Recent content by Daniel G Lyman LCSW

Thank you Jan! That's very kind of you.

Hello TMS Wiki! Jamie Shafir, a therapist and team member at our group practice (the Mind Body Therapy Center), specializes in working with adolescents and teens. She recently wrote an article about her approach, research, and her personal experience with chronic pain in adolescents. I wanted...

Oh good! I hope it helps! Take your time with it. Meditation is about regular practice, not about achieving a goal.

Hi everybody! Daniel Lyman here. I'm a licensed pain therapist and have been active on the wiki for many years now. I recently opened a group therapy/coaching practice dedicated to helping people overcome TMS/Chronic symptoms. Our group practice is called the Mind Body Therapy Center. Check out...

Hello everybody! My name is Daniel G Lyman, LCSW (longtime contributor here on the TMS wiki) and I'm proud to announce the opening of the brand new Mind Body Therapy Center. Here at MBTC, we are a treatment center focused on helping people overcome chronic pain / TMS. Learn more about our...

First of all, good for you for trying meditation again! It's can be very challenging. Both are great questions, so thanks for asking: 1) The goal of this meditation practice is to sharpen your ability to focus, not just to relax you (relaxation is a side effect of the work, but not the...

Hi sanbenito, Food is a big deal to me. Everyone around me knows that if I'm hungry, things can go awry. I get hangry, I get impatient, all kinds of not-so-nice things. Now, I work (and have worked) on this quite a bit. I've gotten much better than I used to be. Now when I'm hungry, I stop...

I'd encourage you to move on to the next cycle. Not every cycle is going to be for every person. They're designed to introduce you to various techniques for meditation, so not every one of them will resonate with you. Doing the meditation (even your own way) is still great practice!

Thank you! Making this program was a good reminder to myself as well :)

30-day Introduction to Meditation Daniel G Lyman, LCSW Before you begin, let me just say that I completely understand that most of you do not want to meditate and find it quite difficult. I’m right there with you. I created this program after years of working with clients who have said that...

Hi honey badger. Don't worry too much about that. General anxiety is a mask for our feelings. If you're feeling terror (and not because you're being chased by a zombie), then that is a sign that your anxious brain has taken over. There is no reason to feel terror about TMS symptoms. If we are...

I know I say this a lot, but I’ll say it again: this is a good question. My short answer is: yes, this might be TMS. For a more in-depth answer, however, I want to talk a bit about the origins of pain management versus the TMS approach to treating pain/chronic conditions (which is the...