Recent content by Cheryl

A sprain is healed by now. It’s TMS and fear that something is wrong. Treat it as mind body.

Hmm, yes I’ve noticed that there hasn’t been any therapists here in a very long time.

Isn’t the pain of IBS.. neural pathways that have learned to signal pain to the brain when there is no reason for it? After many years of learning and practicing ways to calm the CNS and tamp down the flight or fight response, I still have pain. Trying to change neural pathways seems damn near...

Wonderful! Thank you, please keep us updated.

Serendipitously, I had just opened an email from Jack Kornfield on setting intentions that you may find helpful: https://jackkornfield.com/dedication-and-long-term-intention/

Brain C, Yes please post your beliefs! I have found your post most useful and informative as well as interesting. Thank you, Cheryl

Thank you so much for your very informative post. It helps so much to hear from others on this site, getting feedback is helpful in not feeling so alone in this TMS business.

May I add my hug? You are certainly not alone in this search from some peace. Yes, it’s TMS and it’s not structural but yet we suffer. Sometimes I feel like I’m the only one in the world going through this pain and the anxiety around it..so then I come to this site and get some sense of community.

Has anyone tried EMDR and or EFT for chronic pain?

Please give this a read. It really fits in with what we are doing here. It’s not long and easy to understand. The author sums it up neatly at the end. https://www.businessinsider.com/a-neuroscience-researcher-reveals-4-rituals-that-will-make-you-a-happier-person-2015-9 (A neuroscience researcher...

Thanks for posting that video!

It’s impossible to stop thinking! The best we can do is notice our thoughts (mindfulness) and recognize them for what they are..just thoughts not truths. My therapist suggested I think of theses repetitive unwelcome thoughts as playing on a tape on a loop that is going round and round playing...

Oh yes, that’s what I’ve been doing...fearing that I’m not catching the fear. Geeezzzz! The lizard brain is relentless. Thanks for clarifying this, Alan.