Recent content by PonyGirl

Hi, Don'tStopBelieving! I have the same tendency in my approach to everyday things as well. I've noticed that even when I have all the time in the world, there's still this sense of urgency (and therefore tension/stress) in my approach to things. I'm always clock watching. Starting my day with...

Hi, DontStopBelieving. I struggle, too, with acceptance. Find I'm "fighting" my TMS sometimes without even realizing it. I had been working on acceptance, but I think my acceptance was more resignation, which still was strengthening those negative neural pathways. Reading about Outcome...

Hi, Freedom. One of the things that I've noticed about myself is that a lot of times anger is actually covering a more hidden emotion. In my case, it's usually fear or sadness. Also, even as I first started to recognize my "hidden anger" as I began my TMS work years ago, I found myself feeling...

So, today's lesson said, "Thinking psychologically is the key to overcoming TMS. Whenever you have a flare-up of pain avoid asking yourself 'what physical activity did I do that injured me?' Instead ask yourself 'what stressful events may be causing this?'." Several years into TMS, I am at...

I don't know whether I can write a brief summary of my TMS journey, so I apologize in advance ... I first discovered Sarno when my husband, who had read the book and seemed to have been greatly helped in his back pain, started to read me excerpts, saying, "This sounds like you." I was not...