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@VesSoul, thanks for your comment. I wrote my success story in the hope that it would help some people, so it makes me very happy to know that it helped even just one person! I thought I'd also just post a quick update to further encourage people and give them hope. I am still feeling great...

I haven't posted in a while and just thought I would update my story for any Spondylolisthesis people (or any others) who might benefit. During Covid my pain pretty much disappeared completely. For a while I came to believe that maybe all of this was behind me. But this Spring I started...

Very interesting stuff you bring up. I think my experience matches some of what you wrote, but not all of it. I never thought about how this connects to TMS, but I obviously had/have no problem playing aggressive/quasi-violent sports and I am someone who has a temper (I instantly want to crush...

Thanks for sharing. Sounds like you are on the right path! For what it's worth I am 100% pain free now and have been for a while. As you say, we are not the same today as we were 3 months ago and will not be the same next year as today, so I recognize that things could resurface at any...

Just thought I would update this for anyone who has Spondylolisthesis and needs more good news, more encouragement, and perhaps a few more suggestions... So my back pain has pretty much gone away. There are weeks when I just don't think about it at all. Like it never existed. So first, I...

Thanks @grapefruit . It's helpful for me to hear this...occasionally I check in with my wife and ask, "hey, when you are standing in the kitchen for a long time, does your back hurt?" Lol. And usually the answer is no (she'll say her feet hurt when she is standing a lot....maybe that is her...

Thanks @Linc for you kinds words. I think we are in a similar place/situation. I lift weights and play ice hockey and pretty much do whatever I want physically without any fear but I continue to have some slight pain when standing for long periods of time (almost always on the weekend when I...

Thanks for your kind words and support @Andy Bayliss and @grapefruit and everyone else. I am so glad my story resonated with some people! I remember when I first started this journey googling over and over "vigorous activity and TMS" because I just wasn't sure how vigorous Sarno and others...

Thanks @JanAtheCPA I grabbed the episodes of The Mind & Fitness Podcast that you have listed in your profile and will give those a listen! So nice having this forum as a resource. Not sure what this journey would have been like pre-internet!!!

Thanks @Rainstorm B I am trying to sort of look out for myself more and practice better self-care. It's hard with kids (I have 3, including a baby), but it's probably more about just having the self-care mindset than it is about always being successful in doing what I want to do for myself...

Thanks for your suggestions @Rainstorm B Between the time that I read your post and found the time to reply, I purchased the book and downloaded the podcast!!! I am an avid podcast listener, so I am excited about that. And I already read the 1st couple chapters of the book...I have not yet...

@SRcombs , glad you see it that way too and agreed that it can be overcome. I am a relative newcomer to this compared to many others on the site, so I guess time will tell, but that is certainly how I am viewing it now, and the very act of viewing it that way has taken some of the pressure off...

Hi BirdSetFree. I just wanted you to know I posted my success story. Thank you for your support - it really helped push me across the finish line in my mind. But a warning...my success story is REALLY long so be prepared to either have some time on your hands or skim a lot!!!

I have been wanting to post this success story for a while, hopefully so that it can benefit others. When I first came to this site I could find only 1 success story of someone with Spondylolisthesis, but that story really gave me hope and helped me tremendously, so I promised myself that if I...