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Hi Donavan. I agree 100% with what Ellen posted. You are still thinking you have a structural problem and it's no wonder trying to do shoulder exercises triggered a pain response. Think of doing exercise more for psychological relief than for building strength. When you exert yourself with a...

Thanks for posting Jobyrd. I hope you get some responses. I'm so sorry you are having such misery with your GI symptoms. I can relate to having a chronic situation that makes you impatient and sucks the joy out of life. For me it is headaches that I have had every day for over 35 years. A couple...

I can relate to a lot of what you have said. I am an artist and I sell my work mainly in the fall, so spring should be my "free and easy" time. Instead, I have my worst pain symptoms in the spring. This year it was so bad I stayed out of the studio for weeks on end. Why was I suffering more when...

Thanks Tammy, it's does help to hear other headache success stories. Walt, worrying definitely is a headache trigger for me. I'm working on lowering my anxiety level. Meditation and mindfulness is helping with that.

I can remember many mediation sessions when the topic of alimony would really make things difficult, thorny and emotionally charged. I agree with Walt that the goal here is helping your wife become financially self sufficient. A potential challenge for you will be if under the laws of your state...

I don't think there's a right or wrong answer to your question. Different approaches work for different people. I found it very helpful to do Alan's program before I started the SEP (be sure to listen to the recordings). It helped me get in touch with the emotions underlying my TMS. I had some...

Thanks Blake. I think a week without pain would be a huge success. I'm looking forward to that!

Thanks for letting us know how it went Joyce. So sorry you had to withdraw from the run. It's quite remarkable to me that you could finish both the swim and bike portions of the race under the circumstances. You must be one tough person! Hang in there. I hope you see some relief from the hip...

Good luck on your race tomorrow Joyce. I'm so glad you're feeling better and excited about it. That is huge, since it's all about the mental game at this point. Your body is ready and 100% strong and fit. It sounds like today your mind got on board, so tomorrow should go just as you hope it will.

Welcome to the TMS club. I'm a newcomer here also, but have spent the last couple of months devouring all the info on this site and reading as much as I can on TMS. Many of the things you said resonated with me. Last year I had a lot of aches and pains, my friends were all suddenly having...

I'm so sorry you're having to go through this. I haven't been there myself, but I worked for many years as a mediator of divorcing couples. It is one of the hardest thing people go through. Still living in the same house makes it extra painful and hard. I know many couples need to do that for...

Thank you David and Walt. I appreciate your comments and support. Walt, I also find that deep relaxation helps me manage my headaches. I meditate every day and am convinced it has taken the pain down a few notches. I hope people don't lump sufferers of chronic daily headache in with the general...

I really liked your post kuniharpist. Thank you for taking the time to do it. As Andy said, it's a great summary of TMS and should help many people who read it.

Hi Bluesky, I'm also a runner and recovered from some TMS "running injuries" last year. What jumped out at me from your post was "I have had a number of significant life changes over the past six months" plus you had no pain the day after the supposed injury and the symptoms changed and started...

Hi Everyone, This is my first post. I've just joined the forum after spending many hours on this site. Thank you everyone for all your helpful posts and information. It's been an amazing support for me. I'm about halfway through the structured program and although I've made progress, it's...