Recent content by oceana15

Hi everyone! I'm on day 33 of SEP. The journaling exercise for today was to write about my perfectionism. Since I already journaled about this twice before (perfectionism is my strongest TMS trait), I decided to do something else. I've been journaling so much about all my "problematic" traits...

The fear is the worst! I'm more afraid of fear than of pain, to be honest. I think that physical pain by itself can almost disappear (or we "forget" about it) when we feel happy and at peace and empowered and hopeful -- even if we're lying on a bed not being able to do much. But once that fear...

Hi Ines, I definitely understand where you're coming from. When I first started the program I was terrified that I would have to change everything in my life, or the pain would never go away. Now I've realized that I don't need to change anything external... what I do need to change is my...

Thank you for these kind responses. It helps to know others are going through similar stuff. I guess once we stop repressing (or suppressing) certain feelings, we are bound to feel them consciously, even if we don't know where they are coming from exactly. Honestly, I would much rather deal with...

I'm on day 14 of the SEP and today I've been feeling a lot of "unexplained" sadness. I don't know exactly where it's coming from or what it's related to. I haven't really tried to figure it out either -- I've just been extra kind with myself and have allowed myself to feel whatever I feel. Is...

Sacha, it's great to read your story and what has brought you to the forum. I definitely identify with so many things you said! I also wanted to point out an interesting parallel between the two of us. I've been experiencing foot pain for 1.5 months, always in the same place, always the same...

Thank you for your response, Steve. This concept of the two pillars is very helpful! I do have a tendency to over-inform myself and to be a "model student" and to try to learn everything there is to know about X or Y. I'm actually a PhD student, so clearly that's just part of my personality. I...

That is so true about our own parents having TMS pain, repressed emotions, baggage from childhood, and so on! I think that learning about TMS has allowed me to understand and see my mother in a much deeper and compassionate way than ever before.

I'm on day 11 of SEP and one of the first success stories I read was by AnitaV (over in the Success Stories subforum). I found a lot of encouragement in her words, especially when she talks about the importance of being able to answer every fearful question our brains might ask us to derail us...

Thank you, everyone, for your comments and advice. I really appreciate them! It's a radical change to see the migrating pain as evidence that this is TMS, and that I'm on the road to recovery -- rather than seeing it as evidence that I will never heal (which is very distressing). I much prefer...

Hi everyone. I've had symptoms of plantar fasciitis for 1.5 months. The stabbing pain in the bottom of my heel gradually started getting better when I first read The Mindbody Prescription and recognized myself in that book and started doing the SEP. Four or five days into the Program, the pain...

Thanks for your helpful suggestions, everyone! I will be reading all of these books in succession. The Conenna book sounds particularly interesting -- I'm sure we all would love to be seen by Dr. Sarno if we could (if he's still seeing patients, that is).