elizabeth ... That really helps! I'm trying to focus more on the positive aspects of my life rather than get anxious about the stresses and potentials for problems to arise. Living in the moment and appreciating what I have going for me right now is not something that...

i have felt tension starting to form in my neck this evening, and now I am feeling the precursor to a tension headache, tightness in my head and mild pain at the temples. I'm trying to "talk myself out of it" but the anxiety is growing that this will develop into a full fledged headache and...

I always get headaches on weekends and often times they are migraines, but I'm happy to report that I have felt great this whole weekend! I felt more relaxed, and I noticed that I was finally not nervous or anxious or expecting to get a headache, and I bet that had a lot to do with it. I feel...

so the good news for today is still no headaches! I had a massage with my regular massage therapist and told her my new "philosophy" and she was also familiar with Dr. Sarno's book which is great. She told me my shoulder and neck muscles - which are usually extremely tight and sore and lead to...

Yes, let's keep in touch and support each other through the process. Just knowing you're not alone makes a big difference! Both times I was pregnant I had no migraines, but after giving birth each time, they came back worse and more frequent than ever. Kids add s whole new level of stress into...

I liked the activity for day 2 to write down 3 things that make me angry and 3 things that make me feel sad. I'm not used to having to consciously think about what triggers those feelings in me, and identifying those things that bring up negative emotions, and writing them down, allowed me to...

Thank you Stella and Walt. I definitely have the perfectionist trait and the desire to please everyone even at my own detriment. Through researching tms and reading posts on this forum, I'm realizing how harmful that can be. I also just started seeing a therapist to help me work through some...

I'm so glad to read this thread. I am 36 years old and had my first migraine at age 22. I now have 2 young kids, a husband, a full time job, and have progressed to chronic tension headaches and migraines that have not responded to preventive medications, acupuncture, and seeing a neurologist...

I just finished reading the mind body prescription by Dr. Sarno for the second time. I'm ready to give this program a try and I'm hopeful that this program will help alleviate my tension headaches and migraines which of become worse over the last several months. I would love to hear any success...