Recent content by ken v

Looking for advice on how to prevent or lessen the pain that hits me during and after doing activities I don't want to do. Two weekends ago, I drove 2 hours to a concert I was excited about attending, sat through the 2 hour concert, went out to dinner at my favorite restaurant and then drove an...

Thanks for your time LL. Meditation and exercise help with the anxiety. Wondering if I should just feel the fear or talk it down? Both maybe?.

Greetings At this 7 months and my pain is unaffected by all I have learned and do in the TMS world. I have no doubt I have TMS so I am doubling down on searching for repressed emotions and taking the time to feel them - almost always anxious about something - in the morning and evening and so...

If you haven't already, read Paul David's "At Last a Life." Learning to live along side it seems to have worked for him and others he quotes in his book.

Thanks Avik. I am day 21 er and had my first experience 2 days ago of telling my pain to firmly go away and after 30 minutes or so it did - mostly. Just so crazy to me we can do that with our conscious mind. I was encouraged by all the people on TMS wiki to try such a wildly crazy idea and...

On Day 13 of the SEP and I am trying to sort out some of my learning. It seems like I am supposed send away the damaging messages my inner drill sargeant ( I call him PFC BUTTHEAD... b/c those 2 places are where most of my symptoms are found - and PFC for pressure, fear and criticism messages...

Its Day 11 of SEP and after a week of amazing progress I am again in pain. Last week I made the goal of taking back some of my life which resulted in me being able to attend my daughter's volleyball games two days in a row and attend my son's basketball practice 2 days later. I also went to the...

Thanks Andy and Walt. Its Day 6 of Sep and I have had a great day. Pain levels are way down after I figured out by accident that my increase in pain was probably caused by repressed sadness/anger that built up over the fact that I was not going to be able to go walking with the kids and our...

Greetings. After 22 years of chasing doctors, various treatments, medication, and physical therapy, my lower back/SI joint pain has only gotten worse to the point now where I had to resign from the classroom after 25 years as a science teacher this past January. Picked up Sarno's book and read...

Greetings Jay! I am fellow teacher. 25 years in the classroom. 22 years of that with Sacroiliac Joint. As of January my pain has spread all over my back and I had to resign from the classroom. Have similar stressful stories about live with students, their parents, colleagues and administration...