Recent content by Brandon J

Hey Bill and Steve, I'm on Day 10 and though my pain is not gone I've seen a significant reduction. I am skeptical and pessimistic by nature, so I've had to fight with my brain in a way to get to acceptance of the diagnosis. The thing that's helping me the most is the evidence list. Every...

Thank you both! I'm very happy to say I just got back from a trip to the dog park with my puppy, we took my car and I was fine. The car did not make the pain worse. I even realized after I left that there were a few minutes at the park when I completely forgot about my pain and was able to...

Thanks hecate! I had never thought about the emotional issues around the car. My car has actually been a source of stress over the past few years. I had a really large dip in income a couple years ago and have been trying to get things back on track for years. My car, although I love it, is...

I know it sounds silly but the biggest thing I've stopped doing, since my back has been in pain, is drive my car. It's so simple and I miss it so much. I am terrified of sitting in my car. I have definitely conditioned myself to believe that my car causes me more pain. To be able to drive my...

I've had this exact same issue. My pain started last year when my dog passed away, the way it happened was extremely unexpected and traumatizing. But i've had a really stressful couple of years aside from that, plus I've realized through journaling that I was bullied pretty much the entire...

Thanks everyone for your replies and support. I felt so incredibly hopeless until I found this forum, its becoming my rock!

Ines! This just made me so incredibly happy to read. I know how it is, not being able to let go and have fun. I went to a barbecue yesterday for the holiday and though I did have fun, toward the end my back was hurting so much it completely stole my focus. I am looking forward to the day that...

Thank you so much Walt. The experience was truly devastating, I miss her every day. I actually did get a new puppy in October, a wonderful White Doberman. Having a puppy has been very stressful, as I also have a rescue dog who literally came off the street (he's about 8 or 9 now) who isn't...

The last time I exercised was probably in May, about a month and a half ago. I had been doing a core strengthening program that a personal trainer friend of mine gave to try to help with my pain. This was before I knew anything about TMS. The workout was actually giving me some relief, not...

This is something I feel like I need to work on in all aspects of my life, not just with my TMS. Thank you for posting, I hadn't read that post yet!

Congratulations Ines! I'm on Day Three and found your progress extremely inspiring. I actually just had an experience walking my dog where someone confronted me about taking up too much room in front of my house with my car. He wanted to be able to park 10 feet closer to the 4th of July party...

Thank you to everyone for your responses, I am very much reassured. Mezz - I too had an epidural, mine was in December and got barely any relief from it. It was also a horrific experience, I was the one out of every 2k patients who get a spinal headache as a result. Spent a weekend with the...

Steve, Thank you so much for your reply. I do feel very lucky to have found TMS so early on. One way my obsessive nature has paid off (I was researching like crazy and stumbled upon Dr Sarno's book). I will let the process play out. Thank you for your encouragement and reassurance.