Recent content by sarah2254

Thank you!!!

I dreamt of the day I could write a success story on any online forum and after all of the skepticism I once had about Dr. Sarno, I can't believe it ended up being this forum! I am sharing my story in hopes of inspiring people who may be experiencing severe hand pain/RSI (or any type of...

this is very insightful. thank you for sharing. I have definitely been trying not to internalize their words and I am beginning to recognize where some of their destructive behaviours originated from. I am going to try to keep up a positive attitude and focus on my TMS goals. Have a great day :)

Thanks for sharing! I will give this a shot

Thank you so much for your advice. You're right. At times, I feel the emotional turmoil my family puts me through is far worse than the physical pain. I have already told myself that I will not allow any amount of hand pain, no matter how bad it may get, to dictate my life anymore. I am planning...

I have been working hard to deal with TMS and have seen improvements. This week, I typed for 7 hours, 4 days in a row, without any aids and did not allow my hand pain to intimidate me. It is still there but I've been working really hard to manage my pain and anxiety. This is all great, but I...

Wow, TG957! This is incredibly useful advice! I am amazed by how similar your story is to mine. I have inboxed you in hopes we may discuss this further :)

HI Baseball65, Thank you for sharing your personal experience! This is definitely helpful. So, just to clarify, would you say it is a bad idea to fixate on the possibility that my arm muscles may have atrophied due to wearing wrist braces for a long period of time? If the reason for...

Hi Pj, Thank you for your reply! I think you are definitely right in that to get rid of the pain, I need to focus on reducing fear, regardless of whether this involve strengthening or not. Do you have any recommendations for overall body strengthening? E.g., any youtube links? I've never really...

Hello all, Convinced I had carpal tunnel, I wore wrist braces for 3-4 years while typing, sometimes up to 24 hours/day. Now, I know my hand pain has always been caused by TMS. However, I want to build my arm muscles doing arm exercises/weight lifting, not because I think this will solve my TMS...

love the positive attitude. Any updates?

Hi Jules, Congrats on working various jobs and overcoming your fears. This is a huge accomplishment in and of itself! Did you experience RSI (i.e.hand pain/carpal tunnel) at the beginning of your job while working at the computer; and if so, how did you overcome it? I am sorry you are...