Recent content by JulieMTherapy

Hi Alan, I am so excited to listen to your podcast and it is such a gift that you are doing this! I suffered from debilitating pelvic pain for multiple years and was only able to recover when I found TMS work. Through my recovery from chronic pain, I was able to follow my true calling of...

I don't think it matters if it's aggressive or gentle. What matters is changing your relationship to the pain. I find that whatever works to take power away from the symptom is the best way to handle it. What have you been trying? How would you feel about experimenting?

Nicole Sachs, a TMS therapist, has spondylolisthesis. She talks about it on her podcast: https://audioboom.com/channels/4976835 (Audioboom / The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW)

Guys: If you haven't heard, I shared my story on The Cure for Chronic Pain podcast this week! Check it out :https://audioboom.com/posts/7261155-a-tms-therapist-s-road-to-recovery-julie-markowitz-lcsw-mba?fbclid=IwAR0K1YdXj0S2B0zgKvgTCb13MTksE4SJHoCZDl2CS686R56U2733zSGDPps (Audioboom / A TMS...

It's very unfortunate how people are so defensive about potentially accepting ideas taht could make them better :-/

I still see my TMS therapist 6 years later because he helped me that much :) We barely ever talk about TMS anymore!

You will be ok. It seems like you're very frightened. Being afraid of the pain, perpetuates it. It's amazing that you've done so much work! That's great. The pain is probably serving a purpose for you. Maybe consciously you really want to feel better but maybe there's a subconscious part of...

It truly sounds like TMS. Nerve damage is usually TMS. I did not have the exact breast pain you are mentioning but I had similar pain in my groin. It was debilitating and nonstop. It's completely gone now--for many years. Really think about what the pain might be distracting you from...

It seems crazy but the childhood stuff is so real. I believe all of my pain was due to childhood trauma (which I did not know I had until years of therapy!) What I've learned is that despite not remember most of the trauma--the body tells the truth. If you have chronic pain for many years, it...

You can absolutely be motivated and pain free! Your feelings are valid. Being told to grow a "thicker skin" is horrible!! We sensitive people, I believe, are stronger if we can view our sensitivity as strength and not weakness. Good luck!

Yes, I have. I truly believe that many women have pain in "female areas" because of the internalized oppression that we carry from being women in this society. I don't know if any other TMS practitioners speak about this much. We have so much rage and anger because we have been so...

Have you thought about what you might be distracting yourself from and what pain the purpose serves for you?

You can break free of this!!! You might feel hopeless but you're not hopeless--if you were you wouldn't be posting on this forum! What might you be feeling: angry, helpless,sad, afraid, burdned?

If you think that the pain is related to what you're physically doing e.g. standing then you will continue to have the pain while standing. If you truly believe it is TMS, you need to remember that it doesn't not matter what you're physically doing...think about what emotions are coming up and...

SOOO true!! You take away the power from the pain!