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  1. Cactusflower replied to the thread I have knee pain but dont want to deal with emotion.

    This storm of life, and wanting to "avoid" it...do you just want to avoid thinking about it, dissecting it? My take on it is that you...

    Jan 17, 2025 at 1:10 AM

  2. Cactusflower replied to the thread Is physical exercise necessary?.

    If you are doing the inner work, working with fear and anxiety and any personality traits that contribute to stress, then why not do...

    Jan 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM

  3. Cactusflower replied to the thread Is physical exercise necessary?.

    Dr. Sarno felt regular exercise was necessary - as @JanAtheCPA points out, for overall health. I don’t like the gym either nor sports,...

    Jan 15, 2025 at 12:36 PM

  4. Cactusflower replied to the thread Spirituality.

    Dr. Tovah Of TMS Roundtable also discussed spirituality.

    Jan 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM

  5. Cactusflower replied to the thread Dan Buglio: ‘Symptoms are not just about repressed emotions’.

    “I've heard psychologists say "emotional maturity," something that must be a vanishingly rare phenomenon. The ability to hold emotional...

    Jan 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM

  6. Cactusflower replied to the thread Post viral fatigue / Dizziness.

    How timely! This popped up today, and I think it might be a help to you @chintand17 Here is a conversation with a TMS specialist in...

    Jan 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM

  7. Cactusflower replied to the thread From Broken to Ultra: A Chronic Pain Journey.

    "At the age of 59, still with CRPS in my hands and arms, I ran my first half-marathon." And this is how you conquer it. This is not...

    Jan 13, 2025 at 12:49 AM

  8. Cactusflower replied to the thread Is there a moment to stop seeing trauma as trauma?.

    Yes, I have been thinking the same things. It's still all about the victimization of the mind. I absolutely look at all of my past...

    Jan 13, 2025 at 12:45 AM

  9. Cactusflower replied to the thread Post viral fatigue / Dizziness.

    "I was back to exercising, bouldering, long distance running and my TMS symptoms were at bay." Ah, all the focus on the physical.

    Jan 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM

  10. Cactusflower replied to the thread ‘Pit your conscious will against your unconscious’ -John Sarno.

    More fodder for an overthinking mind... dancea

    Jan 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM

  11. Cactusflower replied to the thread Dan Buglio: ‘Symptoms are not just about repressed emotions’.

    This is pretty much same as Schubiner’s approach, however I disagree that it’s a “mistake”. Your body and mind are working as they...

    Jan 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM

  12. Cactusflower replied to the thread Post viral fatigue / Dizziness.

    Part of what is going on, is you are giving this “viral infection” all your power. @Ellen has already mentioned most people have this...

    Jan 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM

  13. Cactusflower replied to the thread Post viral fatigue / Dizziness.

    Of course not, you are back in an early stage of TMS recovery with high anxiety and focusing on improvement of the symptom, and not on...

    Jan 10, 2025

  14. Cactusflower replied to the thread Post viral fatigue / Dizziness.

    I had persistent dizziness as a symptom.., of anxiety! Once I recognized it consistently, it disappeared.

    Jan 10, 2025
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