Recent content by kai123

By just examining this and asking the question you're partway there. The reason it is so hard to decouple fear from pain signals is that pain is a danger signal. That is its purpose - to alert us to a potential danger in our bodies. It's just that this process has gone haywire in chronic pain...

This is all very fair and your frustrations are valid. If you never want to spend another dime on this work, though, you don't have to. Don't let it stop you from putting the knowledge of mind body symptoms into practice though; they don't deserve that much power over your choices and your...

I'm using JournalSpeak (of the podcast) in combination with other approaches too! I've been at it for about two weeks, writing once daily or twice if I want to. I have gone deep faster than expected - I wrote a list of past and current stressors as suggested on the JS website and just went from...

Oh absolutely! Taking precautions to minimise the number of times you bump your head makes sense for anyone, especially since you are taller than average. E.g. we have a rule at my house that we don't leave upper cabinet doors open. Amazing that working on your fear response has helped a bit...

Hey there. I'm not 100% sure about your question, unfortunately. I just wanted to say that I have dealt with this same issue and it did end up being TMS. I got one concussion that was purely a physical injury (relatively mild), and then 5-6 more that I think we're TMS - but they honestly felt...

Hi! I'm late to the party but I just wanted to say that I used to have this exact issue. I got one concussion that I'm fairly sure was a physical injury, and then 5-6 more that I think we're TMS (but let me just say felt EXACTLY the same - and I developed post-concussion syndrome twice, yikes!)...