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  1. Cactusflower replied to the thread NYE coming; need support.

    You use the TMS skills you are learning and refer to the books suggested. Asking us to basically prevent your panic attack is putting...

    Dec 30, 2025 at 10:41 PM

  2. Cactusflower replied to the thread Paul is back.

    Hi @BarbaraF71 - it's not uncommon for pain to return. As you say "pain usually flairs" this time of year - so you are fully aware of...

    Dec 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM

  3. Cactusflower liked dlane2530's post in the thread Grief and gratitude.

    I'm approaching the anniversary of my major nervous & health breakdown of one year ago. I'm doing well, making progress, including some...

    Dec 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM

  4. Cactusflower replied to the thread Current book - The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk.

    I think it’s important here to note that EMDR does not treat chronic pain and my therapist had made sure this was not its purpose or...

    Dec 30, 2025 at 12:17 PM

  5. Cactusflower replied to the thread How to switch brain off.

    It’s also about not adding extras to the look - by extras I mean worry, panic, desperation.. The noise was there. The thoughts are...

    Dec 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM

  6. Cactusflower liked Ellen's post in the thread How to switch brain off.

    It's not so much about switching the brain off, but shifting its focus. Do you have some interests, hobbies, activities, neutral things...

    Dec 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM

  7. Cactusflower liked HealingNow's post in the thread NHS booklet for 'Medically Unexplained Symptoms' & a Central Sensitivity Syndrome, e.g. FM & CFS.

    Thank you @BloodMoon I’m about to have a pain clinic appointment on the NHS, which I’m pretty scared about, I want to make sure I’m...

    Dec 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM

  8. Cactusflower replied to the thread NHS booklet for 'Medically Unexplained Symptoms' & a Central Sensitivity Syndrome, e.g. FM & CFS.

    @HealingNow Have this loaded into your phone. Show it and ask questions. Just because it exists, doesn’t mean their own providers even...

    Dec 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM

  9. Cactusflower replied to the thread Frozen shoulder.

    @cloud: We don’t much discuss PT, stretches or the physical here because Dr. Sarno did not find that focus helpful for patients. He...

    Dec 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM

  10. Cactusflower replied to the thread Requesting Guidance.

    “ I try my best at working the emotional angle, spending a significant amount of my day on trying to feel unconscious emotions and...

    Dec 24, 2025
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