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So I am a type 2 diabetic for over seven years. For the first six years I didn’t take care of myself and ate whatever I wanted. Well over the past year a Dr. diagnosed me with POTS and dysautonomia due to my diabetes. I feel like crap. Im so upset and scared. How the hell did I do this to...

I am struggling with whether my pain is structural or mind/body. Had a terrible back spasm over a year ago where I couldn’t move for 12 or so hours. I have had these before but usually the pain would go away after two weeks. Had an MRI 6 months ago that showed a 8-9mm disc protrusion at l5s1. I...

Dear TMS community, I am here to ask for help for very severe and persistent nerve pain. I am not new to TMS but I am new to this forum, and to pain issues. Below you can find my story. It has much more details to it but I do not want this post to be long. Please feel free to ask if you think...

I have been experiencing groin pain (penis, urethra, scrotum, etc.) since February. I have undergone every form of imaging & testing (Pelvic MRI, ultrasound, urinalysis, bloodwork) with nearly unremarkable results (only mild inflammation of L5). I have undergone 8 sessions of Pelvic Floor...

SOMEONE PLEASE HELP This is a scream for help from someone who is drowning. In advance-sorry for my English but i am from the Netherlands. I really feel like i am a lost case with all this chronic pain. I was diagnosed a few years ago with small fiber neuropathy (now going on 6 years from my...

I've tried to feel my deep negative emotions using Journaling, self-talking and even hypnosis. But the thing is since I put too much effort, finally I can't feel nothing about my past events during journaling and even hypnosis. Literally, emotionally frozen and feel like emotionally...

I'd like to know your opinions/experiences about the rapid gastric emptying disorder (aka DUMPING SYNDROME). Do you think that it could be a manifestation (one more!) of the TMS phenomenon? I heavily suspect that in the "idiopathic dumping syndrome" the brain/ANS, actives permanently, for "who...

I got a nervous system that is very dysregulated so no matter what I do get one fight or flight a day and it destroys my tms healing of my ohysical chronic pain. So how do I deal with this? How do I stop the daily fight or flights so I can focus on bringing my body into a calm healing mode? I'...

I need some help figuring this out.. so I’ve had this intolerance my whole life I am pretty sure. It’s an intolerance to all animal protein (beef, pork, chicken, fish, shrimp, cheese, milk, etc.). As soon as I swallow the protein my face gets flushed, congestion, irritability...

Hello everyone. Here's my current situation. Hope to get some thoughts from you all. The last 6 weeks has been difficult with back & hip pain & extreme fatigue. The pain has made walking for too long difficult & the fatigue has me falling asleep for 8 hours during the night & 2 hours in the...

Long story short- I have massive TMS. And it’s been really bad the past 3 years. I tried everything I could think of. Then came to the wiki 3 months ago. Game changer! There is so much knowledge here flowing freely from good kind souls willing to guide you. Just coming off 2 hours of...

Ok, so I know I am addicted to this forum. It’s just so comforting. And I feel like I’ve found my people. Your wisdom is the best! I am thinking of restricting myself to only so many days/week. Am I making too big of a deal out of this? Has anyone else ever felt addicted here?

Hi everyone. I recovered from back issues with TMS work but they flared up recently with a lot of stress in my life and sleep deprivation. However I just pushed through them/ didn’t listen to my body. I’ve now developed ringing in both my ears / my head. It’s so high pitched and I can’t sleep...

In July last year, I had a urinary infection and after 2 weeks the pain became intense, I went to several urologists, took several antibiotics and the pain lasted until the last urologist told me that I had chronic prostatitis and gave me an antibiotic to take for 4 weeks but the pain lasted...

I just visited the TMS help forum today after a while & someone has been posting so much spam it's unbelievable. I don't know who the admin there is anymore but its a site worth preserving since there is a wealth of information in the many legitimate posts there from the early days of TMS...

Hello everyone! I am Ed and am in need of some quick help. I’m doing some research on young adults (20-35) with chronic pain, and would love to do a 20 minute interview anyone in this demographic who has dealt with, or is dealing with, this issue. I promise I’m not selling anything! I just...

So years ago I developed some pain in the elbow from tricep tendonitis. Long story short I became very scared and babying it for almost a year refusing to use it for daily tasks but eventually once I learned about TMS It went away all of a sudden and my recovery was fast. So I know I'm already a...

Alternative titles for the entlightening best seller WHY ZEBRAS DON'T GET ULCERS? by Robert M. Sapolsky a) Why giraffes don't get neck and back pain? b) Why elephants don't get plantar fasciitis? c) Why anacondas and boas don't get IBS? d) Why monkeys don't get tendonitis? e) Why kangaroos...

Hoping someone can help me get through this. It's Thanksgiving day and I am experiencing horrible IBS and anxiety. My kids/grands are here and I have had such fear that I won't feel well while they are here and have brought this on myself. But I can't calm down. I know I brought this on...

Hi everyone! It feels great to have found a forum where other individuals also have chronic pain (or have hopefully gotten rid of it). Let's start my pain journey from the beginning. I was around 11 years old when I started to notice tightness in my neck, shoulder, and upper back (mostly on the...