Recent content by Soph1802

Hi everyone I've posted a bit recently so I'm sorry to monopolise but an interesting thing has come up for me and I'm wondering how others have understood and reconciled with it. TMS talks a lot about the power of the placebo, nocebo etc and how the brain causes symptoms to communicate with...

Hi @miffybunny and @Cactusflower Wow, these are both very in depth and helpful responses thank you so much. There is a lot to unpack here so I will have to take some time thinking about it. I’m only just starting the columns so I need some more time to fully understand it and figure out what I...

Hi all I’ve had TMS all my life. However, in 2020 I had a full breakdown and exceptionally dramatic medication withdrawal which led me to TMS work. I have been doing it for over 3 years now. I have healed many of my symptoms, but am stuck with Dysautonomia that I’m struggling to overcome. I...

Just a thought on this, but I have come to realise that part of the reason journalling doesn’t work as we’d hope is often because we’re either a) journalling about the wrong things or b) journalling without the necessary resources to hold the emotions we’re releasing with safety. I think this is...

Hi everyone Just wondering if anyone here who identifies as a woman has found that as they’ve healed other TMS issues (pain, POTS etc) they have experienced less hormonal symptoms due to their PMS/menopause etc? I notice significant sensitivity to hormonal shifts which correlates with a lot of...

From reading what you’ve said, what I am hearing is that deep down you know it is TMS but your anxiety is trying to convince you otherwise, and you’re stuck in the obsession about it which is hard to break. I’m in exactly the same place, so there is no judgement here, only empathy. I totally get...

I have a form of tinnitus called pulsatile tinnitus which means I hear the blood rushing through my ear but mine is in time with my heartbeat. I have had very extensive tests and it’s all benign. If it isn’t in time with your heartbeat it is less worrying, as it’s less likely to be vascular, so...

Thank you everyone so much for all of these links and kind words. I’ll take a look through and digest it all. I have definitely come to a calmer place and I’m getting better at noticing the stress and anxiety etc now. It may be a long and slow road for me, but I do have hope and faith that it...

@BloodMoon and @Cactusflower thank you both so much for all this advice it’s really helpful. There is a lot to take in but I’ve been thinking for a while about something like QiGong so this sounds like a good thing to try. I will definitely explore the idea that I don’t believe it’s...

Oh wow, thank you so much for this! I really feel like you get it and we’re clearly in the same place - it’s nice to hear someone validate all this. Sending love to you. That curable meditation sounds really helpful, I’ll have to give it a try. I’ve read some Kristen Neff too but maybe I do...

Thanks so much, I think this is really helpful and definitely something for me to work on. It’s the pausing I need to more of - I rush past things so quickly I don’t give them the time and attention they need to resolve!

Thanks so much Jan. I know that you’re right. My goodness it’s hard though isn’t it?! I notice I am stressed or anxious every second of everyday. I went out for dinner last night spontaneously and was paralysed with indecision about where to eat - like it really matters! I am also going on...