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BruceMC

BruceMC

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    That’s a really interesting story Bruce, to say the least. I couldn’t help but tease out from your story that you have always been a Very physically active person. I can only wonder if you got the same BS Recommendation to “strengthen your core” that I got for my lower back pain.
    plum
    My TMS is all on my right side. It is said the left side represents the feminine and the right side the masculine. Who knows? Who dares to dream?
    plum
    I'm so in love with your dramatic story and subsequent recovery. Maybe it is because we are very different..? An emotional distance that allows celebration of the other...Watched "Touching the Void" (again), thought of you, naturally.
    andy64tms
    Hi Bruce, A wonderful bio - it makes mine look like "peaches and cream" - but we don't compare do we. I asked my wife to read it and she said that you need a good woman to love you and put up with you! I gave her a kiss!
    Joking apart, feel proud that you were able to write all this down.
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    So far, my first GF was the heiress to the Tiffany glass fortune, then a Houston debutante, next a Victoria secret model, and more recently a prima ballerina at the SF Conservatory of Dance. But I have a great talent for ruining good things.
    Lainey
    Bruce MC
    What a sad story of your early life. I once went to a seminar where David Levine was speaking. Purchased his book 'Waking the Tiger' and found it to be a good protocol for undoing physical trauma that settles in our bodies. (Unfortunately loaned it to someone and have not seen it since). I am glad you are where you are now. Savor your new you.
    Lainey
    Tomsch
    Hi Bruce, just starting my MBS (TMS) journey after 4 years of intolerable pain. Climbing is central to my lifestyle and life. Was hoping we might connect. Would be helpful to hear your voice and any words of wisdom. Thx.
    BruceMC
    In the throat of the volcano
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    Don't fall in!

    (Were you on a literal volcano?)
    BruceMC
    BruceMC
    In my old profile pic, Forest, I was standing inside Mono Fissure, which is an extinct volcanic rift near Lee Vining in the Eastern Sierra. Now I see I'm at Stanford in front of the bouldering wall known as 'The Torture Chamber'.
    Forest
    Forest
    Ahhh... sounds like a tough climb.
    PeterO
    Aaah so here you are.

    Had a squizz at http://www.morcommpress.com

    Like those sideburns....

    Your story is insightful & inspiring.

    Pete
    BruceMC
    BruceMC
    The sideburns were back when my late father was trying to market me as a rock star. Another ill-starred project!
    Jakedrum
    Oh Morcomm,

    Your story is full of pain. And you write so well. Thank you for sharing. It is making me reflect on my own situation with new perspective.
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    I also noticed an improvement in my back pain and sciatica after writing my story all down here. It was like I "had to write" once I got going and achieved momentum. That's when you write best, too, when you "gotta" get it out. Thanks!
    Forest
    Heya, MorComm, thanks a lot for dropping by! That's a great photo you've uploaded.

    I've always thought that you have a fertile mind, and I hope that you'll share some of your thoughts with us on the forum.
    BruceMC
    BruceMC
    Yes, Forest, high-standard technical rock climbers are always over-achieving perfectionists with a tendency toward obsessive behavior patterns. Okay, as long as you keep those traits focused on inanimate objects like rocks!
    Forest
    Forest
    > high-standard technical rock climbers are always
    > over-achieving perfectionists with a tendency
    > toward obsessive behavior patterns.
    Makes sense... You can almost feel it just by thinking of the activity. It's so intense, and I imagine that one must be very driven just to do it.
    BruceMC
    BruceMC
    But it's so, so relaxing afterwards. There is no better definition of 'mellow' than laying out on Tenaya Beach after a hard climb. What's that Levine says about initiating the relaxation response after trauma? Makes perfect sense. Just like running a marathon. You have to relax afterward, no way out of it.
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