anxiety

I noticed that for the last year or so, I have not had anxiety or depression attacks (my last TMS outbreak started about 6 months ago) which used to be just part of my life. So when an anxiety attack came at 3 am, instead of popping a xanax pill, I turned on John Kabat-Zinn's talk on anxiety and...

Hi everyone, Fear plays a huge roll in perpetuating the TMS cycle. Many TMSers are anxious by nature and this can complicate their recovery by causing them to ruminate on their fears. If you suffer from Anxiety, I highly recommend learning about Dr. Claire Weekes, an Australian physician who...

What really works about Sarno? Get back to living your life. As simple as that. TMSing, is an anxiety state. For most here that state is pain. For me it is fatigue. It is all anxiety over a sensation. That keeps the cycle cycling. Buy this...

I am a 47-year old man and have lived in Los Angeles with my wife for twenty years. I am a happy person, friendly, and think I have a pretty good sense of humor. I was raised an only child in a small town on the East Coast. I had kind parents, a good education, and never really battled any...

I'm supposed to write a list of past traumatic events and experiences. I read that first thing this morning, 12 hours ago. The drama that rose in my mind was exhausting, to say the least. A tiny glimpse of what went through my brain this morning... What traumatic experiences? My childhood was...

Hi everyone, Read about TMS, sought out TMS therapy . . all good , ,,,,, been anxious and agoraphobic for decades. Since starting therapy anxiety going up and down like yo yo and symptoms getting huge. I am now scaring myself that something terrible is wrong ... or imminent and I cant seem to...

Hello, Besides every day tension in my neck (especially side muscles), shoulder and jaw area I experience sudden spasm ( I believe it's a spasm) when one side of the neck gets very tight, including trapezious, jaw starts to click and right shoulder starts twitching ( well I feel a need to...

I'm on day 29 of the SEP and have been reading about TMS prior to that so getting close to a month and a half. My pain this week has been worse. I'm feeling really tired of it and scared that it won't go away. Both of my shoulders hurt and my right wrist hurts. My hips are driving me crazy with...

For the first time on my journey with TMS I was able to make a direct correlation between an event and a pain. It is obvious to me when an inappropriate tone of voice is used that I become anxious/uneasy but this morning I was able to also see that even a mild snafu that needed to be addressed...

I am a 52 year old man. I started having back pain when I was a teenager. I “sprained” my back when I was 15 years old, and was temporarily paralyzed. I spent 3 weeks in bed and another 3 weeks on crutches. You have to understand that I was an otherwise healthy kid. I was very athletic and...

So, I have zero doubt my symptoms are TMS. I am now thinking psychologically and facing my fear head on. I feel intense fear and anxiety now, and have for the past couple of days. This is since I really began telling myself to remove the eyes from my symptoms and go within to what I am...

I have worked through the structured education program all the way to Day 31, however, this is the first time I have made a post. I fully believe that I have TMS and the program/journalling is definitely helping me. I started to get pain in my shoulders/back/arms at the same time I started my...

What we are all searching for! How???!!!! I fully and completely believe the TMS diagnosis and have evidence to remind myself that I am not structurally injured and that my pain is psychologically-induced, and I have many wonderful days/moments where I feel empowered and that I have control...

Hello, I'm inquiring for insight into my pain. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I have every kind of pain. Muscle, joint (no swelling), tendon pain, burning pain, aching pain, and tender to touch pain. I also experience tingling and stinging pain all over the place along with muscle spasms...

Hi Ten years ago I was diagnosed with a slipped disc and after about a year the problem was resolved. However three years ago after a bout of what was diagnosed as labyrinthitis I was left with one of my legs not performing properly. Most importantly I should point out that I am 56and have...

I was wondering: if I generally experience pain when I'm knowingly stressed or anxious how does repression have a role? I KNOW I'm nervous, mad, anxious, rushed... I don't feel repressed in the slightest, rather activated & painful (flared up). Today's article reveals this statement: "Dr...

Hello community, My name is Kevin, I recently completed the SEP and am now 100% better, and I believe cured. I thought I'd post my story here. Like many of us, for the longest time I've suffered from some form of TMS, but I only learned it was TMS about 3 months ago. Reflecting back on as far...

Originally posted: July 15, 2015 David Schechter, MD Researchers in Belgium found that that certain psychological factors were associated with infections in the gut after inadvertent exposure to contaminated water. Specifically, anxiety and somatization were associated, but not...

Hi all, I had pain issues since early 2011, from early 2010-mid 2011 I had been experiencing a fairly severe anxiety and depression episode - these come and go throughout life I'm 30 now, I've had maybe 5 episodes. The pain/TMS trigger began with squatting at the gym exhausted from depression...

I am a psychotherapist and I often work with folks battling addictions. I am struck by how confining some people feel about the standard addiction narrative' "I will always be an addict; I have to recover in exactly the way the experts tell me or I will relapse." I believe that the narrative...