Yes! Claire Weekes is SO incredible. I actually came across that passage a few months ago and it made me feel so relieved! I've read it over a...
Also, naturally, my eyes went blurry right after I wrote this. HA TMS!!
Wow, that is amazing evidence, Diana! So hard to have it go back to cramped up, though, as you say. But gosh. It absolutely CAN and WILL get...
Thank you so much, Diana. I was just rereading part of Alan Gordon's book today about extinction bursts and this seems along the lines of the...
The symptom imperative is throwing everything at me today after I lived a "normal" day yesterday. Every symptom. Everything. UGH.
My goodness. I'm just...realizing everything right now. That I've been afraid to move my body for years (for example, I feel anxiety when...
Thank you, @Mala ! Those are beautiful observations about parents and family.
This is a great question and I have been pondering it since your reply @mrefreddyg . Thanks. I think I was very accepting of myself and good at...
That is amazing! Good on you -- what an inspiring story. Regarding the fear of pain thing, I had such a similar experience to this recently when I...
I'm sorry, Diana. That's really hard. But you are so amazing -- you are going to kick TMS totally out. You are well on your way.
Such wisdom, Diana.
Oh yes, you are quite right. Writing does help. But I also think I need to find ways to say things more often. Instead of, "Please quiet down,...
Guys, my eyes were blurry all day today until I shouted at my son "I'm sorry I'm such a bad mother to you. I wanted to give you a happy and...
Jan, I had a big realization yesterday in therapy about this. My eldest is now the age I was when my mother died (13) and I am in my 40's, like...
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