Recent content by Gemma

Hi - What makes you think that you should feel safe when doing the tracking exercise? You are physically safe because you are sitting in your own house. I would challenge you to lean into the anxiety. The idea is that you get to the root of the anxiety. There is no way to go round it. You need...

Hi - Thank you for this. I found some words about the extinction burst and much of it resonates with me. I am just surprised the level of pain could be so high. I was literally almost fainting (maybe in shock / maybe in pain).

Hi all, I have been on this journey for around 6 months and was 100% convinced TMS is me. I have major type A personality which has been the course of back pain for 10 years. Pain comes mainly when linked to big life events e.g relocation, redundancy, birth of baby. But....for the past few...

In December I worked through the TMS 30 day structured program and had amazing results. I have watched every video and done journalling and been surprised by some of the things that came up for me. I have gone from thinking about back pain every minute of every day to only thinking about it...

Thank you for these amazing comments. I just logged on for the first time this year and you have given me the boost i needed. Each and every point mentioned above will be of great help to me. I have copied them all into a word document so that i can continue to refer to them. Thanks again Gemma

Hi, This is really interesting....Since reading this I have tried catching myself in pain and then repeating the pain over and over. e.g. Bending down to get something from the bottom cupboard hurts but then as soon as i notice i then keep bending down and focusing on the pain and describing to...

Gosh.....I just read your post about your morning pain body scan. It was like reading about my own morning. I had not realised that all of these thoughts are going through my head but you are absolutely right....I am a tigger but Eeyore kicks in before i even get up........Did you manage to get...

Hi all So I am on day 9 and what i have noticed is that the pain is getting progressively worse since starting the program. I had already worked out myself at the start of the year that the low back pain was linked to bordom. When i had time on my hands to sit and relax the pain would be there...

Thanks for your story The line you included about "my family did not express their emotions freely" got me thinking. This was the same for me and whilst I have never thought that this was a negative thing looking back i can see how it could have been. There was never any arguments at all which...

Thanks for the list :-)

Hi all, I've read the book, I am tired of being known as "the one with back pain". After 10 years it is time to make a change. The theory makes sense so now it is time to focus on talking to my brain. Thanks for your support and for having this amazing group Gemma