Recent content by sheltered

You might not have a long road ahead. You know it is TMS so that is huge. Also, your symptoms are on the move. Another good sign. You are right about it being strange. Your remedies might not be the next persons. I found listening to hard rock helped! Reduce your stress. Lighten up. Do...

I don't remember. It wasn't immediately although I do remember feeling much better quickly. Just not 100%. If you are going through this I would recommend not focusing on time. It's counterproductive. For me it went from all consuming to rarely thinking about it to not worrying at all about...

This is awesome! Shout this from the mountain! Folks suffering need to hear recoveries!

The pain moving around into the low belly sounds so similar to my TMS. It used to play around the whole pelvic area. The movement of the pain is a great sign. Might take a while but you are on the road to recovery. Be patient. Keep faith. You got this!

Great thread. I too struggled with the "pain management" concept. Those that are psychologically predisposed to TMS don't deal well with ambiguity so getting told you have something without a "cure" is extremely damaging. Well meaning doctors and therapists have a big blindspot. The word...

It's been a while since I've been on the TMS forum. I was on today because of a notification on another thread and got curious to look back at some of my old posts. This first post is now closing in on 5 years ago. Humbling. For those out there that trip across this post, know that I...

Be careful not to relinquish your own authority. Always good to get help but don't let your struggles to find a doctor stall your healing. Have you been to a doctor to rule out an actual physical ailment? If so, take command of your health, read Sarno, do the work. You got this!

If your TMS is existential/mid-life crisis/spiritual awakening based, good authors include James Hollis, Richard Rohr, Carl Jung, Eckhart Tolle, Marianne Williamson. Jon Kabat Zinn's Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course is great if you can find a session in your area. You mention stress...

You have TMS on the run. Jumping from body part to body part. Any pain in the rectum, testicles, etc is miserable as hell to deal with but it might actually be a blessing (as hard to believe as that sounds!). You're likely not broadcasting your ailment and therefore not receiving and...

Just throwing this out there but consider if there is something you don't want to "see". Perhaps ruminating on that question could open some pathways for you. You mention your work numerous times. Assuming if your eyes were ok, do you enjoy your work? Perhaps your body trying to tell you...

Old age. Many hours spent on knees.

If folks are anything like me, after you recognize TMS in yourself and start your journey to recovery, you end up not spending much time on TMS forums reporting progress so I'll jump in here and say from my experience and research, everyone has a slightly different story with how they recover...

Amen. The ego loves to wrap itself around a diagnosis either self given or otherwise provided. If you are in the middle of a TMS struggle, look at it as an opportunity for change and for growth. Easier said than done, I completely agree. Be humble. Be brave. Be aware. The truth will find...

May you find a light in the dark.

Jung is a pillar of psychology so it would not be hard to find therapists familiar with him but Sarno is still criminally unrecognized. Good luck with your search but you have a lot of tools already at your disposal. Don't give away your authority to heal yourself to someone else. You...