Recent content by Laughalot

Hey billiwells, Thank you for posting your experiences to the forum! Where you are right now is A-OK! And what you are sharing is a real contribution to the TMS community, because it's an experience so many of us can relate to. So thanks for being amazing and opening up to the community! What...

I find a meditation practice with regular reminders to re-presence is very helpful for relaxing and relieving anxiety and panicky feelings:

Hey Ashley, I have never had fibromyalgia, but believe that it is generally included as TMS. We want to find structural reasons for our TMS pain because it allows us to externalize the issue rather than examine how we are feeling about a situation. So in your case, it's worth asking: what is...

Thanks you everyone for the replies! It means a lot to have a non-judgmental and supportive community. you are all so kind and supportive, it's a matter of taking all that and applying it within myself and my life. it's crazy how EXTREME my mind can get. i've enjoyed doing the SEP journaling...

So, I keep jumping on and off the TMS Forum and the Structured Education Program: why is this happening? TMS matters because of these destructive pain symptoms can take us out of living a fulfilled life, and I committed to moderating the chat room once a month to support people's recovery. I...

When I originally "recovered" from TMS, I was sure that I had "solved" the problem of my physical pain symptoms. The fact that it would arise again and again in my life over the years following my first reading of Sarno's book never occurred to me as a sign that I still had a lot more work to...

breakfree, it sounds like you lived up to your username :P good on ya! I've spoken with Georgie once before over the phone, she really loves supporting TMSers (it's main clientele) and feels really passionately about the international medical community being more accepting of the "condition."...

this reminds me of my stomach pains when i'm about to do something i perceive as very socially risky, like going on a date. maybe instead of the stomach pain, you get thumb pain? were you about to go on a date that evening? :)

Susan, it's great to have you here on the forum, I think you're in the perfect place! As for the SEP program - I've found it really helpful for actually exploring what my thoughts and feelings look like. There's just something about getting it all down on paper that makes it much easier to...

this is a great anniversary story, silentflutes! so much of it resonates with my own thoughts and experiences, especially the part I quoted above. I remember having this very same realization - actually feeling it and letting myself be angry in a way I hadn't felt in years! Congratulations on...

Crissy, thanks for these amazing videos! About our worst critic - good grief, yes. It's all about shame and fear. And Love and Compassion - just like Brene says, it comes out the more that we honor and respect our own worthiness.

I was seeing a therapist for anxiety/depression, and he accused me of being a narcissist. What he was saying might very well have been true, but it wasn't very helpful for supporting the recovery of a depressed and anxious patient. If a "caregiver" is shutting you down in a way that leaves you...

Walt - consider an exception for Interstellar! It's amazing!!