Recent content by Jackhammer

Dang Davideus85, Sorry to hear that you are feeling stuck. We try so hard to find the one “it” so we can try harder to make it better. What we need to do is calm down our nervous system. Try taking long deep controlled breaths when you are spinning up in your head. It works for me, and...

wilforbis, I have to agree that David Hanscom’s DOC site has been very helpful with tips on how to calm down my nervous system with the journaling and the active meditation. I am reading his 2nd addition book this week and can highly recommend it, even though most of the material seems to be on...

Here is another plug for Monte's approach to TMS healing. I was struggling for months until I read his material that is on this site. Then, I read Echart Tolles " A New Earth" and was given a clear understanding of what mindfulness can do for living in the moment. Acceptance, Enjoyment, and...

I was introduced to this video by my partner who suffers from general anxiety. It really helped to calm the anxiety. We watched the 8 minute version, and afterward I found that the TMS super sharp pain in my right foot was gone. This was the first time in over 5 months that my foot was pain...

My pain started in my back, left there and went into my right leg, and now is only the bottom of my right foot. I thought it was an old "jones fracture" injury that broke again, and then after months the pain will leave for days and return for a reason I haven't figured out. What I am sure of is...

Hello MindbodyPT! I wish I had attended that seminar and am very interested to hear what techniques you have come away with for dealing with TMS. I have been slinking around here since February, have read Gordon's and Shubiner's works, among many others, and have found Monte's suggestion to just...

Hello! So, I have a bit to share about coming to terms with my "resentment" for the religious divide between my family and myself. I journaled a lot, got stuff out on paper, looked at it, and just let it roll around in the back of my head for a few days. Mostly a "general feeling" kind of...

How about we all meet back here with our progress reports and what "tools" we have used. Sharing really seems to help!

Thank you for your story Gratful_mama! I just completed day 42 of the SEP and your story about religion and family struck a very familiar chord, and brought up feelings I have not let myself explore. I will be working on those feelings today, and probably a lot longer! It is interesting that I...

Thank you very much Nichole!

Anyone know of a link to the video that is working now?

Great to hear that you are cutting down on the meds! That should give you a big boost of confidence, it was scarey when I cut mine out altogether. I am still having discomfort, but no more than while on the meds, so that gave me some evidence that perhaps my problems are a result of TMS. Hope...

Thanks for sharing Cara! Your story is the first I have heard that is anywhere near my experience. I do agree that it is a question for a TMS doctor, that is if I ever need to see one. Already the pain and numbness in my leg and feet are moving around like a kaleidoscope and I am on to it!!

Thanks Walt! I liked my day 7 lesson, that was take the day off, and it was a great day. I never took any opioids ( not that the Doctors didn't prescribe them!), that type of drug makes me sick to my stomach, and I never can take them for more than a day or two. I am planning on continuing my...