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    Scared

    Hey @Sunrise1 Not only is having a family, being a worrier, a person with anxiety, and marriages stressful, so is being a teacher - especially in...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Sep 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Took a trip; it brought me down

    Hi @Diana-M There's a lot to unpack in your post. Firstly, the fact you took the trip, even with symptoms is a win. You did it. And you made it...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Sep 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM in forum: Support Subforum
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    New Program Day 9: Somatic Tracking

    Welcome @painfreefuture4me There are a plethora of guided somatic tracking videos on YouTube. Sometimes they fall under different titles. Here’s...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Sep 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Why does my brain do this

    You are probably stuck in the “fight” response. When people are resistant, angry, frustrated and impatient and feel the victim, this is often the...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Sep 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM in forum: Support Subforum
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    Successes and questions. Weirdness during meditation and emotional numbness?

    Does your trauma therapist do EMDR or Internal Family Systems with you? Those can both be helpful (whichever one resonates with you and your...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Sep 2, 2025 at 1:04 AM in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Cervical Compression - Brachioradial Pruritus

    “My neck has compressed disks due to the aging process and a nerve is being pinched” I would suggest that (I don’t know your age) that many...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Sep 1, 2025 at 10:14 AM in forum: Support Subforum
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    Hypertonic pelvic floor, Recurrent posterior commissure fissure

    “I really need confirmation — that’s just how my brain works.” that’s how TMS works. It’s everyone’s brain. It’s the fear. Sarno’s daily 12 is so...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Aug 31, 2025 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Hypertonic pelvic floor, Recurrent posterior commissure fissure

    I have never ever found anyone with the exact same symptoms I have - nor the group of about 35 (and more) symptoms I've had simultaneously. Let go...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Aug 31, 2025 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Jumping from one symptyom to another

    How did you combine an air conditioner with somatic tracking?
    Post by: Cactusflower, Aug 31, 2025 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    SSRI withdrawal induced neuropathy

    The stress can come in "drips" - one eg. is you have a stress bucket. It gets filled - mostly internally generated stress (even if it's towards...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Aug 30, 2025 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Dry eye success

    I never bothered with the "treatments" in the eye doctors office. Everyone suggested something that cost $200 or more for a half hour of either...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Aug 30, 2025 in forum: Success Stories Subforum
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    Jumping from one symptyom to another

    Sarno suggests you need to examine your inner rage and your personality traits and how they effect you - you need to do some psychological work....
    Post by: Cactusflower, Aug 30, 2025 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    SSRI withdrawal induced neuropathy

    I still have symptoms, and they definitely increase when I am challenging the *whatevers* - at some point, you just have to go with it. You just...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Aug 29, 2025 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    SSRI withdrawal induced neuropathy

    You can still interact with physical media? I mean also using physical things like pencils, paintbrushes, etc. If you live in a metropolitan...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Aug 29, 2025 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Can someone explain why old injuries act up?

    Injuries are injuries: please get your wrist looked at and cleared by the Dr. Then consider neural pathways. Your brain will click into places...
    Post by: Cactusflower, Aug 28, 2025 in forum: General Discussion Subforum