Recent content by hikko

When the body & brain becomes hypervigilant it's always scanning and analyzing for sources of danger, and eventually even things not actually dangerous can be perceived as dangerous. My mom had this - she would be scared of opening the fridge without gloves and claimed it caused her headaches...

Yes it's 100% anxiety, recently I've noticed it's either a headache or extreme anxiety. Maybe symptom imperative at work. My brain gives me a headache to suppress the overwhelming anxiety. I went out again today and experienced it all over again, using awareness I am pretty sure the symptoms...

These days I feel like I can only listen to slow classical music or slows, soothing music devoid of any lyrics. Music that I previously enjoyed (when I had a well regulated nervous system) eg rock, hip-hop, electronica makes me feel irritated. I also struggle with my emotions due to years of...

Thanks @Diana-M for sharing I had a pretty bad setback today which I think is an extinction burst Woke up with a tension headache & neck tension and decided to go on with my day anyways As I went out while driving & my headache worsened and tension spread into my face - around my eyes...

Currently reading through "Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving" by Pete Walker and it's so far helped a great deal in seeing how my childhood trauma led to certain maladaptive personality/survival traits, which eventually led to TMS as an adult. The way I see it now: Childhood Trauma ->...

Thanks Jan! This website and forum is a truly a goldmine of knowledge for TMS sufferers and I'm glad to contribute even if it's just paraphrasing what I've read from others ;) Some strategies I use when I get symptom flare ups: 1) Recognize and accept that it's 100% TMS, without doubt. If you...

Yup I can relate, I had many new symptoms flare up or intensify as I was googling them and reading about rare chronic diseases. It's crazy what the mind can do and unfortunate that we live in a world where there's so much fear-based advertising and messaging...kids are especially vulnerable...

One of the initial doubts I had about TMS was the emphasis on belief. I couldn’t accept this as central to the treatment because, in my mind, if the diagnosis was correct and the treatment worked, what does belief have to do with it? I even wondered if TMS was just another new-age healing cult...

I had TMJ, my jaw was stiff, clicking, and popping. I had pain and tension from my jaw that radiated all around my head. I tried everything from teeth guards and basically every TMJ stretching video you can find on youtube. None of them worked. I still have popping and clicking when I open my...

Ever since I started journaling a few weeks ago I ocassionaly would get dreams/nightmares related to past events where I supressed my emotions. I'm really starting to believe that through journaling we can communicate with the subconsious parts of ourselves, and our subconsious can respond via...

Thank you for your advice! Can you tell me a bit more about how to stand up to and fight the inner bully? Who or what exactly is the inner bully? Is it the symptom or the voice that follows the symptoms and tells me that I'm broken and something is wrong with me? Is it as simple as not reacting...

ChatGPT is pretty good at translation these days

Certain TMS and healing literature has recommended leaning into the symptoms without judgement, eg Somatic tracking, meditation, and checking-in on ourselves and how our body is doing. Others such as the users listed in Day8 recommend ignoring symptoms/pain. It has been on-going process for me...