Recent content by Ready2heal

I'm nearing the end of this program. I'd like to share my experience, even if no one responds, because I believe that "sharing of my true self" is key to my recovery. First, let's start with the bad news: Overall, my symptoms have not improved. I am able to reduce them when I do my daily...

Thankyou @Ellen! So it's not always like the emotion is released and boom, better? I'm sure the timeline differs for everyone, but any sense for how long I have to dig into the trauma before something shifts? Thx!

Last week, I went to a lecture and the woman speaking reminded me of my mother. She had all of the personality traits that I deny in myself—the same traits that hurt me. She was selfish, condescending, arrogant about her spiritual beliefs. I was finding myself somewhat triggered but tried to use...

Today, instead of sternly commanding my pain (and symptoms) to go away, I approached it with compassion. After some journaling, I felt deep gratitude for my pain. It helped me through some incredibly dark times, and honestly, I don't know what I would have done without it. My pain was there...

I'm about 3 weeks into the educational program and am having the same experience as you. I have occasional moments that are symptom-free (which is exciting) but mostly my pain is worse both in existing pain locations and in new locations. But, I'm also realizing just how deep my trauma really...

I've been on this journey for 2-3 weeks and have been journaling everyday. The other night in my dreams I uncovered 2 repressed memories. I wrote about them the next day. The memories themselves are only mildly painful, but it feels like they may be leading me to something deeper that is yet...

That makes sense. I did catch my brain considering quitting so I know you're right. Confronting certain emotions makes my symptoms both better and worse, so I know there is something there. I just don't yet have control over it. Thank you @JanAtheCPA!

I'm enjoying learning about TMS and I even enjoy the journaling. I'm having a harder time with the amount of free floating emotion that has come with the process. Now that I'm more aware of feelings I have—in particular feelings about myself not being good enough—i feel more fragile in my...

I've had a whole bunch of very different symptoms over the years. For the last ~4 years, I have burped uncontrollably, sometimes hundreds of times between the time I lay my head down and the time I fall asleep (during the day too, but less so). It makes no difference whether my bedtime is at...