Recent content by Manjuno

An early Autumn update: I'm no better despite starting a regular psychotherapy, being active physically (got another medal for running) and socially; trying to do everything normally. It all seems like steps in a good direction but still some key component of the solution seems to be missing...

It is. And I think only the correct psychological approach will help. I'm trying to change things in my life. I'm doing less things someone expects of me and more things that I feel good about. I've recently declined some promisisng job opportunities simply because I don't want to overburden...

Funny thing is, the pain got way worse during my vacation trip which was supposed to relax me and make me forget about the pain. :|

Two different doctors gave me prescription for pregabalin and they all seem to agree I should be taking it. I haven't though. It's been sitting in a drawer of my desk for many months now and I'm still trying everything to cure this without the use of pyschiatric drugs. I have very bad...

Hi! Stumbled upon this post just now. I have the EXACT same thing. And my experiences with the doctors are very similar to yours. The symptoms are identical. And I think we've even developed the condition at the exact same age. The only differences are: I have many additional symptoms...

I'm back from a vacation trip and it basically amplified all my ailments. I was secretly hoping it will do me good and let me forget about the constant cycle of pain. It kind of did in the first few days but the last days were terrible: I was so stiff in the morning, I could barely move. And the...

Today I just feel the need to express anger toward all the people on the forums writing things like: - after just two weeks of TMS approach my pain went down by 50% - immediatelly after reading THE book, most of my symptoms vanished - when I get a flare-up, I simply talk to my mind and after 5...

I might have done it not so much out of bravery but from fear of me beating myself up later that I didn't do it. I would probably start telling myself something along the lines of "You were not able to go so you are basically disabled, unable to participate in anything". That thought would be...

It's been three months now so I'm reporting in. Still no further progress to speak of. The only thing that has changed since I began is development of more symptoms and a slight reduction of overall pain level. So more but less intense. Newest additions are constant intestinal discomfort and...

Hi, I'm afraid I can't answer your questions but I can relate as the testicle pain (left one in my case) is one of numerous symptoms I've been dealing with for many months now. It's exactly as you describe but in my case it's probably not that severe right now. It used to be very severe when it...

I'm starting to think my autistic brain has absolutely no idea how to do the work. It may not be about resisting but about proficiency in understanding emotions. When I think of my emotions, it's not like I'm afraid of them. I'm simply traversing an unknown land here. My mind is not only saying...

For the last two days I've been reading extensively about TMS (AOS), journalling, reflecting on my life and mental state and discussing my findings with my partner. And this is what happened today: I woke up after 9 hours sleep (nowadays I never sleep that long, as my anxiety wakes me up...

I wasn't even counting on such a supportive and elaborate reply. Thanks so much! Yes, she's receiving professional care but with poor results. I'm proud of her as she's really doing everything to get better despite being depressed be the whole situation. Its difficult for me to tell myself it's...

It's been over two months now and I'm not doing very well, I'm afraid. I have this feeling that I can't really begin the healing process until I get out of the stressful situation I'm in. The problem is that I have no control over the situation. The person closest to me is suffering a lot due...

My apologies for getting back to what I've already mentioned in another post but I do think it might deserve a separate discussion. So, do any of you find yourselves in a pattern: minor injury -> injury-related pain -> obsessive thinking about the injury -> pain stays for good instead of going...