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Sorry that you're going through this. It can be a hard, confusing, painful and frustrating experience that can definitely have physical manifestations. Here are some ideas that you may find helpful? -- try thinking of your mind as something that publishes a newspaper every time there's a...

Thanks MindBodyPT. I hope it's a healing and strengthening process.

Thanks Andy. I have to be careful not to go down the path of solely thinking structural. (I did that when I was doing PT prior to starting TMS program).

I can't claim 'success', but I do often have relapses. The best thing I can think of to do in these situations is to not pay it as much attention as I used to prior to starting the TMS program. Prior to starting the program, I often found myself going down the path of FAT - Fear, Anxiety and...

Hi, I used to do PT (and chiropractor, acupuncture, massage etc) last year till I found the TMS program last summer and gradually waned off of all doctor treatments/visits. Now, I came across a couple of physical therapists who are trained in neuroscience/mind-body connection and have...

Thanks for your note, Jan. I did the SEP program last summer.

Hi, I've been following the TMS program for about 8 months now as part of healing back, hip and foot pain. TMS has been helpful in terms of avoiding the fear-based pain and the anxiety associated with it (how long will it last? will it be like this from now on?) etc. However, I've found over...

Good point. I had forgotten about her "utter acceptance" idea. It's just hard to do it when you're in pain, but I suppose it is a chance to practice, like you said.

Hi, I'm curious how you deal with flare-ups after a period of relatively less pain. What sort of techniques do you find helpful to calm the pain? I do exercises to calm the parasympathetic nervous system (progressive muscle relaxation, separating two arrows meditation etc) and some elementary...

Great topic as this is something I've also been thinking and doing a lot of. I started a post on this a while ago (http://www.tmswiki.org/forum/threads/daily-regimen-for-soothing-parasympathetic-nervous-system.19018/#post-100584 (Daily regimen for soothing parasympathetic nervous system)), but...

Congratulations and well-done! I hope you rewarded yourself in whatever way makes you happy to acknowledge your accomplishment and to urge yourself on to keep doing it.

Sorry that you're going through tough flare-ups. Those can be incredibly hard to get through. Have you tried increasing your physical activity in smaller steps? When I started TMS program about 40 days ago, I also read Steve's book and was wondering how to push myself and my limits. I quickly...