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    Being disabled by TMS is upsetting... but should it be?

    I've just got a copy of Geoff Thompson's book Fear (it's an abridged version of his book Fear - the friend of exceptional people). He's been a bouncer - so will know a thing or two! The introduction opens with 'The Jonah Complex (a fear of success)' - which I can relate to. I found it...
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    Being disabled by TMS is upsetting... but should it be?

    Yes - and for me it is key to place the anger in the right place . . . not at the symptoms . . . but at the defence mechanism that has developed the need to create the symptoms. And then as you say to feel, own and explore . . . what this defence mechanism is protecting. So bloody glad I found...
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    Being disabled by TMS is upsetting... but should it be?

    Hi I just thought to share my experience . . . to see if it sheds any light. My tendency has been to look at things positively / optimistically - and there is definitely a shadow to this! My physical symptoms are milder than yours (though enough to keep me out of work for 2 years), so...
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    Day 1 Recovering from CFS

    Thank you for your support . . . I really appreciate it. Yesterday I had a gorgeous long(ish) walk - longer than I've managed in a very long time, so already a wonderful positive result on Day 1. It felt great to do - and watched and challenged my mind as my aches / pains / fatigue jumped all...
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    Day 1 Recovering from CFS

    Hi On 10 May 2016, I had the onset of labyrinthitis - with the scary sensation of the ground dropping away from beneath me. (I'd just come out of a shoulder stand in yoga.) And since then have had fatigue and not been able to earn an income. It's only recently that a Dr mentioned Chronic Fatigue...
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