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  1. Cactusflower liked BloodMoon's post in the thread Hi everyone, it’s me again. I had a few questions. After many periods of stress, fears, health anxie.

    I really hear how much effort you’ve put into this already – challenging the health fears, using your arms more, going back to work, and...

    Mar 4, 2026 at 3:28 PM

  2. Cactusflower replied to the thread Hi everyone, it’s me again. I had a few questions. After many periods of stress, fears, health anxie.

    "I can’t stay in bed after I wake up. It feels like if I stay there, everything will suddenly get worse." Morning anxiety is very...

    Mar 4, 2026 at 3:28 PM

  3. Cactusflower replied to the thread Day 6 Having a hard time with outcome independence.

    Fears are really just thoughts which trigger sensations: they trigger anxiety. Learning to simply sit with the sensations of anxiety -...

    Mar 3, 2026 at 3:51 PM

  4. Cactusflower liked Mr Hip Guy's post in the thread Chronic Daily Pain... Hip flexor, hip, and glutes.

    That's one of my wife's primary TMS symptoms (she is still being convinced of TMS theory though). Literally "pain in the butt."...

    Mar 3, 2026 at 10:37 AM

  5. Cactusflower replied to the thread Pelvic pain/hard flaccid/ED.

    My suggestion is to make sure your “therapist” is not just a coach. TMS coaches aren’t psychologists and I think this is a very...

    Mar 3, 2026 at 10:36 AM

  6. Cactusflower liked feduccini's post in the thread The Foundation of Recovery.

    I'd also add acceptance and allowing are not things that will be there for granted. It's a continuous work and there are days when the...

    Mar 2, 2026 at 10:19 AM

  7. Cactusflower replied to the thread Pelvic pain/hard flaccid/ED.

    TMS is TMS: there are no separate ways to "treat" any "conditions. If you are using "Dan Buglio's method" just keep going....

    Mar 1, 2026 at 5:34 PM

  8. Cactusflower replied to the thread Pain-Free for 5 Months - Emotional Trigger and Sudden Return of Low Back Pain.

    I think TMS is kind of two fold: it's emotional patterns and physical patterns that are absolutely interconnected. We can begin to...

    Mar 1, 2026 at 3:50 PM

  9. Cactusflower replied to the thread Pain-Free for 5 Months - Emotional Trigger and Sudden Return of Low Back Pain.

    Your reaction at yoga is my own physical reaction to pain sensations and fear - especially when accompanied with other emotional...

    Feb 28, 2026 at 11:45 AM

  10. Cactusflower replied to the thread Day 1 Still working on it....

    I use what I'd call mildly guided meditations with singing bowls. Often, at first there are simple slow spoken guides to remind you to...

    Feb 27, 2026 at 9:09 PM

  11. Cactusflower liked Mani's post in the thread Just had my first conversation with a friend; dont know how to feel.

    Its been a year since ive spoken with my friends — this was just whispering btw. This is an amazing milestone and it went alright. Right...

    Feb 26, 2026 at 8:50 PM

  12. Cactusflower replied to the thread How Do You Know When You’re Improving and the Symptom Completely Disappears at Some Point? When I st.

    Facebook is full of TMS groups (under various names). I'm not in any of those groups but I do follow a few folks who impart great...

    Feb 26, 2026 at 8:49 PM

  13. Cactusflower liked somaticalchemy's post in the thread Small Fiber Neuropathy & Pudendal Neuralgia - Hope Thread!.

    Hi everyone, I’ve been a silent reader here for quite some time, but I wanted to finally share something that I hope brings a little...

    Feb 26, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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