Recent content by butterfly_queen

Those are fantastic tips, Plum! Thank you so much for taking the time to help. I am feeling optimistic with the beginning of a new year and will put these suggestions into play. I'm grateful for the lessons and growth of 2017, but it was a bumpy ride. Yep, burnout is it! My partner and I got a...

Ahh beautiful Plum, You made me cry with this kind message. Your caring is always refreshing. I'm sorry to hear your partner is sick too. I am so grateful you took the time to share. I was quite flippant in my earlier response to the other message because it is so complicated to explain old...

Lol!! Thanks, Baseball65. And I thought I was doing so great ;-)... you're right, there are a few feelings involved. Honestly, I know I'm on the right track with telling those toxic people I don't need their shaming and old, destructive patterns in my life anymore. However, my partner being...

Hello again, You have been so helpful in the past and I hope you can help me kick this shoulder pain cuz all the TMS techniques I did to get rid of 18 years of chronic low back/hip pain earlier this SAME year aren't working. Gahhh! I don't remember how I did it, exactly?! My left shoulder...

Aww plum, Your kindness brings tears to my eyes. I love the waterlily image. So perfect. Yes, may we continue to float past our pain into bliss. With gratitude, butterfly_queen

Thank you, Plum for sharing Dr. Weekes's info. It's so good!! I hadn't heard it before and I love her idea of floating past it. I have been using this in the pool for months: just floating and reminding my brain what it feels like to feel no pain. So this analogy og hers really resonates...

The animated videos are fun and helpful! Thank you so much Alan, for your honesty about your own TMS and for offering this to us for free so we can achieve a pain-free life. I first found this TMSWiki, Feb '17 and got rid of 19 years of overall (tender to the touch only) chronic low back and...

Juliet, I felt a dejavu when I read your response. Four years ago, I was exactly where you are. Plum and others are so right when they say relax and enjoy the present moment of being in this place of healing and transformation. This is an opportunity to allow yourself to JUST BE. Cool, eh? Find...

JulietBlue, You're welcome! So glad it helped - thanks for letting me know. Keep us posted on your progress. -butterfly_queen

JulietBlue, Man oh man, can I relate!! Plum's response is perfect. I only have a little to add because as a recovering TMS/perfectionist/goodist, I have distanced myself from those toxic people who used to be in my life (including family) by being brief and honest with them along the lines of...

Hi Bg, You are so good at communicating your dilemma. I didn't respond fully earlier because it was too late at night to put my words together, but I just want you to know you are not alone. What you described had so much resonance for me. I used to feel this way on trips with my ex and my back...

Hi Bg, You are so good at communicating your dilemma. I didn't respond fully earlier because it was too late at night to put my words together, but I just want you to know you are not alone. What you described had so much resonance for me. I used to feel this way on trips with my ex and my back...

I agree!! 100% belief is crucial. My sister and I have the same chronic back problem although she had surgery and I didn't, I am getting free of the pain and it's causing an ever-widening rift between us. It makes me so sad. But I feel strong and clear thanks to this forum and all of your...

Thank you so much! Today is exactly 2 weeks since I found this site and discovered my TMS...and guess what?! I felt better today than I have in years!! In fact, your post inspired me so much, I decided to get busy living my life without worrying about the pain. My new mantra is : "Since my body...