guilt

Hi, I’m relatively new to learning about tms, but have gone through Alan’s program, and am reading Unlearn Your Pain, on day two of the journaling section. I have found remarkable relief from neck pain through using the strategies, and thought I was turning the corner with some tooth and mouth...

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...

I am really struggling to feel anger towards my mother, who has Covert Narcissism going on. It's tough for a few reasons: 1, I imagine her as a small child who is just struggling to be in the world herself. She doesn't know any better. 2, I hate the thought of anyone hurting or hurting anyone...

Question: What do you purely love to do for enjoyment? Not what you should do, need to do, or would make tomorrow run more smoothly…but what you JUST LOVE DOING…for the pure reason that you relish it. Got your answer? Now, how many hours have you spent doing these things in the past week? No...

'GUILT IS AN INNER SIGNAL OF YOUR INNATE GOODNESS' Dr David Spektor has developed many areas of interest throughout his career. He is a passionate and sincere therapist working with ISTDP and other methods of healing mental health disorders, Anxiety, Depression and Chronic pain. He has been...

Does anyone else feel that they are basically living with a daily cloud of anger hanging over their heads? I understand the connection between stress illness and anger and know how it co-exists and feeds into TMS. I think if it isn’t natural for someone in chronic pain to be angry then it is...

Hi everyone, I'm in the midst of a TMS flare and while I'm new to the concept of TMS, I know this is what I have. Leading up to this current flare, I was having immense feelings of rage and sadness about an emotionally abusive relationship I was in. Coupled with this, I had pent up feelings of...

Sorry I'm not sure if this is appropriate for this forum, but I thought it might help me, as the people on this forum tend to be very thoughtful and considered :) Without going into too much detail... My cousin has been in a dark place for a long time, and on and off through his whole life. He...

Today my journaling was all about guilt. It didn't start off that way. I was writing my Unsent Letter to someone; in that writing, I realized my sole connection with them is one based on my feelings of guilt. And then I thought about how guilt has been such a motivating factor in my life...

Many women post about their pains that come from the stresses of motherhood. Actress Jennifer Lopez, recently divorced and mother of twins from the last of her three husbands, speaks on motherhood, nervousness, anxiety, fear, and happiness: “When you have children, you realize you can't plan...