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One piece of advice I would give before any other is always get your pain checked out by a doctor first. If you have periods where you can use your hands just fine when distracted and it only comes back (as you said) when you came back to work, then this sounds like TMS to me. However I am not a...

Hello Penguin! I had the same symptoms as you back in 2020 and am now completely pain free. I tried everything the doctors suggested and while some PT worked, it was always temporary and would seem to whiplash out to other parts of my body when I felt I had a handle on it. If you've been to the...

When I started my TMS journey the 'panicked, thrashing animal in a trap' stage of my pain was the actually the moment I realised it was TMS. Nothing felt better than suddenly getting pain in a completely unrelated area because I knew I was cornering my brain into making stupid, illogical...

I've lent my copy of The Mind-Body Prescription to at least four different people. It's always the same, they show interest in my recovery when I share information about it, I tell them about what I did, they ask how they can replicate it, I led them the book - a month later they give it back...

Just chiming in here with my experience, it took me 2 years to recover from my first symptoms in 2020 (unable to use my hands due to pain) and after that, it took around a month to knock the following symptoms back like whack-a-mole. Now it takes a few days, less when I actually sit down and do...

I consider myself a 'success story', but I still get flare-ups when life throws curve-balls at me. I may not post much, but I check the forum once a day just in case someone with the same symptoms I had (specifically hand/wrist injuries in people who use their hands a lot) posts, and I can offer...

This stuck out to me as something I thought too when I was going through the thick of intrusive thoughts - if you're getting distressed about endless, even relentless thoughts on the same subject it is your mind working overtime to distract you, even if it's about TMS! I found the most effective...

Hi Lyonsden10, I'm delighted my post was able to help you! I can confirm that I was able to beat 'intrusive thoughts' entirely as a symptom not long after I made that post, and it hasn't come back since - I'm so happy you were able to pin down and identify it as TMS also! I wish you all the...

It's funny, I've never displayed OCD symptoms in my life before this, so it's sudden arrival was very suspicious.. :eek: I feel like I learn more about TMS (and myself) every time I get a relapse. I'll check out your post too!

Thanks Jan! :happy: I'm just glad I can come back with positive news!

Hello all, I posted last month about my issues with a sudden barrage of intrusive thoughts and anxiety spikes, I was taken a bit aback since I've never had TMS manifest as 'mental' symptoms before, it's always just been physical pain. I just want to update in case anyone else has had this...

I'd much prefer writing with a pen too, but stationary is extortionately expensive in my country! :eek:

Hi @JanAtheCPA , thanks for getting back to me so quickly! I'll be starting on this meditation plan as soon as possible, that sounds like a really good idea - kind of like a 'force reset' for the brain. Regarding journalling, I've found typing in a notepad document and not looking at what comes...

Hello again, it's been a while since I had to post here asking for advice, but once a year or so seems like the going rate for my 'relapses' I guess, haha.. I've found myself in an interesting position I haven't faced before - namely my TMS relapses have given up the physical pain and have now...