Recent content by Rachel72

After the birth of my second child, I had postpartum depression and one of the biggest struggles was insomnia. For the first three months of his life, he slept like an angel while I obsessed, paced, and cried about not being able to sleep. I would start worrying about if I was going to be able...

Thank you very much for your response. I failed to mention that in conjunction with medication, I also participated in psychotherapy for quite some time. I truly believe that this combination is imperative for psychological healing. I am just frustrated that I continue to struggle with the ever...

I found this forum in 2016 after 10 months of suffering from migrating pain (shoulder, pelvic, hip, breast, TMJ). Prior to the onset of my pain, I had quit a job that I considered my own personal hell and I came to realize that I had PTSD from the 5 years I languished there. My husband bought me...

It is a strong possibility that it is TMS, but have the neuro tests done, if for nothing else, to tell you that there is nothing "wrong" with your body. Just to give you an example of the power the mind has over the body....I was suffering from pain in my left breast, chest wall, armpit...

I have noticed subtle changes in the way I am dealing with some of the stressors in my life. Although I have known many of my triggers for a long time, going through this process has made me look at them at a much deeper level, which, in turn, has made me much more aware of when a trigger pops...

I started exercising 8 months ago after MANY years of little to no exercise. I started having tremendous pain in my neck, shoulders and back about a year ago, and after being checked out several times by doctors with no conclusive medical diagnoses, I decided to give exercise a try. My doctor...

Getting past the fear of exercise is a tough thing. It has been my experience in this process that exercising has made me feel so much better about myself. There have been many days that I considered skipping a workout because my neck and back were killing me, but I powered through and the pain...

So, today I am supposed to give a brief update on my progress in the program so far. I have had a significant reduction in the chronic pain neck, shoulder and chest pain I had for the past few months. I have had a few moments of acute, what I like to call zingers, where I will get a jolt of...

I have always been fairly aware of my baggage and which emotions trigger my fear. When I feel out of control, not good enough, unworthy, and worried that others don't like me, I usually start to suffer. In the past, my struggles were mostly emotional, with boughts of depression & anxiety...

In my experience, exercise actually alleviates my pain, albeit temporarily, because of increased oxygenation to my muscles and endorphins. Also, exercise is a great stress reliever for me. I have not had the experience of worsening my pain because of exercise. I think it may be because I see...

So, here I am on Day 3 and feeling bad. Yesterday afternoon, I had to write about the things that make me angry and the things that make me sad. I was suprised to find that exposing the sadness was much more difficult for me. I tapped into something that was very uncomfortable for me and I found...