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Dear TMS Forum Members, I returned last night from the training in Santa Cruz with Dr. Schubiner and Alan Gordon. Very wonderful to come closer to our warm community of sufferers and health workers! Thanks Sadie for the invite!! I am looking for the opportunity to practice/teach what I...

I think one of the best ways to rid ourselves of fear and the inner critic is to laugh at it. Here is a "Dr. Seuss" style poem on fear and one on the inner critic. Hope you enjoy!

I'm basically in pain all the time, but not always in very severe pain. I haven't been in touch with medical experts about my pain for at least a year. This Tuesday I had an appointment with a physioterapist. I was there to get started with some training and because I wanted a second (or more...

I've been thinking lately about fear of pain and I can't say I completely understand it. I talked with my husband about it and he didn't understand what is so scary about it. He said, "It's just pain". I didn't understand that at all but boy did I want to understand it! Here's a guy that has...

I have been on this forum since September dealing with back and leg pain and most recently vertigo. I have had some weeks when I felt like I was making progress and other times, like now, when I have prayed for God to please ease the pain somewhat or just call me home because I cannot stand it...

Dr. Schubiner recently gave a fantastic talk at Michigan State University titled "The Reign of Pain," which one learns at the end of the talk is short for "The Reign of Pain Lies Mainly in the Brain." It is available here...

So today I decided to straighten up just part of the garage before winter sets in (Ohio). And so I was sweeping and moving only light weight items. Of course my back was already hurting before I did this but then it started to lock up and hurt more. I kept going until I was satisfied with...

I feel that I have a lot of fear buried inside me. It is not the fear of the pain, but fear in general like "Something terrible will happen". I've been uncovering a lot of feelings and this is one that I can't get to the bottom of. I did have a lot of fearful experiences in my life, so I sort of...

I love this technique because it's very simple and you can use it when pain in intense, when you're feeling overwhelmed by emotions, or when you're fear or anxiety are running high. It's a very gentle way of letting your fear brain know that you are safe in this moment. I'd love to hear about...

TMS: I had severe wrist pain in both hands, burning foot pain, both legs pain, pins and needles, and numbness. Medical doctors diagnosed me with Idiopathic small fiber neuropathy(simply means we don't know the reason for the pain)/Tarsal Tunnel syndrome/Reynaud's syndrome. Reading Dr Sarno’s...

Hello All, First of all, Thank you Dr Sarno. Secondly, thank all of you who make up this community of generous and kind-spirited people. Thirdly, for those of you who are not sure, I would like to tell you from personal experience, you are on the right track. Here's my story in brief: Eight...

Posting this, just because. I admire Dr. Northrup and what she brings to the table. Good for women and men both.

I made this video in honor of the #faceyourfearchallenge and would love to hear in the comments about the things you are doing everyday to help gently face your fears!

Day 5: Changing Your Brain When I first made the decision that I wasn’t going to be afraid of my pain anymore, I felt liberated. I felt empowered. I felt bold. It lasted about 20 minutes. Why is it so easy to get pulled back in to a state of fear? This actually goes back to the brain. Just as...

Hi Everyone, So now my latest fixation for fear is lumbar stenosis... My MRI says "borderline lumbar stenosis at l3-4...and I've had surgery on l4-5...a discectomy/laminectomy over 20 yr ago. The spine specialist spent about 5 minutes at my recent consult, stating" normal wear and tear" and...

Hi, In looking at my past traumas I notice a lot of fear of failure at every job I have had. In fact, I think part of the reason I switched jobs frequently may have been so I can be the newbie who doesn't know her way around yet and still has to learn if that makes sense. Last year I was...

Hi, TMSerati, I am in fear. Anxiety. Angst. All three of the big triggers for me, bigger than anger and resentment. I keep trying to tell myself it's excitement. I am going to be really honest here because I can feel the tension building in my back, like I want to contract into myself and...

May be a long shot but has anyone here taken Triamterene for tinnitus. Ive been taking for about 13 days. Yesterday and today i've been having terrible pain in my upper left back(like a really strong contraction). It's might be a long shot that they are related but just wondering. Usually ive...

Okay, I was just offered a full time job of my dreams - the first job outside of the home in 24 years!! My biggest issue has been a fear of getting a job and not being able to fulfill it, due to TMS, but since there is not a pathological issue (other than a separated shoulder that is healing) I...

Just having some 'flashbacks' recently. I had remembered running away a couple of times in my teenage years. First time was a Saturday when I was away for a few hours. Second time I was away from Friday morning to Saturday lunchtime. I hadn't gone far, and went back on my own voluntarily. I...