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Ellen liked Rusty Red's post in the thread Day 19 - Pharmacological aid.
Take the meds and tell yourself this is just temporarily relieving my symptoms while you do the work. Even Sarno wrote pain relief for...
Jun 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM -
Ellen liked Rusty Red's post in the thread New symptom after starting SEP program.
For me, I lean into the idea that as long as you remember it's not fixing me, it's just temporarily alleviating my discomfort, you're...
Jun 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM -
Ellen replied to the thread Day 19 - Pharmacological aid.
I think it's fine to take medication for pain to get through rough patches. But the tricky part is to stay clear that there's nothing...
Jun 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM -
Ellen liked Cactusflower's post in the thread My hardest struggle right now….
"Maybe because I climbed Mt. Everest right before bed. Might have to watch that next time." Dr. Sarno reminds us to THINK PSYCHOLOGICAL...
Jun 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM -
Ellen liked Baseball65's post in the thread Back from vacation, "checking" causing trouble.
I have always said that TMS is just OCD of the Body. Your quote here could have come from me when I was involved in an episode....
Jun 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM -
Ellen replied to the thread My hardest struggle right now….
Have you tried practicing active mindfulness while doing a task or moving? Dr. Hanscom writes about this. It's doing a routine task like...
Jun 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM -
Ellen liked Cactusflower's post in the thread My hardest struggle right now….
Please stop categorizing and pigeon holing people, especially yourself. This is making yourself “special” a common TMS personality...
Jun 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM -
Ellen liked Cactusflower's post in the thread Stretching out stored trauma.
These things are fine, but you need to do the emotional/psychological work Dr. Sarno set before you. Read the Divided Mind by Dr. Sarno...
Jun 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM -
Ellen liked Baseball65's post in the thread Bizarre low level symptom relapse, is this psychogenic?.
Your ability to see it as a 'distraction' is great. Your understanding of how quick this crap happens will be a positive for the rest of...
Jun 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM -
Ellen liked Diana-M's post in the thread Extinction Burst.
I agree with @Rabscuttle It’s a sign of progress and that’s it. If you set yourself up to think you’re close to getting out of TMS, you...
Jun 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM -
Ellen liked Rabscuttle's post in the thread Extinction Burst.
I’m not sure I buy into the extinction burst theory as it applies to TMS. Where is the line drawn between symptom imperative and en...
Jun 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM -
Ellen liked Rabscuttle's post in the thread Veterinary or pet training questions? Ask me!.
Hi all. I am very grateful for this forum. I’ve worked in veterinary medicine for 10 years, 3 as an assistant and the last 7 as a...
Jun 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM