Recent content by shmps

you mentioned..I had to figure out how to manage my emotions (especially fear) and get back to life again. What fear are you meaning here? fear of symptoms or fear created by general situations in life like fear of an aggressive friend, partner, or fear related to situations at work. Just trying...

Did you follow any particular treatment/recovery plan like dr. sarno's journaling or Alan Gordon's recovery? What I am understanding from your post is.. "you did nothing but doing nothing was what you were doing everything" Basically looked above and beyond TMS and just lived your life and as...

OMG!!! What a success. Such a joy to read your story :) And the part that related the most with me is “no more not being able to close doors” my main door had a turn teist kind of door knob which for almost a year I couldn’t open, had to ask my 6 yr old that time to do that for. What a feeling...

I sent a similar note to my PCP and the link to ABC 20/20 youtube video on Dr. Sarno.. never got any response back LOL

Yes, it is. I have that from time to time and it comes and goes. Don't let anyone or any medical advice sway you away from TMS. Stick to it, and sometimes within days or weeks it will just go away. I have had a small part of the ring finger hurt bad, I stuck to TMS theory and it went away on...

LOVED YOUR STORY, specially the healing part! I had the same symptoms and do the same! ON SAME BOAT!! Been on TMS for 3 years, pain at a certain threshold, live life normal, do everything but just cant figure out that missing piece which keeps bringing diff symptoms or keeps the pain changing...

Yes, I have seen a TMS therapist from Alan's team and she to me has been a god send. I learnt how to change my relationship with fear and how to be outcome independent. No, I have not any structured program or journalling or meditation. I dont know what holds me back. All I believe in and have...

Thanks!!

Thanks so much for your reply. This was good information for me.

I know about TMS very well and believe strongly in it. I dont need knowledge or therapy to convince myself to believe that pain is psychosomatic. I have known this for 3 years and followed Alan's recovery program. It has helped me a lot however I am not completely healed. I thought, will give...

joe12stories, Thrilled to see your enthusiasm!!!

what was your trick/solution for - My thinking was that there is no quick fix to apply to get out of a symptom just when it begins... until I was able to fix a tinge quickly! I still shake my head thinking how impossible I once thought it was.

which method - outcome independent/breaking the fear cycle OR somatic tracking/cognitive soothing/check-in/feel the feeling(avoiding repression).. My thinking is, that its a journey and there is no quick fix to apply to get out of a symptom just when it begins. All I do when a tinge or pain...

So true.. I just accept and let it pass, what ever pain symptom I am having - this is equivalent tobreaking the fear cycle and being outcome independent. Two main ingredients of recovery. And all the rest like somatic tracking, CBT, mindful meditation, loving yourself, checking in etc are just...