mind body syndrome - mbs

Hi everyone. Hope all is well. I just got fired today via Text and i was not expecting that. I got angry, mad, sad at the same time. I started talking to myself to vent, but i dont know what else to do to avoid a setback. Any advice please, I am doing really great and dont want to go back to how...

Introduction I am a 32 year old (at time of writing) software developer. From roughly summer 2015 to summer 2016 I suffered with what I referred to at the time as RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury). Throughout that year at various times I benefited greatly from reading others' similar experiences...

I just currently had my first 2 weeks in 3 years with no pain. This past weekend my brother was messing with me and we started wrestling and I felt something pop in my right lower back.... my pain the last 3 years has been crippling and paralyzing but it was on my left side not my right. right...

My name is Chen and I'm 40 years old I'm sorry for my poor English. Almost 2 years ago I started having pain in my tail bone (the coccyx) I've went to all the doctors' had physiotherapy, acupuncture, prolotherapy, exe. I did x ray, CT, MRI. Found nothing Nothing helped About 6 month ago I...

I did the cluster writing exercise today which are aimed to give us an understanding and insight into current stresses. I ended up with quite a few circles stemming out of my chosen subject of “retirement”. I am 63 and was forced to take early retirement two years ago due to the severe RSI I was...

Hi, everyone. I didn't know where to post this story so I decided here is the best place. I am on my Day 6 of SEP. Pain is moving, shifting, changing forms, I am doing my best to to smile at it at tell it - I know you, you just do your thing, I'll do mine. I wanted to share a story with...

Thank you to everyone for the support I've been getting so far. So I recently starting going back to work and it has been extremely difficult with my pain. I constantly try to reinforce that I am healthy, I am strong and perfectly capable to be working again. It hasn't been that easy.. the more...

Hi! I have had some good success with TMS over the years. Most recent issue is my knee has been swollen and extremely painful for 3 months. It also "catches" on itself and has been really hard to ignore. Just to satisfy my curiosity I had an MRI last week. The film shows cartilage wearing under...

I apologise if this has already been posted but I came across this video of Dr. Hanscom talking to Dr. Oz about the futility of surgery for back pain & the Mind Body Connection with regards to healing from pain. There is also an interview with one of his patients who is now pain free after 18...

Originally posted by Dr. Schubiner on March 21, 2011 This blog was written by a friend and writer, Jared Egol. He writes eloquently about the patient’s history as “story” and the concept of “narrative medicine,” i.e. seeing the patient’s story as critical to healing. When the person with...

The King’s Speech as Mind Body Syndrome: Finding your voice and reclaiming your life Originally written by Dr. Schubiner on February 20, 2011 If you’ve seen the movie, The King’s Speech, you will immediately recognize that the king suffered from a form of Mind Body Syndrome. He had a very...

I found written in a drawing pad...I know I wrote these things during despair over chronic pain. The first one should sing like a blues melody. Imagine Otis Reading. Blue- sometimes I get so bored and blue Blue- sometimes I get so bored and blue I can't see the light of day I lie lie lie lie...

I have light swelling in one of the affected hands. I've seen some posts about it but I'm trying to see if I can get a general sense of how common swelling is as a symptom in TMS

Originally written by Dr. Schubiner on October 6, 2009 Everyone has a unique story to tell and often the paths that lead to healing are also quite different. I received the following email the other day, and I was very touched by the authenticity and depth of what Joe had to say. He...

I wanted to give you a link to a podcast that Dr. David Schechter did with the DrunkenTaoist in which he discussed the Mind-Body Connection. Here's a direct link to the audio. I'd skip the first 11 minutes because Dr. Schechter doesn't come on until 11:02. Also, the interviewer does swear and...

Originally written by Dr. Schubiner on September 21, 2009 More on the “contagiousness” of Mind Body syndrome: Over the past couple of years, a new line of research has been developed which documents that certain disorders are socially contagious. Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler have...

One morning, I woke up, stepped out of bed, and keeled over from agonizing pain. I was no stranger to pain, as I’d had searing pelvic pain from Interstitial Cystitis for years. This, however, was a different searing pelvic pain. I picked up the phone and called 911. Pain is a powerful...

Originally Written by Dr. Schubiner on February 12, 2009 Naming an illness can be one of the most critical aspects of caring for someone, especially if the illness falls into the category of stress-related illnesses.It is a universal truth that anyone with medical symptoms wants and in fact...

When pain symptoms begin to ease up, did anyone experience lots of anxiety or chest pains?

My back started severe spasm on Saturday. This happened almost 2 years ago (not as severe then). At that time I read Dr. Sarnos book after seeing my PCP who indicated it was just spasms nothing physically wrong. Hadn't had any recurrence til Saturday. Read his book again, and have been...