Recent content by fibri

Over the years, I found that no amount of journaling really made any difference. I now believe that the reason is that I am a writer by profession, so when I write, I am being too objective, maintaining a distance, rather than being fully emotionally immersed. I focus too much on the words, and...

I binge-watched this show over the past two days. If ever I had any residual doubt about my mind creating symptoms, this show has killed the doubt. I feel sorry for many of the people in this show, sorry that they don't know about TMS but also very angry at how [some of them] are draining their...

Update! Hey all. I posted here a year ago and got great advice and encouragement. One year on, I thought I'd give you an update. I was terribly stressed a year ago, freaked that I might lose my job and on painkillers constantly. One year on: I lost my job; I started my own business (which is...

I noticed the same thing in the last few days in my right calf. I put my hand on my leg and realised I couldn't really feel the touch of my hand on my leg. I feel it, but it's sort of muted, compared to the same spot on the other leg. As if I'm touching my leg through a thick cloth. TMS does the...

Thanks TT and Susan1111 for your warm support and good advice. TT, I dislike all forms of sport but I listened to what you have to say and this week I got down on my knees to scrub floor tiles that haven't been thoroughly cleaned in years. I find this much more satisfying than sport - it's still...

Hey TT, thanks so much for your encouragement. I have a hard time with the "be good to yourself" approach because for me that always translates into eating unhealthy food, and I've been doing that so much that I've put on a lot of weight in the last year. So now my treats just make me feel crap...

I have shoulder and arm pain that I think would be diagnosed as rotator cuff injury, based on what I've googled about symptoms. I know it's TMS but can't get rid of it. I gave in to the pain eventually and went to an acupuncturist. He diagnosed possible rotator cuff injury and recommended I do...

Hi, I suspect that restless leg is one of my TMS symptoms. However, I do have a quick fix to suggest. I always get RL when lying in bed at night, and often while watching TV. I have found that if I empty my bladder, it stops. Even if I just emptied my bladder half an hour ago, and don't feel the...