Recent content by Mando

I second the comments by @HealingMe. For many years I was intimidated by the thought of meditation and didn't do any. A few years ago I was recommended to try box breathing, which is a roughly a 4 count breathe in, hold 4 seconds, exhale 4 seconds and hold 4 seconds, then repeat. I was amazed to...

I'll definitely stick around. I've only just scratched the surface :)

100%!

:) Thanks @Diana-M for the encouragement along my journey!

Cheers mate. It's been great having forum regulars provide support when I was stressing out!

@RonnieG I like the advice you hear on this forum - to keep doing what you like. I think it's words to live by. It's easy to want to give up when life gets hard. I have noticed a few changes. I'm less panicked about pain these days. It's still a work in progress though I try to let the pain be...

I found this site because I was desperate for help. I had bounced all over the internet in the last year looking for more information on this mind body thing. I wanted to find something which gave me a step by step process. As helpful as reading a book here and there was (The Way Out / Alan...

Nice work mate. What pain/s do you get while exercising btw? The reason I ask is I regularly weight train and have needed to work around pain also for years. It can be challenging though I like going to the gym too much to let these things stand in the way. I've had so many injuries both real...

Thanks Jan. I have a feeling there's more to it that an allergy, and it's encouraging to hear there is a connection in the mind body space. I never had allergies until late teens and the pain is intense. On a TMS level it makes sense that emotional triggers can illicit these extremes. I'm sure...

I'm keen to hear from others that have / had food allergies. I always thought it was normal to get really angry (enraged actually) when I eat gluten products, telling myself that it's some kind of allergic response. Has anyone else experienced this? I'm thinking perhaps there's an emotional...

@WantToBelieve That was a fantastic post! As a recovering perfectionist, you're tips on the steps you found most helpful were so welcome. Youer recovery is well deserved!

I've been a little busy recently and had a few days off the SEP. Coming back to it last night and tonight and the focus is on self care. I took some time to think about it and had a chuckle when one of the prompts said that the gym doesn't count, lol. Tonight for some reason, I got thinking...