fear

Hello everyone as many of you know I've had my fair share of tms symptoms throughout the years. However recently there has been one remaining one that has bothered me for tinnitus. Now I've had it for 8 years and I believe mine might be from exposure to loud nosies. It did start after a party...

Hi everyone, Did anyone have an excessive amount of anxiety during the pandemic that could possibly have caused PTSD? Do you think it has caused any lingering rage that could be contributing to your TMS symptoms? The reason I ask is I’m starting to realize that might be the case for me. All...

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...

Alright, so i have been working on dr. Sarno’s approach for about 5 weeks now even though i only started to really work on his approach today because i was constantly focusing and checking on my symptoms which i shouldn’t have done and which is the basically most important thing (to ignore the...

Ok, so first off: I vote to not see a neurologist. Am I right? So today, I timidly stuck my foot down the rabbit hole by going to a PT (recommended by my primary care doc for deconditioning (ie. Being really out of shape). I knew this was a risky move for my sanity, but I’ve never been to a PT...

Hi everyone I've posted a bit recently so I'm sorry to monopolise but an interesting thing has come up for me and I'm wondering how others have understood and reconciled with it. TMS talks a lot about the power of the placebo, nocebo etc and how the brain causes symptoms to communicate with...

Hi I've had low back pain and sciatica pain since I was 17. I'm 29 now and it's the worst it's ever been. Even just walking hurts I feel like I'm walking with a big Popsicle stick attached to my back and any movement that would move the Popsicle stick hurts me. I know it's tms I've had x rays...

Hi, I struggle with understanding my own opinions and how to handle my fears. My fear serves as a protective mechanism because my brain tends to signal danger, even when there isn't any real threat. Evolutionarily, it's advantageous to err on the side of caution and have the alarm bells ring...

Hello all. Basically to keep a long story short, I have been dealing with TMS in my pelvic floor for almost 2 years (been to many doctors and I know it’s just TMS). I have had many other TMS symptoms including back pain, constipation, eczema, arm pain, etc that I was pretty much able to rid...

Fear of the pain and not accepting it is my biggest issue. It's really hard not thinking about it and obsessing about it. I have pudendal neuralgia and considering the zone it's really hard to ignore it. Any suggestions on how to overcame the fear and ignore the pain?

https://www.vox.com/even-better/23805603/extreme-heat-impacts-mental-health (Why you feel grouchy on super hot days) This article is reporting on factual observations, and manages to mostly miss what is obvious to me from our TMS point of view, which is that extreme heat, even more than extreme...

Hi all, I just read a post from Alan Gordon talking about asking questions we already know the answer to and I think that these are both those but, here goes anyway: 1) re fear, everyone talks about moving through it, ignoring it, talking back etc, but what if all of these techniques are...

Hello, I hope if you’re reading this you’re doing well and thriving! I’m 22 years old and since 16 I’ve suffered with ‘chronic’ pelvic pain occurring from an initial injury. The symptoms were dullness in the pelvis area, no libido, erectile dysfunction and a tight sensation in the pelvis...

Hello, I hope if you’re reading this you’re doing well and thriving! I’m 22 years old and since 16 I’ve suffered with ‘chronic’ pelvic pain occurring from an initial injury. The symptoms were dullness in the pelvis area, no libido, erectile dysfunction and a tight sensation in the pelvis...

I've had a traumatic life. It took me a long time to even admit that because repression and stoicism has been a significant part of my identity and personality for most of my life. 4 years ago I developed a complex, multi-system illness that continues to evolve and morph in increasingly...

Dr. Sarno explained how TMS works in his books. Essentially, you get stuck in Fight/Flight/Freeze He writes of tension the T of your muscles the M and a lack of oxygen (which is now considered acting a little differently than Sarno first theorized). This super short film explained these...

Hi all. You can find my full, original TMS story under my profile. To summarize many years ago, I had debilitating back pain. At my low point I told my wife if this was going to continue forever, I’d rather be dead. I wasn’t kidding. after a long journey I experienced a sudden, miraculous...

How and where does fear show up in the body?

Dr. Schubiner has 5 F’s he suggests not to get caught up in Fixing Fear Frustration Fighting Focus I f’ind all of these a challenge, but fear and frustration are so tied to emotion that I find this list can have me trying to deny them. Remembering that feeling the emotion of being frustrated...

The pain/fear cycle being what it is- fear of the pain actually reinforces the neural pathways that create the pain- it makes sense that while we work to calm our nervous system, we want to send messages of safety to ourselves. These messages typically sound like, “I’m okay. This is just...