Recent content by epitomeofhealth

Hi everyone! I've suffered from various mild forms of TMS for years, but only discovered it as such last year when I was completely debilitated with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, which I overcame in about 8 months using Sarno's methods. My latest health anxiety: MY VEINS. I have a bit of a family...

Thanks for the reassurance, everyone. I'm trying to keep reading over my evidence list, and I'm of course continuing to journal. The pain comes and goes and moves around a lot, which makes me feel more confident that it's TMS. It's just so scary when your body stops working and you don't...

Hi all, I had a horrible case of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome earlier this year that I've (thankfully) almost completely healed from. But now, as of the last two weeks, I have horrible, horrible chest pains that wake me up at night and plague me most of the day. It also includes prickly neck...

I'm struggling with a decision, and I'd love insight from you all. Backstory: I came down with CFS (extreme fatigue) symptoms in March, and I ultimately had to quit working and move in with my parents in June, as I could barely get around the house. Now, almost 3 months later, I'm feeling...

Ooh I love this idea! I've also been having some interesting dreams lately, and when I analyze the emotional content of them, I've been finding a lot of feelings of unworthiness, of being around people that I feel lesser than ... which I'm realizing is kind of the way I live my life, in some...

Oh man, I DEFINITELY relate to this. I'm a little bit behind you in the SEP, but I've been having the same experience. As I realize how much of a people pleaser I am and how much unconscious resentment I've built up throughout life, especially towards my family, I've suddenly decided setting...

Thanks so much, Ellen and TG, for your insight and encouragement! This forum is awesome, and I'm so grateful to you for sharing wisdom and experience. TG - something I've definitely been trying with some success is to not be "afraid to go to sleep, dreading the morning" as I used to be. You're...

Hi everyone! So my TMS has been Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-like symptoms -- unrelenting fatigue all day, insomnia, GI problems, dizziness upon standing up, exercise intolerance, poor circulation to my extremities, etc. I've had all the medical tests and all is completely normal, which leads me to...

Thanks so much for your thoughtful responses, Ellen and lexylucy! Ellen, you're completely right -- waiting to look for a job is the exact opposite of outcome independence, and it feels like I'm waiting out of fear -- what if the symptoms get worse again? What if I get there and everything...

Hi! I have a question: I developed severe Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/TMS symptoms in March, and after three months of fighting through them, I was forced to leave my job in May, come back to the US, and move in with my parents. I just discovered Sarno and read The Divided Mind last week, and I'm...