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I’m actually in the middle of a relapse right now even though my mind gave me 2 weeks of forewarning and I did nothing about it until it came at me full force. I think that we tend to over complicate things during recovery. Don’t look too deeply in the “rules” for success or what actually...

I suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder. Just curious if anyone else deals with this and if it can in any way be linked to TMS. Looking back, it seems like most of my attacks or symptoms happened in the fall/winter months. After the time change, Im pretty well useless and unbearable to be...

I always wondered the same thing. It is my belief that TMS goes much farther beyond Dr. Sarno's findings. I never had any pain on palpation in those areas. At one point it was one thing holding me back. Don't over analyze everything you read in his books, I did and it slightly hindered my...

Sick surging feeling in your chest= fear and anxiety Ive had all those problems before, definitely TMS, the lightheaded stuff scares the hell out of me, but Ive now realized what it is. Its seems there is no end to the type of manifestations TMS will take on.

fear is the enemy

I found this approach works as well, however it was much easier for me to do when I was dealing with extreme pain(9-10) and not so well with my occasional acute attacks or lower echelon pain(3-5) which just annoys me and I try to ignore it which doesn't work. not sure if it makes sense, just...

Lizzy that little story is very helpful to me as I worry constantly that my time of doing extreme physical labor ruined my body and I will spend the rest of my life with pain and arthritis. Im now a union carpenter and rarely work like I used to. But before this new job I never worried about...

I was about to make my own post about my pain that was replaced with anxiety, but some very good advice in this thread. I suffered really bad panic/anxiety attacks for a couple years when I was 9-11 yrs old. Every night was a battle to fall asleep. (had heart palpitations since I was about 17)...

Keep fighting, I had a relapse not to long ago and right now pretty much pain free. I had to tell myself to stop focusing on the pain again. good luck

Well its been several months since I last posted. I could not bring myself to return to this forum once I started feeling better, the thought of it gave me anxiety. I suppose a reminder of dark times. By the time I made it to my appt. with the neurosurgeon I was 50% better, thanks to the...

I feel like that answer is in the first sentence of the post. If removing the disc material that was supposedly was pinching the nerve didn't alleviate that pain, then how could that be the cause? Im going through a similar experience. My sciatica is night and day better than it was a month...

I would say its a good thing. Just keep writing but I think it does help to identify specific events and react to them, but any expression of anger is probably a good thing Have you talked to a therapist? I did one session and felt and my body felt 50 lbs lighter after getting all that...

Thanks for the continued replies and support. Whenever I feel anxiety or fear I come on the forum and instantly feel better. In fact I have improved over the last couple days. I went out for the first time in 2 months with some friends to dinner. By the end I was ready to run out of there...

Walt, Thank you so much for the kind words and thorough reply. I hope that you are right. I saw what Dr. Sarno said about the herniated disc's and he makes a wonderful point. I'm trying everything in my power to believe its true. My father was battling his own demons when he raised us...