emotion

"It turns out that our brains are constructed so that emotional injuries activate the same parts of the brain as does a physical injury and most doctors have no idea that that's true." ~ Dr Howard Schubiner "The brain causes what we think and so we think that our thoughts are ours but our...

I am feeling very defeated right now. I recently started working with a therapist, specializing in PRT (by Alan Gordon) for a very painful and visible skin flushing all over my body. I have read all the books (Sarno, Dan Buglio, Alan Gordon, etc.) and needed help digesting/implementing all the...

I was doing today's SEP exercise and came across a quote: "Pain has no place to hide in a person who is deeply happy and fulfilled, absent of conflict and armed with the correct information." That got me thinking. Until starting this course I always thought emotional distress was a consequence...

One of my toughest issues is being a grandmother. There are times I wonder if my TMS is protecting me from it. I can do so much less these days and have turned into a recluse from my family. Am I really doing this to avoid the pain of grandmothering? Here are some of the things I’ve thought...

Hey guys. I was cured of severe chronic pain a few years ago via reading, testimonies and rehabilitation of TMS. It was great. Since then I had a few TMS flare ups that did resolve. If you read my thread history you will see that. However, now I have knee pain. I have never had knee pain. I...

Internally generated stresses take their toll without seeming any way out of the ordinary. Gabor Mate This is the genesis of TMS - stress and our reactions and emotions to it and surrounding it create physical symptoms. Even the stress itself isn't recognized...often buried deep in our...

I joined this wiki 3 months ago, and I’ve had TMS for years. Some of my TMS episodes I have fought off. Right now I am in a stubborn episode with multiple symptoms. Here are a few of the things I’ve learned to be true so far, based on what I’ve learned from this wiki and it’s free classes: The...

Hi I have been practising the mind body principle for a while now and although the discomfort to my chest & ribs (costochonditris) is still the same I have had a breakthrough with emotions. I have suffered with stabbing, burning and numbing pain, originally in the left chest pec but over the...

Good morning everyone, I wanted to share this text that my therapist suggested to me. It argues that René Descartes' "error" was the dualist separation of mind and body, rationality and emotion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descartes%27_Error (Descartes' Error - Wikipedia) It was very useful...

But I don’t want to journal. Is it the only way to get in touch with emotional drivers of chronic pain? No. No, it’s not. Now, if you aren’t opposed to journaling, I’d certainly start there. It has worked beautifully for many many people including me. However, if the idea of sitting down...

Hi everyone, It has been a while since my last post. Just a few words regarding my "story". In 2014 I got several physiological symptoms (heartburn, shoulder pain, adductor pain, neck pain, ...) due to unprocessed bereavement of my father and stress during my studies. After psychotherapy and...

One of the hardest parts in this whole mind/body healing is the concept of BELIEF. We hear that we must have 100% belief. Most of the writers of our beloved TMS books spend the majority of the book developing belief, and precious little in the actual “what to do” portion. Why? Because belief...

We understand that our thoughts, emotions and physical symptoms are intertwined. Everyone understands blushing or crying as a physical response to our inner world. But just how does our mental and emotional world affect us and what is at the top? Where does it all start? I like to think of...

No matter where you are in the journaling process, beginner or seasoned vet, you’re going to find it helpful to look for patterns. Patterns might include repeated themes, repeated self talk, repeated emotions, or repeated thoughts. These patterns then, can give you breakthrough moments of...

So you completely (or mostly) believe that your symptoms are due to TMS or mind/body syndrome, and you're doing the work of looking at your emotions, maybe journaling, maybe meditation, some somatic tracking thrown in, but it just doesn’t seem to be enough. You’re not getting any results…no...

What does a TMS coach do when she faces her own relapse of pain? Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on my viewpoint, I get to experience this first hand. After years of chronic pain-free living, I had a “back event” this week. As is my usual, I decided to write about it and share my...

Okay, I hear that I need to “feel my repressed feelings” but what does that even mean? I thought I was already doing that. How do I do what I need to do to get out of pain? All great questions and ones that I had at the beginning of this work. It seems that we TMSers go through stages of...

If repressed emotions are the crux of my pain, then how do I un-repress them? It’s the classic Catch 22 really. Repressed means that you don’t KNOW you’ve repressed them and yet, you’re expected to go “examine” them, “sit with” them, “lean in” and all the other phrases that get thrown about in...

She's got eyes of the bluest skies, as if they thought of rain. I’d hate to look into those eyes and see an ounce of pain.” The Guns N’ Roses lyrics above can absolutely bring me to tears. Why? Well, at one time, it brought feelings of protectiveness toward my youngest, Adam, who does indeed...