Recent content by Mquest

Im curious to know what doctors have said about a positive emg. If TMS can cause that. Did anyone ever hear back from a TMS doctor about this?

Today, make a brief forum post about how you are doing with the treatment. If you still have any doubts about the TMS approach, include those in your post. If you have had an aha! moment or have found a certain technique helpful, post about that. The last couple of days I feel like my pain has...

It's a habit that is causing my great difficulty to break. I've always been a very obsessive compulsive person (that I"ve read is also symptom of TMS). I feel like this personality trait causes me to really fixate on my pain.

Thank you for the response. That sounds very real to me. Hearing situations like yours gives me good affirmation that I can heal. I know it's a lot of work. Ive had a couple of days here and there when I feel that my pain has lessened. These days give me a lot of confidence in having TMS. It's...

Thanks for the meditation. I will try it. I've been trying to meditate everyday for a short time. Sometimes it's hard to get my self in the mindset to do it everyday.

I agree. I do have a hard time accepting the diagnosis 100% though . Some of my symptoms have caused structural changes in my body that I feel, not just pain. I feel my nerves swollen and move back and forth over my elbow bone. Also certain muscles in my left leg don't work to full capacity. If...

Question To Ponder Are you having success at recognizing the emotions connected to your pain? If you have, how do these emotions make you feel? If not, what do you think is preventing you from doing this? I feel that I have some understanding of what emotions are causing my pain. My feelings of...

Thanks. I try my best to stay in that mind frame. It's difficult at times, but I'm trying my best to stay focused and concentrate on the psychological. It's really hard to not let doubts creep into my mind. I try to fight them off as best I can.

I really enjoy getting together with friends and having a good laugh. I'm in to much pain to enjoy being around others and just enjoying their company. I could have them come visit me at my place. That way I don't have to worry about the anxiety of traveling anywhere. I could take something to...

The same PT that recommended me to read Dr. Sarno also told me that he thought my back pain was caused by TMS, but said my leg weakness might be permanent because my nerve is being compressed. Since he was the one who introduced me to TMS, it is discouraging that he would say that to me. I...