nerve pain

Hey y'all. I've been through much, but this time the TMS is so severe it's crazy. For the last 7 years, I've been holding on to a job I don't really enjoy and that I feel is frustrating. Yeah, bad idea. I've had lots of symptoms during these years (I'll post a list sometime - it's LONG) but...

In an attempt to be consistent and really give this TMS diagnosis a go I wanted to post my story. I’m 75% there in the belief but have days where I’m doubtful and discouraged. I grew up in what I considered a “trauma free” childhood but looking back I can see areas where TMS was there. In...

Hello all! I am very new to this whole TMS concept. I have listened to two of Dr. Sarno's books and can see a lot of myself it seems in many of his stories. I feel like I finally have direction. For me, it all started about a year and a half ago. I started to get some really bad bloating. I...

I am having trouble navigating this site. I have come here several times looking for support and help with tms and pelvic bladder and sciatic pain. I google the above and it directs me to this site which I usually give up because I can not search specifically. I have read two books by Steven...

Three years ago, I started experiencing chronic shoulder pain, and had to stop pursuing my favourite hobby - rock climbing. The more I tried to heal it (through physiotherapy and rest initially), the worse it got. I had a costly MRI which revealed something called a HAGL lesion - a ligament in...

Hi! I am new to the forum and to the whole idea of tms. I had a blood draw in January and got hit in one of the nerves in my arm (probably ulnar nerve). It was a horrible electric sensation. Since then I have had problems with my arm arm and hand. Actually the first month I only had some pain...

hello all! I’m still new to accepting and learning about TMS. Does lack of sleep ever exasperat your symptoms? I’ve had a really stressful couple of nights and the pain seems to be back today. I’m not trying to give it satisfaction by paying attention by its soooo hard. I just wanted to...

Hi I have been dealing with foot pain/burning/tingling for 2-3 months now. I am not sure if this is tms / structural. About 8 months ago, I transitioned to minimal shoes / vibrams with no cushion. I used to do a lot of running/hiking prior to the transition. But during the transition, I...

I've been super busy not thinking of my arms all the time, but I shouldve written this months ago. At it's worst, I had pain on the inside and outside of both elbows, tingling pinkies on both hands, a sore neck that would cramp up whenever I didn't lay down or stand, and on occasion bilateral...

Hi there, Unfortunately, i need to make this very brief, as sitting at the computer is excruciating. I have had nearly a year of almost no pain, after two years of almost debilitating pain. Long story....defined in one sentence for now: I knew this was TMS...informed myself, was more than...

Hi Forum Members, I hope this part of my success story is helpful for readers here, who might want details of my history. My story shows how deep one can go into fear, endless searching, money spending ---and still ultimately recover. Many people who come here have similar stories!! I was...

Hello...folks that have survived TMS...tell me about your nerve pain esp if it related to the lower back, hip, foot...thank you

If any of you are in the Chicago area and have TMS, you're probably familiar with Dr. John Stracks... he's an excellent TMS physician who's been at Northwestern for many years and just left to start his own practice. He's actually MY doctor, and he's the one who introduced me to TMS concepts...

I was listening to a radio show and a therapist said procrastination is a form of severe fear. I procrastinate. I always get the work done and meet the deadline, but I push it. But, I'm still perfectionistic. I know Sarno's thoughts were that Type T people are "Over-Achievers" and always...

Hi to all. This weekend I realized that I've had a strong fear of being ill or injured since I was a little girl. I know where it came from, but it's my first run reaction to any possibility of being injured or falling ill. I'm wondering if this is a big common denominator between TMS people...

I want to encourage everyone to keep working their programs, inquiry, reading, etc! I could hardly walk, and was scheduled for nerve surgery. Other doctors thought I needed plantar fasciitis surgery. I was also diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy. They were all wrong. Thank you Dr. Sarno! SEE...

Hey everyone, I just picked up The Mindbody Prescription and have started reading it. I feel like anxiety and repressed emotions have definitely led to some of the pain I've been experiencing but have yet to accept it's not something structural. Background: It started out with me getting...

I was reading a blog by Dr. Schubiner that was stating that pain in nerves/soft tissue that goes on after regular healing time is from the brain, not the tissue/nerves. He closes the article by saying the brain needs to be reprogrammed. How do you reprogram your brain? Is ignoring the pain...

Here is a checklist of the most important lessons I learned from Claire's book -- Hope and Help for your Nerves. She has 4 terms that she uses together. Face, Accept, Float and time. Which ones are you not doing? This works as equally well for Pain as it does for Anxiety. Dos and Don’ts 1. Do...