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Hello All, I am 13 months into my TMS journey. The physical symptoms are better. Anxiety and Insomnia are still quite strong. Many of us have anxiety and many of us are trying to hold down a job. What helps you hang on at work? I try to remember Claire Weekes in Hope and Help for your Nerves...

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...

....Reading this from Claire Weekes "Hope and Help for your Nerves": The Peak of Experience When explaining utter acceptance to a nervously ill person, I stress that this means acceptance at the very peak of experience. The following is taken from a taped recording of a conversation with a...

Hi all, for those of you familiar with Claire Weekes' work this is a joy to watch. I'm a big fan of Claire. Her book 'Hope and help for your nerves' was the helping hand I needed in the early days of TMS healing, and continues to be now. For those of you not familiar with Claire's work this...

Hello everyone, I am new to this forum, thanks for reading. I am a 39 year old female, married with two young sons. I started having lower back pain and tingling in my neck last January 2013 and had CAT scans and MRI done- I have a small herniated disc in my lower back but doctors were...

Here is a checklist of the most important lessons I learned from Claire's book -- Hope and Help for your Nerves. She has 4 terms that she uses together. Face, Accept, Float and time. Which ones are you not doing? This works as equally well for Pain as it does for Anxiety. Dos and Don’ts 1. Do...

Hey all - I think TMS is trying to sneak back up on me after feeling almost cured for the last few weeks. I came back here last week to post my success story and started to read some of the other posts which kinda set me off again. My TMS trigger is def reading online of someone with a...

These audio recordings of Claire Weekes have gotten me through a lot Part 1 http://www.junior-anxiety-depression-exchange.org.uk/media/relaxation2/How-To-Recover1.mp3 Part 2 http://www.junior-anxiety-depression-exchange.org.uk/media/relaxation2/How-To-Recover2.mp3 Part 3...