Recent content by TheUndyingMind

Tiffany, I'm so so sorry to hear about your dad :-( I've been thinking of going back to my doctor for additional follow up about my issues for a while. The sad news about your father has me 100% convinced that I should do so and I will be scheduling an appointment on Monday. I hope that you...

Ripsboy - sorry to hear about your setback. Have you ever had an MRI done on that area of your back? It might not be a bad idea to confirm there's nothing serious there. Even with TMS you can still be physically injured in some way. For example, you could have strained your back. A mild strain...

Hi, I can somewhat relate. I've been with the same employer for 15yrs but would really like to change. It's hard because opportunities are limited in my field and people are wary of why I would want to leave my employer after such a long tenure so I feel very trapped at times. Lately I've been...

Hi Lou - have you practiced any breathing techniques? This is what's helped me the most with my feelings of anxiety. As soon as I start feeling my heart race or my mind focus on worrisome things I close my eyes and practice my diaphragmatic breathing. I especially do this when I first lay down...

Hi Sebastian - I recently made another forum topic about "How your workouts may be slowing your recovery" that you may find of interest. I don't think you're alone at all in your thoughts and experience. I used to dwell excessively on the past and think too much about the future. I'm working...

We know one of the mainstays of TMS recovery is to return to physical activity as soon as possible. But did you know though the kind of exercise you do could greatly affect how fast you recover? I had always wondered why every time I tried returning to the gym to lift weights that I would do...

Just my opinion, but I've laid off physical activity a lot as I work on my mental state. Don't get me wrong, I still stretch, go on walks and use an elliptical but I haven't hit the gym in several weeks. I've been practicing a lot more relaxation techniques, breathing and taking life in & trying...

Oh yeah, it can absolutely be defeated. I just recently slept without a pillow between or under my legs for the first time in a long time and didn't have those sensations in my calves anymore. Now I only use a pillow for comfort and not because I think it's helping with anything. I think the...

For what it's worth, Steve, the author of The Great Pain Deception did have this to say in Appendix A - TMS Equivalents - Serving the Same Purpose as Pain... "Tendonitis (inflammation of knee, shoulder, foot, etc., tendons)—I had all these pains and it was never from swelling or so-called...

Perhaps your mind is still deceiving you by having a conditioned response since you had a herniated disc. For me, I have fasciculations in my calves. Whenever I read a book about TMS it would go haywire which is how I also knew it was related. This knowledge helped me to decondition my mind...

That's a really great first step, Lou, congratulations!

Livinginhope - if it helps ease your mind, chronicity is usually defined as having lasted for more than 6 months. If it's just an overuse or slight strain it should heal soon enough. However, and this is where the TMS part comes in, don't dwell on it and constantly measure how does it feel...

Indeed, the last chapter was the most important and one that I had skipped over until learning about TMS. I think it's still a helpful book in terms of helping to relax. It's by no means a substitute for working on the underlying psychological drivers as I've learned the hard way.

music321 - I'm sorry to hear about your struggles. Don't take this the wrong way, but I think you know the answer to your question since you posed it. I'll share some of my story. Up until recently I have diligently lifted weights since I was 16yrs old; I'm 37 now, married, have 2 young kids...