Recent content by Waterbear

Hi Shaz! I think this thread covers it pretty well, it's from back when I was just recovering http://www.tmswiki.org/forum/threads/arm-pain.4405/#post-27604 (Arm pain) It's a bit long, but if you read it all, it might help. :) Best of luck!

Hi Everyone, I haven't been around in a long while, which was because I was pain free. I've gone a bit backwards, and I'm having a tough time of it so I was hoping for little guidance. Anyone else come through a relapse? I recently went freelance and became an independent illustrator in Sept...

It could be that I combat TMS but telling it what it is and the cause. For example, if my legs hurt after a workout, my inner monologue is something like this, “You have just worked out. You did more <insert exercise here> than you have ever done before. You are afraid that the <new exercise>...

Mine showed up at 28. I honestly think the world just kicked my butt a little too much and my mind handled it with TMS. I'm single, female and an artist. When the economy tanked, I lost my job, a really good job where I was paid well and respected. I got a new job where they treated me...

Hi Everybody! I’m wondering if I can get advise on dealing with pain created by an anticipated, unrealized, negative event. I have 2 examples to explain what I mean in case I don’t make sense 1) My 30th birthday I made plans months in advance with everyone. I had just begun my TMS journey...

If memory serves my ANA is 1:150. I got 3K worth of blood work done before I found TMS. It all came back fine except the ANA which is was told was, "something to make you go 'hmmm?' but not a real disease." So I was put on a regiment of going to see a specialist, who I hated because she was a...

Hi guys! It's been awhile and I have been doing great! I have run into a new scenario and I was hoping to get some help. Minfulness, breathing, and meditating have served me very well over the past few months, but I'm not sure if they will help in this situation. I have another co-worker. She...

A while back, I went to physical therapy for pain. Since I went for both knees and elbows, I was there for months. My physical therapist was a very nice woman who was my age. We became kind of friends. When I left therapy, I kept developing pain in my spots on my body (TMS but I didn’t know...

Lots of times, TMS hits an athlete very hard. I know it did for me. I stumbled across this article and found it to be a good read. In the article, the athletes suffers real injury for sure, but then a lot of his issues are the mental game afterwards. I hope you enjoy it...

Hi Walt! Pets are great! I keep 2 species, crested geckos and leachie geckos. Crested geckos are small and easy to care for. You can keep them in very light cages or even plastic bins. I wrote something for their care here: http://www.firedupgeckos.com/care-sheet/ If you ever find yourself...