Recent content by FindingJoy

I'm curious how long seasoned TMS patients get "stuck" when they develop a new symptom? I cured my RSI/carpal tunnel TMS about 5 years ago and was pretty pain free for a while. The pandemic has been really tough on my family in a lot of ways so lots of things have popped up in the last couple...

I would recommend a TMS therapist, maybe through the Pain Psychology Center? I know it's not cheap but this is your life and you've been suffering for 20 years.

Thanks for your response. I did end up going to the Dr. and she told me I had a very mild infection, like "10% red". Which to me was interesting since it was pretty painful. She told me to do more of the drops I already had, but only for a few days, when the full course I was prescribed the time...

I want to start by saying that I know that no one can tell me if my symptoms are actually TMS and yes, I should probably go to the Dr. to be sure. But I am reaching out more to get my story out (which may be healing) and to see if anyone else has experienced this. I have TMS. It has...

I'm interested in connecting with someone to buddy up with so that we can discuss issues, ideas & progress. In particular I'm looking for a mom. Either a mom of young children or one with older kids that experienced TMS while her kids were young. Hope to hear from someone!

I found Dr. Sarno's book and this forum in July. I went through Alan's new program and had amazing results. I have several different types of pain but had almost a complete recovery from my most persistent issue. This lasted for weeks. I've still been experiencing anxiety but overall I was...

So, the exercise made me cry! Not a bad cry, but more a moment of intense joy followed by a happy cry. I tear up a lot during sweet things (movies, school/sport events for my kids, touching stories on NPR) so not totally unexpected but it still surprised me.

Thank you to everyone for the thoughtful replies. I know that my desire to have the "perfect" understanding is just part of my personality traits that have led me to TMS. I just have to piece together what makes the most sense to me and then stick with it!

Thank you Alan! Do you have anything additional you could add in relation to repetitive stress? I was/am experiencing forearm pain when using my mouse or my phone. I'm convinced this is TMS as it arose during a particularly stressful period after years and years of using a mouse. PT said...

I would really like to understand how the pain is caused with TMS. I am going through Alan's new program, and in one video he tells the patient how her brain is basically interpreting a neutral sensation as dangerous and painful. I read Healing Back Pain and there was talk about the mild oxygen...