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I found this video very clear and informative about Complex PTSD.

HEALING HAPPENS HERE!!!! Tuesday, April 1 on TMS RoundTable Chronic Pain & Disease Recovery Join Dr Tovah and Dr Daniel Elnatan ......Body-Mind Doctor in recovery from Migraine Headaches and Chronic Pain Meet us in an interactive Q and A Bring your Questions and Get Answers!!! Join us at your...

From Dr David Hanscom's email newsletter March 17,2025 Why I Keep Pushing Forward – A Mother’s Story of Healing I am sharing these letters from a former patient to explain why I continue to work to help people escape from pain. As a complex spine surgeon, much of my practice involved treating...

I used to start this story by saying that my pain started with back pain back in 2015 but the more and more I learn about TMS and its patterns I am realizing that my TMS actually started when I was only just 14 years old. Such a baby:( I have always put a lot of pressure on myself. I do feel...

Interesting article I ran across just now: https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-surprisingly-scientific-roots-of-monkey-bars (The Surprisingly Scientific Roots of Monkey Bars) With this extremely relevant excerpt: ... despite the rise of “ultrasafe” playgrounds in the 1990s, many...

Hi everyone, Welcome, if you’re new! And *thank you,* to all the old timers on this wiki, who have helped me —and are still helping me—so much! HUGE breakthrough in psychotherapy for me today! I’ve been in Internal Family Systems psychotherapy (recommended by TMS experts) for 3 years —to...

Yeah, I know, that's everyone. I am going to track down this book, but in the meantime I think the article provides a lot of information that everyone can use, in their own journey, and or anyone coaching others. I appreciate The Guardian, which asks for donations, but doesn't block with a...

From Dr David Hanscom's newsletter today: Did you experience trauma as a child? If so, are you still suffering today as an adult? Children are often considered quite resilient. However, unhealed traumatic experiences from childhood can severely impact one’s life, relationships, health and...

Once again - the role of inflammation in our mental and physical health is becoming more and more apparent. And just in case you haven't seen me say this more and more often recently, let me remind everyone that inflammation is a natural response of our immune system to danger, injury, or...

U. S. Congressman Adam Smith (D Wa) has written a book revealing his journey with severe anxiety, chronic pain, and childhood adversity. Here's an interview which gives a bit of an idea of the book (I've put a library hold on it which may be seven weeks). The article also goes into recent...

I have had a lot of life pressures last 3 weeks which resulted in a huge fight with my wife about her not being there for me when I have a rough time. She is helping practically, but not really being emotionally supporting and being soft and nurturing with me. The day after when I was alone I...

I frequently mention and recommend the ACEs questionnaire (sometimes called a quiz) ACE stands for Adverse Childhood Experiences, and the quiz/questionnaire has been around for quite a while - you can find numerous versions and many references to it all over the web. It is just ten Yes or No...

Hello everyone, I have already posted my stories of pain everywhere and tendinitis as soon as I heal a few things something else happens within two days, which gives me very little time without pain. Here's why I think it's TMS pain that moves all the time. wake up stiff in the morning fear of...

Building Self Compassion Through Stages We hear it time and again, “Treat yourself with compassion.” or “You’re too hard on yourself; forgive yourself.” But how exactly do we do this when we have a lifetime of self criticism and judgment? How do we learn to feel authentic empathy for ourselves...

Everyone should listen to the October 30th episode of Eddy Lindenstein's "The Mind And Fitness Podcast" featuring his interview with David Clarke, MD. Seriously. The interview is jam-packed with vital information. Listen now.

Okay so when I was 11 years old I had a traumatizing experience with food. I was in class eating pizza and the cheese part got stuck in my throat I was basically choking. I did what a your not supposed to do and ran to the bathroom but it eventually rather came out or I swallowed it. After...

As some of you know I suddenly got dizzy 10 years ago, and was left with a constant sense of lightheadedness, plus daily headaches. Anti-depressants resolved this for a few years, but when I stopped taking them it all came back, and taking them again has not had the same result. I managed...

Hi to all. This weekend I realized that I've had a strong fear of being ill or injured since I was a little girl. I know where it came from, but it's my first run reaction to any possibility of being injured or falling ill. I'm wondering if this is a big common denominator between TMS people...

Thought I'd share this research article with you. It adds to what we already know from the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) study that our early experiences with caregivers effects us throughout our lifetime. May shed some light on why it takes some of us longer to recover from TMS and TMS...

I was explaining TMS to a friend and he asked me: "what about childness illnesses and pain, are they TMS." I didn't know how to respond as I hadn't thought about this. Any suggestions on how to respond to this?