Recent content by dempsey12

I've just started reading Dr. Sarno's book Healing Back Pain. I'm trying to figure out if what I have is TMS. It sounds like TMS is more about pain. I don't really experience pain. What I experience is muscle tension in my fingers and wrists such that I will get involuntary finger or wrist...

Thank you so much everyone for taking the time to respond. Like one of the posters above, I am a bit confused as to where my dystonia falls into all of this. Dr. Farias convinced me and many others that our dystonias were the result of a trauma or series of stressful events. In other words...

I also have focal hand dystonia. I was diagnosed a year ago. Coincidently, I attended Farias's workshop within a few months of my diagnosis. I found it very enlightening, though I wonder if it was a good idea to attend the workshop within such a short time of my diagnosis. My dystonia has...

I was diagnosed with hand dystonia a year ago. I actually attended Farias's workshop in Toronto. His belief is that a traumatic event, or series of traumatic events, can cause what he refers to as movement confusion disorder. In other words, there is a direct correlation between stress/anxiety...

Hello all. I am new to this forum. I have never heard of TMS. A little over a year ago I started experiencing issues with my right/dominant hand. Specifically, my middle fingers would involuntarily try to extend whenever I was typing. I am an attorney, so I type daily. My issues were limited to...