Recent content by Moppy

Hi all! I did the SEPprogram last year for chronic pain in my elbows which had been diagnosed as repetitive strain injury (RSI).Thanks to a lot of hard work and wonderful support from the tms community, really succeeded in overcoming it. I came near to being pain free for the first time in 5...

hi Dree . I feel for you and yes its quite normal to have doubts that this tms model works. We all want a quick resolution to the pain problem but its important to recognise that the key to recovery is to learn what our symptoms are trying to tell us from a psychological basis. As Dr Sarno says...

hi cookie. thank you for sharing your journey. I am on my second go round of the SEP now but have stepped asIde for a bit to do the Recovery Program again. i only realised the other day that there are definite benefits to holding onto the tms pain for me too and I'd never realised this so...

How lovely to speak with you again, Walt. I take comfort in the words from you and Andy that this is just a TMS relapse. And its also a wake up call that I've more (a lot more) work to do on my attitude to living....i dont need to be "exceptional" in everything i do...i wonder why i put so much...

Thank you, Andy. It seems that the same issues still lurk below the surface despite thinking i had moved beyond them. :(Wise suggestion to revisit the recovery program...i did look at it but in my usual impatient way to "get on with it", I thought i would skip it as I'd done it before! That...

Well I'm back after having had 8 or 9 months with ever diminishing pain (RSI in both arms) for most of that time. Of late I've experienced new pain in my left wrist which is becoming increasingly debilitating. It had been wonderful to be gaining my physical independence back earlier in the year...

Fabi, thank you for posting this remarkable interview. What a profound and wise man he is! I love how he explains that every moment is a gift in that it offers us opportunity: for learning, for change, for action or for acceptance. It is so applicable to the TMS complex in many ways...an...

How wonderful danny that you have found a place within yourself where you feel safe and sound. That's so important as that security inderpins our sense of wellbeing. Many of us can spend a lifetime looking in all sorts of places for that deep security and comfort without realizing that it is...

Hi Jamie. Walt is right. Its time now to focus on yourself. You've spent years focusing on others and it clearly didn't work, did it? I think it's a bit patronizing for your doc to suggest its "all in your head" as it sounds like he/she thinks you're imagining it. Dr Sarno is quite definite...

What wise words....Gigi...thank you for passing on the wisdom....i do have some sense that right now throuh this TMS journey i am recovering physically and refashioning my life after many years of physical pain and self inflicted mental anguish. Who knows where it will end. But if i dont accept...

Thank you Elizabeth....thats a lovely way to look at it. Its really wonderful to know we all journey this path together.and its not just an academic connection. Personal comments like yours really do bridge the geographical divides and create a sense of mutual support.Blessings to you!

Andy, I think you've hit the nail on the head with your question "who for instance judges our worthiness?" Probably only ME....no one else. So how pointless is that....i could never satisfy myself because i have just realized that i do still subscribe to the "all or nothing" childhood belief and...

Hi ElizabethG. Isnt it amazing how helpful this forum is, often in ways we don't expect? I just read this post of yours and suddenly realised that i do exactly the same as you in a way I hadn't realized before, particularly when you said you feel guilty and sad for not helping everyone around...