journaling

Let’s talk about another important concept. I like to call this one the difference between Self Care and Post Care. Both are important. One is more often overlooked. Post care as the name implies are activities or ways of thinking that we employ after a hard or stressful time. Giving...

Hello everyone, I have already posted my stories of pain everywhere and tendinitis as soon as I heal a few things something else happens within two days, which gives me very little time without pain. Here's why I think it's TMS pain that moves all the time. wake up stiff in the morning fear of...

Awesome resource, right here on our very own wiki! https://www.tmswiki.org/ppd/How_do_I_journal%3F (How do I journal?)

You’ve done everything right. You’ve made your lists of past stressors, current stressors and tms personality traits. You’ve done expressive writing exercises for 20-30 minutes most days. You self soothe after these sessions through meditation or walking in nature. And you still have symptoms...

One question that I get often is, “Am I journaling correctly?” Short answer: Yes. Longer answer: I completely understand the question and the worry behind it. I felt the same while going through my healing journey. We want to know that we are doing everything we can possibly do the best way...

Hi, new to TMS and it makes 100% sense. I fit the profile of always feeling like I have to be perfect, be the best, keep everyone else happy, be successful, etc. I also have had varieties of symptoms through the years that I tend to dwell on. Have some current ones and noticed my muscles really...

Hy somatic therapy is done to teach your brain be fearless for pain but many person tell us when we give attention to pain it automatic activate same signal even make strong .so should we do somatic tracking or not . Journaling is best source to come out repressed emotion but we know our brain...

Hello all. Curious if anyone here has incorporated gratitude in their emotional health regimen. A lot of the journaling (SEP, etc.) that helped me heal years ago tended to focus directly on trauma, unresolved issues, and strong emotions, like anger, and fear. That’s super important and...

Guys I've been journaling a bit and it's not helping, it's just making me more angry. Am I doing it wrong? For example, I'll be feeling ok, then I'll do some journaling, and then I'll get frustrated about mistreatment and I'll be angry for the rest of the day, I can feel it traveling through me.

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...

For many years, I lived my life by a few deeply personal mottos, sometimes lighthearted, but always meaningful little sayings that applied to me and my life. But when I was healing from widespread chronic pain (diagnosed as fibromyalgia, chronic Lyme, Hashimotos, leaky gut, adrenal fatigue...you...

You’ve read the books and heard it said that “everyone heals differently.” Still, as you start on your own path toward healing, you can’t help wondering…is this right? Is this how it’s supposed to go? Wait, my symptoms are getting worse; am I on the wrong path? Those of us who have been pain...

Hi all, I shared this on some of the Facebook groups but wanted to post here too. This is a great resource for those of you who may never have clicked with the journaling that TMS experts recommend. I saw something about this technique for encouraging creativity on Instagram and decided to...

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...

Has anyone else with brain fog found journaling difficult? Any advice you can give me? "Just write what comes to mind" they say. I have brain fog, so nothing ever comes to mind. I just sit mindlessly over a blank piece of paper as I think of what to write about, and then to avoid further...

Hi all!! i am getting into journaling and can see how it will help i can feel the rage and sadness pouring out if me. I have cone to realise that i also have rage and shame frustrations directed towards myself. I am sure these feelings are doing much tms damage. However will writing down the...

Hi everyone. I’ve been dealing with constant 24/7 head pressure for the past month and a half, with many other neurological symptoms including but not limited to: muscle weakness, twitching, eye pain/visual disturbances, trouble swallowing, jaw pain, tooth sensitivity, chest pressure, pins &...

I’m new at journaling and need some advice. My main roadblock is writing for 20 minutes straight. I feel like I say everything I need to say at about the 10 minute mark. Is journaling as effective if I write for a lesser time period than the 20 minutes suggested time? Is 10 minutes enough or...

Hi All, I dear friend of mine, Deborah Sevy wrote this, and I want to share. This is based on her direct experience using Sach's work. Andy TMS writing exercise (adapted from Nicole Sachs Journal Speak practice) Spend 20 minutes a day writing down a completely raw uncensored version of...

Long post here. But maybe it will inspire hope to not give up; even after decades of suffering. It's my success story which I wrote in 2005. In 2005 -- after 20+ years of asthma, hives, allergy, depression, anxiety, and more -- I got well. Journaling was the catalyst, and possibly the major...