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  1. N

    Anxious about a situation I encountered on the weekend

    Speaking of anxiety around HIV so I have a cut on my thumb it happened Wednesday or Thursday I think maybe even Tuesday it was from sheet metal so it was pretty deep. But it hasn't fully healed it's still open if you still but its starting to close. Any who I shaked hands with someone who might...
  2. JanAtheCPA

    Curable: live Facebook event about Pelvic Pain

    Passing this information on to those with a particular interest in pelvic symptoms: Save the date for our virtual LIVE chat with leading pelvic pain expert, Evelyn Hecht. We're going LIVE on Curable's public Facebook page Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at 1:30 pm Central Time / 8:30 PM UT. ALL are...
  3. N

    Anxiety about a prescription

    So I I may have an ear infection / inflammation in my left ear as its painful and has been since I got my earwax flushed on Sunday. The doctor prescribed me sofracort an antibotic steroid for 10 days. I took it twice on Tuesday and once on Wednesday. I stopped on Wednesday because I read an...
  4. [NameRedacted]

    Blog Post I did about John Sarno

    I don't blog on this site a lot anymore, but now that I am exploring the idea of TMS I finally wanted to write something. Just felt like sharing https://darkdirtyimmature.wordpress.com/2019/01/18/pain-emotions-john-sarno/ (Pain, Emotions, John Sarno)
  5. P

    Question about acceptance

    I’ve been on this TMS journey for quite a few years now with minimal progress. I was wondering if some of you could help me answer this question that has been a big stumbling block for me. My back pain started 11 years ago after the birth of my daughter. It was a traumatic pregnancy and...
  6. Brightman

    Relieved but confused about headaches

    I have had a whole week free of migraines by following the TMS advice and feel this is a really life changing moment. I have read "Unlearn your pain", "Pain free for life" and followed Alan Gordon's program and feel that I am starting to learn to spot the early signs of putting too much pressure...
  7. D

    Really worried about symptoms .. any help appreciated

    Greetings everyone :) After 6 months of pure hell, I’m at my wits end & trying everything possible to find a solution to my current symptoms I’ve had a chronic cough for 6 months - which I feel has gotten progressively worse since googling “cough hoarse voice” and getting the worst possible...
  8. riv44

    Myths about the Opioid Epidemic

    There are several myths about the opioid epidemic in particular about pain medication. Popular media claims that a majority of opioid addicts started with their rx pain meds. Actually, people who are rx'd pain medications are not likely to become addicted. Yes, Big Pharma saturated the market...
  9. JanAtheCPA

    Dr. Mike talks about Dr. Sarno & TMS!

    A post by All The Rage (the movie about Dr. Sarno) showed up in my Facebook feed yesterday, with a link to this YouTube video. "Dr. Mike" is pretty entertaining (I watched some of his other videos) but the main thing is that he's talking to people his age (20-something) and in yesterday's...
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    I wrote about repressed anger, it got me angry and gave me a massive energy boost. Is that bad?

    Hi, Earlier today I was writing about something that is bothering me, and I'm repressing the anger a lot. Before I wrote about I felt pretty calm, and afterwards I was full of energy, and it felt like my adrenaline skyrocketed. I used that energy to do some exercise, so I tried to channel it...
  11. L

    Why isn't there as much information about curing OCD \ Anxieties etc. as physical pain?

    Hey, I'm reading all about TMS. Besides having different aches, I have severe OCD, anxieties and more of that 'family' and I came to wonder - Why isn't there as much information about curing OCD \ Anxieties etc. as physical pain? Is it the 'same level' to heal as physical pain (or is it on a...
  12. L

    Something interesting I found in an article about Anxious attachment

    Hi, I've been reading about anxious attachment a bit just now and I found an article which had a paragraph or two which reminded me a lot about Sarno's writings in The Mindbody Prescription...
  13. NicoleB34

    what to do about terrible insomnia?

    This has been a problem of mine ever since i was a teen. Long story short, when i was a teenager, some bad thigns happened to me, and not long later, i had a year-long bout of severe insomnia, which led to a total mental breakdown. I thought i was dying. A doctor told me it was just anxiety...
  14. P

    About journaling as described by Nicole Sachs

    Hi guys, just 2 quick questions around journaling for giving a voice to your feelings. I'd love to read people, who've had successful experience with this. I've started this process 2 weeks ago, and it seems to me that I'm kind of bringing the same topics over and over again. Of course, I'm...
  15. T

    New BBC article about prostatitis cured by meditation

    hello all! Saw this on the BBC today: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-44910438 ('How I meditated away chronic pelvic pain') Prostatitis: 'How I meditated away chronic pelvic pain' Last December, I had my first pain-free days in 18 months. Soon they became the norm. Admittedly, there is...
  16. R

    Thinking about pain

    I'm curious how much time people consciously/unconsciously spend thinking about their pain. At the forefront and background of my mind are always these fear/pressure thoughts: it is still hurting when will this stop? why did this new pain start? I wish I hadn't done <that> to trigger this new...
  17. I

    Question about anxiety

    If I understand correctly pain is a danger signal from the brain. What is the purpose of anxiety? Also danger? I feel anxiety every day, for many years now. Most of the time for no particular reason. I'm just afraid something bad is going to happen. Anything really, my mind always comes up...
  18. Elijah Lynn

    Who wants to video chat about our pain?

    Hey everyone, Relatively new to everything here. Been in various modes of pain and fear of excercising for about 10-15 years now (a bit blurry, crept up on me). I see a lot of discussion here which is great. I am wondering if anyone would like to do a group video chat, so we can talk like in...
  19. jimmerpro

    I just cannot get over the "hump" this go around. Try a program?

    Hi. I have had MANY manifestations of TMS over the last 30+ years. Small / short-term symptoms reoccur several times every year and I can "think" them away. But about once a year I get symptoms that force me to get back into the studying of Dr. Sarno / TMS material and this eventually...
  20. V

    Idea about spreading TMS theory in Czech and Slovak republic

    Hi all, I am a practitioner of chinese medicine and as such I am very much aware of interconnectedness of mind and body. But the theories and ideas of dr. Sarno make it more complete and more understandable for western (science-based) mind. This is directed more towards people maintaining this...
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