Recent content by loveanita

I’m by no means a TMS veteran, but I wanted to share my thoughts. I’ve read Dr. John Sarno’s books along with psychology books as part of my healing journey. From what I’ve come to understand, eliminating fear doesn’t necessarily mean living a TMS-free life. Stressors will always arise, and at...

To my experience, even only 5 minutes of breathing affects HRV for a limited time, its incredible really. And 20 minutes of breathing makes a significant change on my daily overall, and it increases my HRV during my sleep too. It’s very surprising, although it’s well backed with science, no...

@Ybird @Cactusflower @TG957 @JanAtheCPA @Sita thank you for this discussion, encouragements, and recommendations <3 Your questions and interest helped me tremendously.

Oh this is exactly it! I struggle with emotional vulnerability a lot. There are three basic survival mechanisms; fight, flight, freeze. When the system is convinced that it can survive, sympathetic systems is activated, preparing to fight or run away. In case of the freeze, the system sees no...

Emotional wheel sounds perfect. Thanks for sharing, I should educate myself on this topic. I know these are not emotions, but they guide me to my emotions eventually. When I am tense, I look for a source; when I feel overwhelmed I prioritise self-care and then look for a source. Unfortunately...

In total between 30mins - 1 hr a day I think. Upon waking up, I take deep breathes stretching my body slowly for 10-15 minutes. I focus on the possibilities of the new day. In the night, I visit my happy place in my head, and do box breathing until I fall asleep. I also focus on being mindful...

I understand. I know people who have a hard time shifting their focus from their symptoms. It’s totally understandable. I do not focus on my bodily symptoms though. I try to feel my body in order to understand which emotions arise inside me. That’s just it. I do not dwell on them, I observe...

I am detached from my feelings, I used to be a lot worse, living with dissociation and all. I came a long way: checking in with my body is my way to reach my emotional word. I do not readily feel them. I depend on my physical sensations to understand my emotions. There are still parts of my body...

Yes I am under pressure!!! I am working on this :)

I guess I cannot relax because I am fearful. I am on guard all the time. After reading “body keeps the score” I came to accept that I might have CPTSD. So what about acceptance? I accept and want to chance… I cannot stay like this, this existence of me is not accepted. Maybe I try to thrive in...

I will look into that. Thank you.

Thank you, you’re right! I do carry a lot of tension. The more somatic work I do, the more I realize just how much. The other day, I noticed my upper body was tense even while playing with my child while I was actually having fun. I asked myself, why? Then I intentionally relaxed my shoulders...

Hi everyone, Lately, I’ve been feeling incredibly drained, and I’m searching for a solution to my exhaustion. Any perspective would be much appreciated. I’m deeply committed to healing, but exhaustion is taking up a huge space in my life right now. I push through it-usually until I crash. It’s...

This definitely feels like anxiety, I am sure that my nervous system is ramped up too. I interpret the time I had depression, fatigue, brain fog with living in a frozen and dissociative state. But pain maybe is a sign that I am in the opposite end of the spectrum. I try to numb the pain by...