Recent content by Mags33

Oh totally. The pain sucks so much for so long that you just start to fear any pain in general, even the potential for pain. Fear is a really powerful thing. Weirdly enough, I also find that when I start giving into fear in general, like about my body or my pain, I also start experiencing more...

I think that swelling can definitely be a normal response to an activity that is new or that you're not used to doing very often. It doesn't have to be TMS (although it's possible that it is) and either way, I don't think it hurts to ice it. Even Dr. Sarno talks about how icing is one of the...

I think I’ve seen 5 physical therapists over the course of the last 5 years or so and most of them have given me negative, disheartening messages and left me feeling worse instead of better. I went to my first physical therapist trying to be proactive and preventative about my body. I’d...

I know how you feel and it's a very valid way to feel. Regardless of where you are with your pain and treatments, nobody deserves to be talked down to, given attitude, or otherwise made to feel as if they're just angling for pills. And while I totally understand that there are real dangers and...

I love this! TMS is basically one long, constant negative feedback loop, so turning that around and trying to create positive feedback loops would logically be the best way to overcome it. This makes me feel really cheesy to admit this, but on my last jog a couple of days ago, I noticed myself...

I'm trying to overcome this right now as well. You've got a good, easy, attainable plan! We all have to start somewhere. For me, I think I've come around to the idea that concrete, specific goals (while they work for most people) actually just add to the (often unrealistic) pressures I tend...

I could have written this sentence too, as it 100% applies to me as well. I'm working on it too, and trying not to get frustrated when years of this kind of conditioning can't be just magically be overcome in just a few days.

The last time I went for a jog and did some squats was just this past week, although the last time before that was so long ago that I can’t even remember it. It wasn’t exactly easy and I definitely felt how out of shape I am, but I also felt really proud of myself for doing it, especially since...

I’m 33 years old and I’ve had recurring and now chronic neck, shoulder, and upper back pain, and a whole lot of “frozen” neck spasms for probably about 6 years now. Before that, but rarely now, it was severe stomachaches. And throughout the rest of my life, I’ve also had tension headaches that...