Recent content by Kati

For sure, I probably should've mentioned that I got a cardiology workup when I started getting those symptoms, to rule out anything serious. @Balsa11 , dysautonomia simply means that the autonomic nervous system isn't working properly. The symptoms themselves can range from a mild annoyance to...

Yup, it definitely can be! It's a manifestation of dysautonomia. I have to add the caveat that dysautonomia symptoms can be caused sometimes by disease processes like diabetes, MS, etc. but if you've been checked out and they 'can't find anything wrong', it's very likely to be TMS. I had this...

I didn't realize it was TMS until long after it went away. To make a very long story short: Because I didn't take care of the anxiety I had had since about age 7 or 8, or the underlying false beliefs that drove the anxiety, I continued to get other symptoms. I started to look more closely...

I'm sorry that you're in bad pain and depressed, twocups. I know how frustrating bladder issues can be. My doctor told me the same thing when I was diagnosed with IC 12 years ago. Looking back, it's obvious that it came on after a very stressful period in my life. The bladder symptoms went...

Regarding itchy ears as TMS, my dad developed very inflamed/itchy ear canals after a stressful move a few years ago. He wasn't really happy in the area they moved to. He had to have monthly appointments at the ENT office to get his ears cleaned. They would pull out lots of dried skin, etc...

Kozas, thank you for replying! Your suggestions are great, it helped loosen up some of my mental 'freeze' around this subject and start to narrow things down. I've also started reflecting back to what I liked to do as a kid, before I overthought everything in life. That's cool, I know a few...

No, I'm not quite 100% symptom-free, but I feel as if I'm emerging from the 'haze' of TMS. The anxiety that I've had for over 30 years is way down, and I can see a life beyond it and physical symptoms, but I don't know what that life should look like. I'm sure many here can relate to how...

Jan, thanks so much for your emphatic reply! Thank you for the book recommendation, I read an excerpt online last night, and I'm definitely going to order it. I'll have a lot of time on my hands for the next couple of weeks at least. I'm in New York state...I think us and Washington are...

Hi all, just wanted to start by saying that although I rarely post, this forum has been a big help to me over recent months. I want to thank the members here, especially those who keep returning to encourage others, even after they have healed (completely or mostly) from their symptoms. So, my...

Mark, if it helps, I too, have heart symptoms as part of my TMS. I've had numerous tests, including a 30 day long heart monitor, all of which have shown no structural abnormalities, and no clear reason for the symptoms. I can 100% understand how the heart can be involved in TMS; its rate is...