Recent content by Phoenixrising

Thanks. I'm enjoying Nicole Sachs podcasts and Youtube as well, and finding the journalling very helpful (I'm on day 20 something now). It's great that I can see the journalling benefitting me emotionally and in other ways which helps avoid getting too stuck on wanting to see changes in my...

That's brilliant. Fatigue is my biggest issue too. I'm on day 17. I wonder how you are doing now?

Hi, I'm happy to be here. I'm just starting the structured program after doing similar work for a while with my local chronic pain and fatigue clinic. I've had chronic joint pain, fatigue, brain fog and gut issues for many years. I fully accept that mindbody/ central sensitisation is part of my...

Thanks for your reply Mala :) My EDS management is stuff that would be sensible anyway- walking, pilates, strength training, meditation, getting en0ugh sleep etc, so not specific to being unwell anyway, which I guess is a good thing. I'm finishing an online course this week (psychology lol), so...

Thanks. Yes I am very angry with my husband, and not just about the affair, there are issues with how he treats me too. And also with my parents for refusing to believe in my EDS symptoms and instead teaching me that I am weak and whiny, and with my doctors for misdiagnosing me until I was 38...

Hi, I read that TMS pain can occur overlying pain from a physical issue. I have Ehlers Danlos syndrome (hypermobility type). A lot of the symptoms are the sort listed for TMS but I also have subluxations (joints slipping out of place) and have had symptoms since I was born, three of my children...