anxiety

This is from Dr. Hanscom’s TMS healing app, the DOC app. (DOC stands for Direct your Own Care). It’s about forgiveness— something Dr. H promotes for healing. Since starting his app a couple months ago I am definitely feeling my anxiety level go down. This is good news because anxiety creates...

Hi everyone, I wanted to share another interview I did with Jen Johnson at Thought by Thought Healing. I speak about how the loss of my brother at age 38 led to many TMS symptoms. I also speak about TMS symptoms from parenting and how my Christian faith also caused symptoms as well. Hope it helps!

Very good article from The Conversation with lots of TMS-relatable information: https://getpocket.com/explore/item/why-do-we-wake-around-3am-and-dwell-on-our-fears-and-shortcomings (Why Do We Wake Around 3am and Dwell on Our Fears?)

[edit: I added the bolded emphasis below] [also note that he does not mention OCD in so many words/letters - but RUTs and OCD are the same brain process] RUTs – Can’t Take Your Hand Off the Stove? Turn Down the Heat Sunday Feb 9, 2025 newsletter David Hanscom, MD Holding your hand over a hot...

Hi everyone, I just wanted to share my success story that I did with Jim Prussack at the The Pain PT. We discussed a variety of topics but focused on how grief, parenting, and general fears led me to developing and recovering from muscle pain, muscle weakness, bladder symptoms, IBS, insomnia...

I appreciate that this article (in the following link) is essentially about Martha Beck advertising her new book that became available to today in the UK, but I really liked the idea of swapping the anxiety spiral for a creativity spiral to relieve chronic anxiety and fear and lots of other...

What does it take to get rid of TMS? A lot. Time. Changes in habits. Changes in attitudes. More time. MENTAL BATTLE! Battling day in and day out against a little voice that says you’ll never have a life again. Picking yourself up when things feel hopeless and pushing yourself to do one small...

Hi, my name is Alan Yacavone and I am a Vice President at The New York Times. I recently submitted my personal and very miraculous TMS recovery story to the “Well” & “Modern Love” sections of the Times, which they are currently reviewing for publication. In the event that my story is not...

I suffer from an underlying general feeling of dread (and a resistance to what is) which I've been working on. I recently found this article by Beth Kendall https://www.bethkendall.com/blog/let-go-of-dread-in-morning (How to Stop Waking Up With Dread & Anxiety in the Morning) which I'm going to...

As far as I can recall, my early TMS symptoms began in late 2017. To my ignorance at the time, my perfectionistic, self-critical, and people pleasing personality pushed my stress levels to the extreme. Juggling a busy corporate job and working on my side-business until late at night, I started...

I wanted to thank this community for the guidance and support when I needed it the most. I don’t know where I would be if I hadn’t learned about Dr. Sarno and TMS. I’m going to apologize in advance if this is long. My chronic pain symptoms are gone so I figured I’d stop putting off my story. I...

Hello, I am from Colombia, I am 32 years old and a little new to this topic. Since last year I started having lower back pain caused by exercise, I stopped training for a few days and the pain went to my leg and hip, over time the lower back pain disappears and I feel a twinge in my sacrum. I...

I've been extensively researching nutritional therapy on what supplements to take to heal anxiety. I've tried just about every supplement you can think of. I've spent countless hours watching videos on how to repair the brain and restore proper neurotransmitter balance to correct anxiety...

This one freaked me out long time ago, happened in a restaurant. then while driving. I broke down because i didnt know what was happening to me. I had this aura ocular migraine few times years ago. THIS IS A MIND BODY symptom! I got it in the car while driving and looking at something shiny then...

Hi all, I'm new here - have read a lot of the threads (which have been very helpful and insightful) and thought I'd share my own story in search of some advice. I was introduced to the concept of pain & the brain about a year ago, but have only seriously started to delve into TMS about two...

A bit of back story about me. I’m 51 and have been symptom free for a few years now. I do get flair ups from time to time but they usually subside quickly. I know what they and I don’t fear them. One of the last symptoms to subside was the feeling of having to pee when I didn’t need to. This one...

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I’ve been experiencing severe anxiety for a very long time. I wake up with anxiety and every manifestations of anxiety you can think of (panic attacks, OCD, constant worrying, overreacting to situations) and have anxiety throughout the day. The anxiety I live with is so constant everyday...

Hey all. I wanted to provide an update since I've started the work months ago. I've managed to eliminate my pain symptoms by reading Dr. Sarno's books, doing the SEP program, watching Dan Buglio's videos, and getting distracted with life again. I also am so thankful to everyone on this forum for...

From this week's newsletter. Link to more at the bottom. The Root Cause of Societal Disintegration – Untreated Anxiety Being trapped by relentless untreated anxiety is the core driver of destructive human behaviour. Anxiety is the sensation generated by your body’s stress chemicals in...