Recent content by mgood100

Its been a long time since Ive revisited this thread but it was helpful last time so I figure id give it another shot. I'm currently dealing with a major flare up of back pain. Does anyone have any tips for dealing with flare ups? Also I finished the structured journaling program months ago...

yes I did like him. I haven't gone to his seminars yet but plan to. He diffidently seemed like he knew what he was talking about. He was my final step in convincing me that I have TMS

Thanks all. I hit a bit of a rough patch lately but that also coincides with not keeping up with my journals. Recently my pain has come back again. I think this is a good indicator that I need to keep at it and its a slow process.

I went to see Dr. Rashbaum in NYC. He said it was a clear case of TMS. I havent gone to his seminars yet but am thinking about it

Thanks for the support. Still battling but staying positive

Wanted to revisit this thread bc everyone has been so helpful. Its been a month or so since I've been dealing with fear and up untill today ive been doing pretty well. Today I had to do some heavy lifting and my back is hurting again. I seen to go through ups and downs but my pain still...

Thanks Andy that's a great post.... All this is definitely helping me deal with fear. I am still having trouble eliminating some of my "habits" to protect my back. Avoidance of certain things/positions even chairs. What seems to be helping most is not going down the fear spiral and thinking...

I wrote it down but I haven't been re-reading it. I will now start to read it every day so I can hopefully convince myself its TMS. I have consciously committed to the program, but feel that deep down I may not believe it fully. Maybe the evidence sheet will help. Thanks for the advice

Thank you that is helpful. I appreciate your input and congrats on being pain free!

Thank you for your response. Very interesting fear equation that sounds familiar to my situation. When the fear and anticipation of pain strikes me (which is every day) I will try to talk myself down. Any other thoughts on how to do that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again, mike

Hi all I have been dealing with back pain for 8 years now. As a 35 year old man I couldn't accept that I had a "bad back". Initial pain started after moving a heavy treadmill. After scans showed nothing I went through PT, Chiroprator, Trigger point, facet injections, yoga, rheumatologist you...

Im newly diagnosed with TMS. I've been suffering with back pain for 8 years and thankful that I've stumbled upon this forum. Ive read sarnos book but having trouble with 2 things that hopefully someone has some suggestions on overcoming. 1. Identifying the underlying emotional source of my...