Recent content by Bex

That's really positive news, well done...almost restores my faith in GPs! When you find out who you are seeing, do a bit if reasearch on them to find out what qualifications and experience they have and what type of therapy they cover. This link explains the different options in the UK. It can...

It's a hard call given the experience you've had already. The issue is made harder when there is no TMS physiotherapists within your PCT area...getting referrals outside the PCT is hard enough for recognised conditions, let alone unsupported ones. I think there are psychotherapists out there...

Today is my first day without any medication…a milestone. I still have pain but I know it’s cause is not physical, it’s emotional. I found this hard to do until I worked out why. I had too many reminders and it was just too convenient. All my meds , which are entirely made up of various pain...

I am aware of that, but as they are not NHS funded, the cost makes put TMS therapists out of reach.

Breakfree, I would try and find a NHS therapist that you want to work with first, then go back to your GP and try and get them to refer you specifically to that therapist. Psychology as a treatment will never work if you don't have confidence in the therapist, and most doctors understand this...

Its sad that the medical profession in the UK is so locked by NHS guidelines. It's great if you have something really obvious and treatable, but with chronic conditions they are hopeless. Astonishingly this makes up between 15-30% of primary care patients, and medicating all these people costs...

I'm not sure I'm best placed to answer this but I'll give it a go. "Think Psychological I tell my patients that they must consciously think about repressed rage and the reasons for it whenever they are aware of the pain. This is in contradiction to threatening thoughts and feelings to deny...

I wish it was that easy, I sometimes think rocket science would be simpler :banghead:

The scale was modified for “non-adults” and is scored in the same way: Death of a parent: 100 Unplanned pregnancy/abortion: 100 Getting married: 95 Divorce of parents: 90 Acquiring a visible deformity: 80 Fathering a child: 70 Jail sentence of a parent for over one year: 70 Marital separation...

Crying is emotional expression. We all have occasions where stressful feelings well up inside until eventually the bubble bursts and its like opening the flood gates. Anyone that has spent any time in tears in a psychotherapy session will often have feelings of relief, physical exhaustion...

Its a good question because although different life events create different feelings for different people, overall, I think most feel both but in varying degrees. If you take the first 5 events from the most stressfull list in The Mindbody Prescription and think about how they make you feel, I...

Hi, I’m a 49 year old single Mum of my 9 year old son and I have been suffering from pain in my left leg for a year…to the day. A couple of days ago I had a conversation with my son that was my wake up call. He asked “Mum, when is your leg going to get better?” I replied “I honestly don’t...