Dervish, I am so happy for you! You seem to have on boarded defiance toward your TMS. It will serve you well. Once it gets the message that you...
Not my wedding anniversary, my TMS anniversary! But its still a success story. It's been about a year since I hit my TMS rock bottom. It's...
This past weekend I had my first real test since becoming virtually pain free. I had been working out and felt a tweak in my back. I woke up...
yb44, I completely agree with and love the day TV example. Doing things that direct violates the bully's commands really helps me challenge and...
I had the same experience as Walt. I didnt know I had an inner bully. I wasn't able to create separation between the big Me that is calm,...
Thanks Msunn, you really hit the nail on the head with the quotes. I found many sources of repression but in the end it was acceptance that it is...
This is such a deep topic and ongoing experience for me I want summarize what I have been through. I have moved through three phases of dealing...
This part of the program helped solidify many approaches I had tried in the past to relieve myself of unhappiness and create better self...
Learning to recognize and deal with negative self-talk is the most impactful tool I learned during the healing process. I use it daily....
This was the hardest technique for me to learn. I mean how do you ignore pain that is so debilitating right? How do you stop caring about whether...
Even with the benefit of medical proof that a dramatic change in symptoms, from bad to unbearable, were not caused by a change in my disc, still...
I mediate several mornings a week doing my best to pay attention my breath and also the thoughts that sometimes carry me away. With practice you...
Edward, I recommend reading "Feeling Good" by Dr. David D. Burns. It was instrumental in my recovery and gave me my most often applied tools that...
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