Recent content by gailnyc

Very sorry to hear this news.

Wonderful post, Ellen. I, too, have struggled with the transition from intellectually understanding how to deal with pain, to actually putting it into practice. You also seem to suggest that learning to cope with TMS has allowed you to do things that you weren't able to do before, which I find a...

I struggle as you do with issues of control. Since everyone's TMS is different, so is our healing, and I actually think what I need to do is learn to GIVE UP the feeling of needing to be in control. I have come to see that there are many things I can't really control. Surely my reaction to...

Oh I love Peapod! I wish I could afford it, too.

You make a good distinction here between the conscious and unconscious brain. I hadn't thought of that.

Great to hear such good news from both of you! You are inspirations!

Great post, mleach. The question of do we have to change ourselves in order to heal is a big one for me. Like you, I became obsessed with my TMS healing. I worked the SEP for over a month, read lots of books, journaled, etc. My pain decreased only slightly, but enough to know I was on the right...

Great advice, Plum.

I hate grocery shopping! I remembered this this week when I went shopping. Hate it! But for many months I kept that feeling buried. I just gritted my way through it. I basically had to do it in order to survive, and I could do it (though it caused pain) so I did. But I'd really forgotten how...

It's a tough situation. On one hand, you want to keep doing stuff when you're hurting. On the other hand, you end up conditioned to feel more pain when you do the things you kept doing when you were in pain!

While we are all thinking of what's going on in our lives emotionally to cause TMS, I wanted to take a moment to remind everyone that conditioning is another important factor in our pain. I was reminded of this today during my walk/run, when I experienced very very little pain. Just a few...

Mousemom, where in Colorado do you live? My sister lives in Boulder and I visit almost every year--love it there! I live in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, in New York City (as you can possibly tell from my handle). I'm very close to the Hudson River and am lucky enough to sometimes walk...

Oh, I love Endeavour! Absolutely fantastic! Maybe someday I'll have to give Morse himself another chance, since I've so enjoyed the shows that sprang from him.

I love this thread! I often engage in television therapy. I find it a good way to wind down from the day. There are some shows that don't really soothe, but rather activate my nervous system instead, so I can't watch those at night. However, most of those mentioned here are soothing. Someone...