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Hello, I am njoy's son. It is with a heavy heart and great regret that I have to inform you that she passed away May 1st from a heart attack. I know she liked this forum very much and considered many people here her close friends. She would often talk about people here and conversations she had...

Same to you, Walt. We've got 2 new lambs and chicks on the way. No bunnies, though.

I like what you are saying, lexylucy. Getting out of the mind (thinking, aka defenses) and into the heart (emotions) seems like the right direction to me.

Odd that he disses Dr. Sarno, if his theories are similar.I suppose some might say that placcebo is a fine form of magic, eh?

Yes, my psychotherapy is private. I don't have any insurance to cover even part of the cost which will be somewhere between $ 4,000 and $ 3,000. Luckily I have the money saved but it was intended for something just as important so it will not be easy to do both. Still, totally worth it. I took...

Hi, Winterhaven. I've tried "everything" for TMS with lots of success but after months or years something new (and sometimes worse) would pop up. My latest was an insane itchy/scratchy/painful "delusional parasitosis" -- delusional meaning hallucinations that bugs were crawling all over me and...

There's a balance, here. There may be times when doing your best to put pain behind you makes sense. For example, if I hadn't done that as a teenager and become audacious instead of the total fraidy-cat kid I was, I would not have had much of a life. Later, I certainly had to deal with the bad...

@Alex Bloom: I read your post to my husband (a mystic) who said, "Emotions are knowledge (joy and understanding) of the heart being repressed. The mind wants control but it is not up to the task. The gifts come to the unconscious and must be tested to be manifested. Avoiding the testing causes...

Alex, I liked the point you made that "Your task, which is admittedly challenging, is to decide firmly that it is your will to allow yourself to get in touch with and to feel these emotions. Now this will require patience and practice; after all, you have been spending a long time doing the...

Hi, Walt. Forest mentioned a few times that search traffic is down on the term "tms" which may mean that people are thinking in terms of mind/body interactions. This is NOT a bad thing, it seems to me. At the very least, Dr. Sarno will be remembered for his contribution by those who know their...

Marco, ISTDP does take more skill than most therapies so I would find someone who is properly certified. This is not always easy. You are right that most therapists are afraid of it but, in good hands, ISTDP is safe and will quickly change your life. Like it or not, transference is inevitable...

Hi, I thought I'd check and let you folks on the forum how I'm doing with my "bugs", Parts Therapy (IFS - Internal Family Systems) and (my latest) ISTDP (Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy). The short anwer is "good!" 1. bugs - I still have very sharp bites at times but this only...

Thanks for sharing!