Recent content by mrefreddyg

Hi all, Been a little less active on here as started a new job helping people with chronic pain learn about the role of brain and apply mindbody techniques (we are soon piloting the first ever Emotional Expression and Awareness Therapy Pilot in the UK which is very exciting!) I recently...

That is the best possible news. Back in the saddle and using the TMS techniques that have already served you. Sounds like you had a big fuck off extinction burst which you are doing well to notice and bring your awareness to what is going on. In my experience, TMS doesn't last long once you have...

I believe that living the work is an essential part of healing. Dr Schubiner's training makes it clear that the last step of recovery is making life changes that bring purpose, joy, and stop filling the stress bucket. At some point we have to "get off the cushion" as the Buddhists say and live...

It is different. I use similar strategies to this when the discomfort is less intense but I have got to a point where I struggle be non-reactive in sitting meditation. So it makes the most sense to have a change of the angle of approach until I can approach sitting meditation without my brain...

I have experience of meditating through a lot of inner restlessness and pain. Initially I went in with the attitude that I can obviously do this as I can run, sit, cycle etc without any symptoms. However, I have slowly realised how sitting meditation actives the fight/flight response. This was...

Hi dlane, Thanks for the reaching out. Totally get the feelings about the sprained ankle and going to the hospital but glad they cleared you of anything serious like a fracture. I sprained my ankle about a year and a half ago and had a similar experience where I needed to go to the hospital...

Great that you have read the books and been cleared by doctors too. That is a platform to build on - well done on building that :) Also, you have done amazingly to rid yourself of many other symptoms. What a great sign that you are capable of getting past this one too. The thing is that...

Sounds like classic TMS - lots of symptoms straight after a stressful couple of years. Textbook. Also, the fact that the dry eyes changes day-to-day activity to activity is good evidence for TMS. How much TMS reading and even more importantly practices have you done? This is essential to know...

Letting go. The work at the point that it sounds like you are at is all about letting go. Accept that you are feeling how you are. Accept that it is TMS and you are okay. Let go of the experience needing to be any different to what it is. Let go of the stories that proliferate with pain and be...

Setbacks are normal and expected part of the process. There is no cure for being human so sometimes we get pains. I'm glad to hear you are better at the self-compassion - that is the area that can be severely lacking for lots of us (it is an area which I am still working on myself). Sometimes...

Wonderful update! That brief bit out of the woods is powerful evidence for TMS and the power of mindset/approach as you mention. Highly recommend you write that you had a pain-free 10 minutes somewhere to come back to -> no better evidence than your own bodily experiences :)

Hi Monica, I understand - being in constant pain is draining and really challenging especially when it feels like their is no light at the end of the tunnel. It sounds like you need some support beyond this forum so please: Reach out for help from a mental health professional. If you are...

Hi all, Noticed something interesting over the last few weeks that might be helpful to others walking the TMS path. Since PRT has become all the rage I have practiced Somatic Tracking but never found it that effective. I struggled to shift from the hawkish gaze at the pain to the softer...