Recent content by chickenbone

Hi Walt, it is so good to hear from you! I am so happy you are doing so well!!

I read the above story. It is very interesting and totally true. I do have sleep apnea, so now when I do sleep, I sleep much better. My CPAP therapy has greatly improved the quality of my sleep and eliminated several physical symptoms that caused me a lot of anguish. However, CPAP therapy...

Thanks for the kind words everyone. I DO strongly believe in TMS, after all else has been looked into. I am so grateful for all the time I spent on the forum and the things I learned about myself here. I am sure this has helped greatly in my recovery. And by the way, 2 of my worst issues were...

I everyone. I just wanted to say "hi" and let everyone know how I am doing. Well, I am doing great. My symptoms were back pain, allergy symptoms (sore throat, nasal congestion, asthma), acid reflux, sleep problems, headaches, over active bladder, Not to mention irritability and being tired. In...

I am so happy for your success, Ellen. I have also make pretty good progress with my CBT. I am down to taking a tiny amount of Ambien only about once per week, if I have a bad night. I expect to be off completely in a couple of weeks. I still take an antidepressant, but I have been successful at...

But do you understand what outcome independence really means? And do you realize that understanding it intellectually is not good enough? Your entire mind/body must believe it. It really boils down to ridding yourself of your fear that is the main driver of your pain. It has been proven over and...

In reading this thread, I can only say, based on my own experience, you should never underestimate your doctor's capacity to completely miss something PHYSICAL in your diagnosis. Although, I recognize all my issues as mind/body, I had a pretty obvious physical disorder that was causing a great...

I would just like to describe what the latest sleep research has shown about sleep breathing problems and insomnia. These issues are not related to the QUANTITY of one's sleep at all. It does not matter if one sleeps 8 to 10 hours in one shot or breaks up their sleep, or when one sleeps. This is...

You are so right, Forest. It has been a long journey, but I feel I have made progress.

Ellen, thanks so much for the link. Maybe I will take that course. I wasn't sure about CBT until someone from my CPAP forum told me she took CBT therapy for her insomnia and it worked very well. Lavendar, I will let you know how it went too if I decide to take it. The book I referenced that...

Thanks, Gigi, I remember you well. We had some good discussions. PAP (positive airway pressure) is difficult to get used to, but I am glad I stuck with it. Right now, I am still having difficulty with minor mask leaks sometimes waking me up. However, a goodnight's sleep on APAP is unbelievably...

Hi everyone. I have not been on the forum in awhile, but I have learned a lot while I was away. Thanks to my TMS experience, I have beaten most of the back pain and various other chronic complaints like acid reflux and headaches. I now know what brings them on and am ever vigilant for the...

Hi Mike, Thanks so much for the kind words and have a very MERRY Christmas!! I agree with what you said about stress and that we need to know when we are experiencing "good" and "bad" stress.