Recent content by ssxl4000

My refusal to accept this is what led me to TMS - I am glad it has done something similar for you. Losing hope truly is the worst. Sorry about your many years of suffering. I dealt with ME/CFS for a much shorter time, about 16 months. I will spare the details, but all of my friends and family...

Headaches were a problem for me pre-TMS. During my 16 month "sick" phase that led me to TMS, I had a headache the entire time. After "healing" I went 2 years without having one, then this year they started happening again . . . just a few, but very annoying nonetheless. I agree with Ellen, as...

Some of my symptoms worsened doing the program, others disappeared immediately. It was a bit weird. The fact that they symptoms and pain are changing while doing the program is good evidence that TMS is the problem. Hopefully your TMS doctor visit helped!

Hello. I experience the same thing regarding social situations. My lower abdomen often ends up hurting very badly, to the point my muscles almost spasm. It goes away relatively quickly after I leave. In my case, it is some combination of brain-created pain and my tendency to unconsciously tense...

Hello and welcome. The fact that you have noticed your sun pain lessening recently is great evidence that the issue is TMS related. Something that worked for me is making a list of "successes" such as that. I reviewed them whenever I was having doubts. Keep up the good work!

Hello and welcome Square Pemulis! I dealt with this too after 16 months of bouncing around from conventional and holistic doctors. A few notes to help. One, with TMS, a lot of people are willing to help for free, which is great. And when you do buy something, like a book from Dr. Schubiner or...

Hello and welcome Barbinlr! Bladder related symptoms seem to be a common TMS variant - I know I have seen plenty of people on the forums over the years who were helped by the SEP. Frequent urination was one of my many problems when I was sick, albeit not one of the primary ones. I am sure you...

Hello and welcome! You have already made a great step by noticing these inconsistencies. That is concrete evidence that nothing is truly wrong structurally. Reminding myself of my symptom's inconsistencies always helped me when dealing with doubts or symptoms flare ups, etc. I think this is...

I think pretty everybody deals with this during recovery. What helped me whenever symptoms came back was to focus on the inconsistencies in when and how they presented, as well as the periods when I felt well. Surely, physical problems do not come and go so quickly like TMS pain can. Regarding...

Keep at it! While in the program, I started "exercising" again for the first time in over a year. I rode a stationary bike for 5 minutes a couple of times a week. The next week I did 7 minutes, then 8, 10, 12, 15, and so on. It felt ridiculous, but it helped keep my fears down. If I could ride...

For whatever reason, my dreams seem to be either completely random or related to recent stuff. Rarely now, or when I was going through the program did I have dreams relating to things in my past. That said, dreams can definitely be showing you stuff that is brewing in your subconscious, so they...

Hello and welcome. Part of the TMS treatment is that you can make your own timeline. If you are afraid about stopping medication, you can take your time before looking into that. And if and when you do, you can always wean off slowly. You are absolutely correct here. A big part of the program...

Hello and welcome! This sounds like pretty concrete evidence that your symptoms are primarily TMS. Symptom substitution like this is quite common and happened to me plenty of times. You are in the right place! I am not a musician, but I did used to deal with wrist and forearm pain, soreness...

Hello Satori . . . recovery can definitely become a "chore" so to speak. It can even become another stressor to add to the pile that started the symptoms in the first place. To fight against that, I would advise taking as many breaks as you need to - days off as needed, etc. A part of the SEP...

Excellent point . . . I am glad you are feeling better physically and mentally!