Recent content by dlane2530

I don't know why I'm even posting...I know d*mn well it's the symptom imperative. Lo and behold, eyestrain improves from getting a nice new monitor -- now we need something else...

You cannot get burning and tingling in your hands and forearms from just changing keyboards. You can't get these things from just a few hours on a new keyboard. It must be TMS. It's hard, guys, because I had this for 5 years so badly (docs: "It shouldn't be like this" and "Everything checks out...

Thank you so much, Adam! Yeah, I think the nerves must have been a big part of it. It feels like danger, you know? Thanks for helping me remember that I did some things well here.

This conversation is helping me come more fully to the realization that I sometimes use TMS "work" to just be harder on myself. I really don't need to be harder on myself.

@Cactusflower Thank you so much for this. I have also made progress in these areas -- for example, I can now wear a hairband around my wrist when it's not in my hair, something I wasn't able to tolerate for about 20 years. And I have been working on shoes. And clothing is improving, too. Also...

Thank you, @BloodMoon ! This is such a compassionate response. I really struggle to be compassionate with myself and that's probably part of why I get into these loops. I will try speaking to myself in the way you suggest!

Wow! This is such a good example. I'm sorry that happened to you but thank you for mentioning it, as it is helpful to me to hear that this stuff happens to others. "Our bodies aren't as weak..." thank you.

Hi everyone, For those who don't know me, I've seen huge progress and healed from a bunch of stuff in the past year. Still, I have a TMS personality and lead a high-stress life and I'm not free of the merry-go-round of symptoms yet. Three days ago I put on a pair of shoes I don't usually wear...

Wow, Diana, 45 minutes! That is amazing! You are amazing! That is beautiful and wonderful to hear. I started having more exceptions to the pain the night after posting this and that really helped me accept that it's TMS. Now several of the kids and I are sick and I'm having more pain but I'm...

My aunt had terrible shoulder pain for like a year. PT, scans, etc. Was going to have surgery but she couldn't find anyone to care for her horses so she decided just not to have the surgery. 2-3 months later the pain was gone. I'm hopeful that the pain will just eventually recede from this area...

That's a good point about meditation! I do do breathing and prayer and mantras/affirmations regularly...I guess that's a form of meditation. And yes, I built up to 30 minutes over four months, so very slowly :) You're absolutely right about sudden/intense stuff and I think that's probably part...

Meditation is an opportunity for obsessive thoughts for me, so it's not something I do often. But I have lots of other good techniques!

Excellent point. It's always surprising to me how an intense resurgence of pain can have me doubting again *even after experiencing success in the past.* It speaks to how powerful the brain's safety mechanisms are. I think usually, for me, it's the fear of it never getting better.