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Thank you so much Walt and Lizzy, both really helpful replies. Especially about it being my choice. You’re right, once I look at it like that I feel much stronger. I have decided to go ahead with the trip, and will make sure I look after myself and my sub-c as much as I can. I’ve already started...

Hi Well I seemed to get a few migraine free days again when I started the SEP, then wham, they hit me again as bad as ever, with extra troubles thrown in for good measure. I’m thinking it could be ‘extinction burst’ I think someone called it. I’ve got pain in so many places now its seems...

Thanks you Lizzy, I’m pretty certain that the cause of my migraines is emotional, and the example of your mom is really convincing. I realise I haven’t opened up at all about any of my emotional stuff. I have definitely repressed big emotions in the past, and plenty of current stress too. Where...

Thank you Walt, I love the idea of laughing away fear. It reminds me of a scene in the film Totoro where the kids have just moved house and are afraid of ‘sprites’ – their Dad gets them really laughing and their fear disappears. I’ve even tried this trick with my children, but forget the obvious...

Hello I found this amazing site nearly a year ago, and after some early success, my migraines returned with a vengeance. My initial belief in TMS gradually waned, and sadly I didn’t even feel strong enough to reach out for support on this forum, right at the time I needed it the most! The...

Hi, thanks for asking this question Emre, I’ve been wondering about this too. My children are 10 and 7, and since starting to learn about TMS recently, I feel like I can recognise TMS type symptoms in both of them too. It also makes a lot of sense to me to help them express their feelings now so...

Thank you G.R. - how generous of you to reply to me when you are going through such pain yourself at the moment (just read your post). I can really feel the warmth and compassion of people on here, and it helps so much.

Thanks for your warm welcome Mermaid and Ellen, it means a lot to be supported by people who really understand. Interesting we both found this site in the same way Mermaid, lets hope lots of other people do too. Dr Sarno’s TMS theory looks far more promising to me than the transcranial magnetic...

Hello and thank you to everyone on this forum, reading your posts has been so helpful to me already. I’ve never joined a forum before, but feel moved to share my story (so far) and hope that it might help others. It’s a long story, but the main thing is this: my migraines have already improved...