Recent content by ChickenSandwich

Thanks Bruce - this actually made me think, it makes sense.. I wasn't born that way - so they HAD to have developed some way or another. I wasn't bullied during school at all , but I'll find out the cause of these traits some how!!

Thanks so much for your wonderful reply Leslie, I really appreciate you spending the time to respond. Thanks for the advice on the "penpals" as well, I'm a very private person usually so even writing my little story above was a pretty big deal to me.. I think one of the problems I am having...

Well not completely emotionless, but my girlfriend and family often tell me it wouldn't hurt me to show some sort of emotion every now and then. I get frustrated/angry/annoyed/sad etc as most people, but don't show it. I don't feel like I have it all bottled up inside me though. To most people...

I've recently just posted my introduction and story on this site.. sounds like our symptoms are quite similar. I had a "herniated disc at L5/S1" diagnosed in 2008 and received a steroid injection and it, now what I know to be a placebo, worked a treat! I didn't have any issues with my back (I...

The best way to probably answer that is with - what emotions :) I have absolutely no doubt my unconscious is overflowing with repressed emotions, but I just don't know how to "access" them. I try to think about them but it just goes no where... BruceMC - thanks for your tips. I've read about...

Thanks for your replies BruceMC and Gailnyc! I have actually ceased all treatment and returned to the gym, as painful as it is. I had tried some alternative treatment for a while as well (Chinese Cupping) and the guy doing it kept saying to me, in very broken English, please don't have the...

Hi all – thought I might take a step out into the TMS community and put my story out for all to read and *hopefully* comment on! I was recently (let’s say early April) given the book by Dr Sarno called Healing Back Pain by my chiropractor (funnily enough) who thought I might get something out...