Recent content by jcacciat

Thank you for the response. I've learned that this is a common requirement among the Ph.D. psychologists, but not the other practitioners who do not hold Ph.D's or the equivalent. I am easily annoyed by bureaucratic hoops and have become very cynical regarding the financial motives of those in...

I have been interested in trying to find a psychotherapist who would do sessions by Skype or VSee since there are no TMS practitioners in my area. The typical response is that I MUST see a TMS physician first to get a diagnosis, followed by an in-person session with the therapist. Only then...

Bodhigirl, thank you for your post. I am an attorney with my own law practice, and that makes me a small business owner. I have tons of anxiety about my practice and continued prosperity, even though I have survived nicely for over 20 years. I cannot get over the idea that the wheels are...

Eric, I wish I could be so forgiving of my parents. They are both still alive, and I do not treat them badly, but I remain angry with them for a number of reasons. I understand that they were innocent during my childhood, but they continue to do and say things that are hurtful and even harmful...

One of Shakespeare's characters, I think Hamlet, said that nothing is good or bad, but thinking makes it so. Or something like that. So it is with guilt. Eric, I have been doing a lot of self talk lately, and I agree that it is a lot of work but also effective. I cannot for the life of me...

Gigi, that is great advice. Last summer, before I recognized my condition as TMS, I had some dry needling done on my glutes, thinking this would help resolve some of my pain issues. But instead of relief, my TMS used the needling as an opportunity to give me new pain, something that had not...

Thank you for the reply. I think I was damaged by a Catholic upbringing and experience guilt in all kinds of contexts. I am trying to change my thought patterns and I have done some journaling on the subject. I like your analogy of the perpetrator returning to the scene of the crime. I am...

Avik, I want to try to clarify something. The term "prostatitis" a misnomer. Almost no one diagnosed with prostatitis has an inflamed or infected prostate, and this is a classic and long-standing error in the urology world. Almost everyone with this diagnosis has a hypertonic pelvic floor...

In The Divided Mind, Dr. Sarno says that TMS symptoms are not punishment, but are the mind's way of distracting us from painful emotions. One such emotion is guilt. Louise Hay expresses the idea that guilt seeks punishment and this can cause pain. We therefore need to dissolve the guilt. I...

That does make a ton of sense. I am an old Iowa high school wrestler, and so I speak the weigh lifting lingo. Was a time when I could have hung with you on a pound for pound basis, but my wrestling weight was 112 lbs, and at 50 years of age I still only weigh 130 lbs. I think wrestling was a...

fbcoach, thank you for posting your success story. I am on Day 15 and am needing some inspiration. I am recovering from pelvic TMS and recently got on a bike for the first time in 5 years. Your post reminded me that this represents a victory of sorts and I need to remember that. I might...

Miss Shamrocks, I am also new to this forum and a 5 year veteran of TMS pelvic pain. I previously tried the Wise Anderson Protocol, which involves self-treatment PT and a relaxation technique that has never worked for me. I did get relief from some of my symptoms from the WA Protocol, but as...

Andy, thank you. This is extremely helpful to me. I do find it difficult to say what is on my mind to those who are near and dear to me, and sometimes I feel like a coward. I am an attorney, and in my professional life I have no problem asserting myself. But with my spouse, parents...