Recent content by jcf254

Thanks so much for the reply, looks like a really interesting site/book. As for the job stuff, I get that all jobs will have their stresses, for me though the triggering factor seems to be doing a job that involves interacting with a screen, and involving multiple competing priorities. My...

You’re probably right that I should try vagus nerve exercises and there is a bit of a fear of social situations going on. I previously tried cold showers and can’t say I saw any real benefit other than feeling amazing just afterwards. But maybe more consistency is needed. And yes, I am...

I'm not expecting a career change to do anything for my baseline TMS symptoms, however my current job appears to be a trigger for some symptoms to worsen, or appear at all. There are surely many careers that would not do that, although I understand the point about not acting based on fear...

Thanks both for your replies. I should clarify, I'm not saying that I think my symptoms will go away if I change careers, it's just noticeable that certain symptoms get worse while I'm doing my current job. Surely there are careers out there (lots of them) that would not do this. And yes, I...

Hi everyone, I've posted a few times before and am now fully convinced that the weird symptoms I've been experiencing are mind body symptoms and caused by my brain being in a state of fear, and my body in a state of fight/flight. Previous threads are here: Fascial restrictions | TMS Forum (The...

I came across the work of John Bradshaw on what he calls 'toxic shame' and would recommend it for anyone with mind-body issues. The current book of his I'm reading is Healing the Shame that Binds You. For me, there's a lot of crossover with TMS as he says that shame-bound people will repress...

I had an excellent session with my somatic experiencing therapist yesterday. He helped me to understand that I have an avoidant attachment style, which can cause numerous issues including anxiety. Even though one of my actions is to stop endlessly researching my condition, I listened to a couple...

I'm now fully convinced that all of this is as a result of living in a chronic state of fight or flight for over 20 years since I was a child. It took me a while to get here (over a year since first hearing about TMS) but it's now clear to me how living in this state can cause a muscle to tense...

Thank you - I actually stumbled upon plum's profile and saw that she mentioned yin yoga which sounds perfect for me and I'm going to check it out. I also do breathwork (box breathing and 478 breathing) and yoga nidra but need to make this a regular habit. The myofascial release practitioner is...

Thank you, yes, in my first somatic experiencing session the therapist was certainly validating the traumas that I suffered and was clearly appalled to learn about some of the things I had to deal with as a child regarding my parents' marriage. Another thing it taught me, and this was a bit of...

The thing is, and I get that it's important to use the body in the way it was intended but the fact is that it's currently in a holding pattern which means it's working in a sub-optimal way, the wrong muscles are being used to compensate, things are super tight, alignment is off and so on. My...

Thanks for the reply. I'm calling it fascial tension as shorthand, but it's not necessarily that simple - basically it's my body being pulled in certain positions, certain muscles compensating for others, severe tightness in certain spots (like the sacrum which I mentioned earlier), and things...

Hi everyone, I've posted before about my struggles with chronic muscle tension, hip impingement and pelvic floor dysfunction. I've always struggled with the question of if my issues are structural. It's immediately obvious (visually) that my body is compressed on the right side, with a twisted...