Recent content by Seanh153

I'm wondering if anyone has any experience in dealing with stiffness in certain areas? My thumb joints constantly feel like they're stuck - I can't relax them, and movements are difficult. There is also pain, though the stiffness concerns me more. It can ease up during exercise/activity, but my...

This is my second time trying the SEP - unfortunately I gave up after a few days the last time. At the time, I thought that I could just try to ignore my problems, but clearly this is not the answer. I'm starting to recognise the extent of my overall anxiety and so I'm making more of an effort...

Interesting that the antidepressants helped you - for me, I don't feel much different than before I started taking them. They reduced my panic somewhat, but also killed any motivation I had to go outside and do things - I used to walk an hour or so most days, but have pretty much completely...

Hello, Thanks for your kind words. Strangely enough, after posting on here I decided to Google (always a great idea, I know) what could be causing tendon catching. Obviously there was the usual suspects like injuries, which I never had. But I also saw some relation with tight muscles. I know...

Hi all, I've made a number of posts here in the past few years regarding hand pain - unfortunately it is nearly 3 years now that I've had these issues. For the past year or so I've tried to ignore the pain by carrying out my normal activities (work, gaming, driving, etc.) but it has now become...

I've been dealing with pain in my thumb joints for nearly 2 years now. I initially assumed it to be RSI, and have tried TMS due to it being bi-lateral, on and off. Unfortunately I haven't had much success - I guess due to not being convinced that I have TMS. So far I've had: Various physical...

Since posting this thread I've gone back to using my mouse hand to play some video games, and holding books (yeah, I literally haven't held books up for a year as it hurts my thumb). My pain hasn't been any noticeably worse since I started doing this, which is reassuring. It's nice to do...

I've read the Divided Mind and I also tried the SEP (though unfortunately trailed off after a few weeks). I thought my symptoms might improve after the ultrasound scan as I was absolutely convinced I had some kind of tenosynvitis or inflammation, so I went back to regular computer use etc. But...

Hi all, I haven't posted here in a while as I've been trying to shut my brain off with TMS but unfortunately I'm not making much progress. I've had RSI thumb pain for over a year now, initially assumed to be De Quervain's Tenosynvitis (which has since been ruled out by multiple people). I've...

Thanks for the reply, I appreciate all the information. I didn't realise there were so many different conditions that cause hypermobility. I don't think I have hEDS, based on the symptoms. Definitely not the stretchy skin at least. It seems like a lot of people have hypermobility problems (20%...