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Nice Walt. Thanks.

Anything in my life I feel I can't control: My time. My time pressures make me feel worried, stressed. Personality trait: Worrier

Hi Ines, Thanks for the post. I'll definitely watch the video again. I'm sorry, but I can't exactly relate with your migraine issue only because, with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain, acidic foods really do "hit the nerves" so to speak. My gynecologist gave me a list of foods I could and...

Hi she333, Just finished the MBSR class and thought I'd check back in. It was a good class, but too expensive - not anything really enlightening or life-changing if you've already done a bit of meditation and/or buddhist study, which I have. I guess it forced me to meditate every day which was...

Well, I've only been to 1 class out of 8 so far, so can't tell you too much yet. There's a lot of openness and sharing among everyone in class. Our homework assignments this week were to eat one meal mindfully and do the 45 minute body scan every day. I'm not sure how much I'll really get out...

Thanks Gigi for the reminder and reinforcement that this is a mindbody condition.

Hi she333, ahh good to hear from you - my fellow IC sufferer. The class is good but challenging. I'm really noticing a lot more anxiety this week (I think because my naturopath put me on thyroid - which I since cut down on), so it's been even more challenging to keep my mind still. We did a 45...

Today's educational topics were really good reinforcements for me. I do think I have been too focused on how well my bladder is doing a lot of days. And I still have some doubts because IC is so different from other TMS types of pain. I really appreciate two of the things I read today: one is...

Things are happening. I'm feeling more anxiety again lately, and along with that less bladder pain. But today I was so excited because I felt no pain - then I focused on my bladder for an hour straight just unable to believe I wasn't feeling my bladder - and of course it came back again, just...

One of my current stressors is my body image. I used to have a nice flattish stomach, but since pregnancy and a c-section, I'm often aware of my bulging flab in front. I hate how there's a "step" in my stomach. It feels so different and my lower stomach muscles seem out of whack. I'm back in...

The most important relationships are the people I see on a daily and weekly basis: daughter, husband, mother. Since discovering that needing to be taken care of is my deepest need, I was first resentful of my husband, but now he understands it and has been so receptive and helpful around the...