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    Yoga tonight!

    You can do it!!!
    Post by: Joulegirl, May 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM in forum: Support Subforum
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    Day 1

    Welcome! You are not alone-you have this forum and the SEP program! I know you have some concerns with the program but I would still recommend...
    Post by: Joulegirl, May 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM in forum: Structured Educational Program
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    Day 1 Day 1

    Welcome! These are great goals. Start to visualize this if you cannot try to do this now. Your brain doesn't know between what is real and what...
    Post by: Joulegirl, May 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM in forum: Structured Educational Program
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    Day 1

    Welcome! The SEP program is great when starting out. It's bite sized info about TMS and gives you some writing exercises to go through. Usually...
    Post by: Joulegirl, May 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM in forum: Structured Educational Program
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    Progress made while taking a trip: We have nothing to fear, but fear itself

    Happy Birthday! I was wondering how your trip was going. So glad to hear this is exactly what you needed! Enjoy your special day!
    Post by: Joulegirl, May 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Day 1 Already feeling it

    Welcome!! It's really rare to have a really quick recovery-it's a lot more common to ups and downs as we heal. The fact that you are feeling...
    Post by: Joulegirl, May 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM in forum: Structured Educational Program
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    Athletic addiction (well, any addiction)

    This was a good article. Apparently I'm an Adult Child. This fits me perfectly: "To cope with potentially unpredictable people and...
    Post by: Joulegirl, May 14, 2025 in forum: General Discussion Subforum
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    Visceral pain, reflux & TMS? (Long, but I’d love your input)

    @Marie A. My symptoms were all over-upper and lower. At one point I was even on a PPI too! I didn't have too much relief from it and then it...
    Post by: Joulegirl, May 14, 2025 in forum: Support Subforum
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    Visceral pain, reflux & TMS? (Long, but I’d love your input)

    Yes, the SEP has been very helpful for me. It's helped me see that my personality type and my experiences in life have contributed to this pain....
    Post by: Joulegirl, May 13, 2025 in forum: Support Subforum
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    Visceral pain, reflux & TMS? (Long, but I’d love your input)

    Welcome! Your story is very similar to mine. I deal with IBS-which is just many gastrointestinal symptoms. I've been doing the work for a month...
    Post by: Joulegirl, May 13, 2025 in forum: Support Subforum
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    If It’s TMS, Then I’ve Wasted My Life

    Also, give yourself some compassion. You can't be expected to know about something if no one told you. There was nothing you could have...
    Post by: Joulegirl, May 13, 2025 in forum: Support Subforum
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    New here... trying to fully embrace TMS for my complicated story

    You will have doubts. That is part of the TMS process. You do have a lot of the common TMS symptoms. Your next step is to start the SEP program...
    Post by: Joulegirl, May 13, 2025 in forum: Support Subforum
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    Evidence sheet

    Ok good! She is so helpful. So honestly, this advice was from another thread but it helped me put it into perspective. Here is the link:...
    Post by: Joulegirl, May 13, 2025 in forum: Support Subforum
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    Evidence sheet

    Have you listened to The Cure from Chronic Pain by Nicole Sachs? Her MRI imaging was a mess. And she was diagnosed with something that was going...
    Post by: Joulegirl, May 13, 2025 in forum: Support Subforum
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    could my symptoms possibly be TMS?

    I'm going to use this line on myself! It's short and sweet!
    Post by: Joulegirl, May 12, 2025 in forum: General Discussion Subforum