Recent content by StarCluster

Thank you so much for everyone's responses so far. These comments have been *incredibly* helpful. For a few weeks, I hadn't been eating or sleeping much, and I was overwhelmed with negative thoughts. It's been quite a downward spiral. I think I'm starting to come out of it, a little, at times...

What an incredible, deeply profound statement.

Thank you for sharing! I never thought about the effects of having to switch doctors as a trigger. This post has perfect timing, because I am also going through this transition. *mind blown*

Hello everyone! Background: I've had chronic migraines since I was 14 years old. I discovered this website and Dr. Sarno's book a little over a year ago. It took a while for the TMS ideas to sink in, and I haven't really seen much improvement with the pain of migraines... until recently...

Hello friends, I've been reading the book "Feeling Good" to help with depression, and it has been really helpful. I went online to get more information about the author (David D. Burns) and I found his podcast. Today's topic was about negative emotions and chronic/acute pain...

I haven't done the workbook yet! I recently bought "Divided Mind" by Dr. Sarno... but I haven't read it yet. :-/ I love Alan's workshop. Maybe a second visit would help me though. I have some support, but it's hard. Most people just don't understand chronic migraine. Yay-they don't get...

Thank you so much! I needed to hear the message of hope. It can feel so impossible sometimes.

Thank you for your response! These are great suggestions. I sometimes slip up on journaling about stressors and try to focus on writing positive things. Being positive is good, but maybe not helpful.

I am having a hard time right now. I am having horrible migraines and they are so relentless. Nothing seems to help. But honestly, it's not like this is *new* for me. It's been 17 years of migraines. I used to get one or two per week. As I've gotten older, they are more frequent and more...