Recent content by BinLA

(Late) congrats on graduation! Being able to keep on pace to meet our goals and obligations is a massively underrated aspect in recovery. Everyone judges recovery by symptom elimination and to a large degree... that's fair. Getting rid of symptoms is life changing. But being able to stay...

Have been in most of the places you mentioned there. And agree... most of what you're feeling is basic sensitization. When your body begins to truly reset itself, you'll be surprised how much your interest in things you used to like returns. I'm a high energy person, but also a bit of an...

My guess is you're generally an introvert? I am too. I'm not socially anxious. In fact I do fine in social settings. Better than many, but to me it's defined by whether events and social situations fill your gas tank? Or empty it? For me, high stimulation social settings empty my tank...

Traveler's IBS (etc) is super common. I just posted a recovery story in the success forum, but I'll still have a bit of stomach issue hanging around here and there - and one of the last hurdles for me was/is event-based... what I call "calendar" anxiety. I like to be left alone to do things on...

Hello again, my long-time friends... Apologies for this being so long in advance. I'm wordy. lol. It's been a while since I've posted and that's usually good news, right? I'm not sure who's still around from the old days but this place was always far and away the safest forum to visit...

Super late response to this thread, but absolutely 100%... I am a tall guy who hits my head too often. A good smack on a cabinet set off symptoms back in 2014. I had CT scan, was basically cleared of a concussion. But, you know how the mind is. The symptoms hung around for a while, but it was...

I don’t think it’s bad to present a good face for something you are presenting. But I suppose it depends on what you wanna do with your content. I also find that when Contin creators are honest, people usually embrace it. Because most people can relate to the ups and downs of daily life...

Old thread here but count me in as a TMS itcher now. Coincided with a big ramp up in stress chemistry from the body and has lasted months. In 10 years of anxiety/TMS I’ve never really had this one. But it’s here now big time. Not much to add other than I agree with the posts here. This seems...

Well you’re certainly not alone... and anxiety disorders are going to spike our cortisol and create imbalance in our hormones. I’m sorry to hear you’re going through this but I do believe we can improve. I have.... albeit up and down. At times the mornings can return to those difficult places...

It seems to ebb and flow... and I think part of the challenge is that we’re just not quite “ourselves” when we wake. So to face strong feelings of anxiety or depression seemingly for no cause can be alarming. Which builds on itself. The fact that it does seem to improve as the day goes on for...

Definitely agree Smokey. The subconscious drives most of this. But I also do think that our bodies are pattern machines. It find patterns that it thinks works and are keeping us safe. So the nervous system and the brain have decided over the years that we all need this huge jolt of adrenaline...

Hi Jince... Like you, I’m still working through the condition but have definitely improved over the last couple of years. My baseline is better and most of the time I don’t even think about it anymore. Now that said, there is still a steady sense of imbalance and slight thickness I feel in my...

Hey all, The Dare Method is actually one of the popular books in the space. I bought it a long time ago. I have a friend who transformed his life with this book and method, a very stubborn friend in fact lol. So, figured I'd leave this hear. It's free... and anyone with anxiety/TMS may find...

Good for you, Nowa! Glad you got out and did something for you. Yes, we can get a little blowback sometimes when we push the limits but that's OK. You're proving to yourself that you're OK. We all have to work through these things, but it's always great when we get out and remind ourselves who...