Recent content by Northerner

I'm not familiar with the term outcome independence, but here's a few thoughts: 1) You can't control everything. 2) You can control some things. 3) Trying to tie your mindset and well-being to external outcomes that you can't directly control is tantamount to frustration and rage and anger...

What's the differerence between perfectionism (an element of the classic TMS personality) and OCD? Is it a matter of degree? Or merely semantics?

"When people are chronically angered or scared, constant muscle tension ultimately leads to spasms, back pain, migraine headaches, fibromyalgia, and other forms of chronic pain. They may visit multiple specialists, undergo extensive diagnostic tests, and be prescribed multiple medications, some...

To Freedom: Hooray - the back pain is gone! Regarding your question: a physician is the only one who can tell you whether there is the likelihood of a tumor. I certainly can't. Your doctor isn't likely to start you off with an instant brain scan unless you are showing serious symptoms...

Just a warning to those who self-diagnose: 15 months ago, my father was diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia, which can be a TMS equivalent. He later developed an eye problem on the same side of his face. To make the story short, 15 months later, after countless specialist visits, a...