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Day 8 thoughts... I've been struggling. I'm almost fully convinced this is TMS, with slight niggling thoughts remaining. I've had shoulder pain since the end of July, just over 3 months. Previously I've had TMS in the form of RSI, sciatica, long Covid, and ankle pain.... But I'm finding this...

Which book is this please? I have the Divided Mind..

Update. This was totally TMS. Once I unlocked this diagnosis (it took a totally clear MRI scan) it didn't take long for the pain to go. Amazing.

This is interesting, I still have a background niggling feeling that my shoulder pain is structural somehow. I won't read the paper you link to in case it reinforces this thought. Logically my pain started after a physical movement. But I was stressed(often am) and have a long history of tms...

Oh, that suggests it wasn't TMS?

Observe sensations, don't react. I like that.

Wow, how do you move pain? That's amazing!

What a great insight!

Thank you both, very helpful!

I struggle to separate my inner voice that is striving for improvement/success/love, and an inner voice that is more compassionate. I fear that if my inner voice is as compassionate as I need, I will just breakdown and not do any of the things I need to do. I have such strong voices telling me...

I've been offered a pain injection for 'frozen shoulder'.. Is this a bad idea as it will reinforce the brain's link between poison and a physical problem? Or is it a good idea so that I can move my shoulder more and stop the pain/movement neuropathy strengthening further?!

I've been offered a pain injection... Is this a bad idea as it will reinforce the brain's link between poison and a physical problem? Or is it a good idea so that I can move my shoulder more and stop the pain/movement neuropathy strengthening further?!

The problem is, when you are in pain, how can you genuinely feel and think that's its not bothering you? I'm thinking back to day 4 of this course. I'm trying to consciously say to myself it's ok, that's nothing physically wrong, it's a neural pathway that I can change etc. But ultimately when I...

How are you now Christie? Have you had any more TMS neural pathways causing pain in the intervening years? I'm on about my 4th TMS situation. I thought it would get easier to spot but it has still taken 8 weeks to get to this point with some shoulder pain I've been experiencing!

"Your other stress (even if it is more intense) may not trigger symptoms in the same way because you take it seriously and fully appreciate/feel it." This is such a great point, thank you!!