overcoming fear

I've started this thread as an 'overflow' from another thread because I was going off topic. Below I've quoted @Diana-M from that other thread, and what follows is my response, which she advised me she found helpful and of some comfort. When I deleted my posting I thought I hadn't saved the...

I recently read an article that talks about using the Japanese philosophy of taking 'baby steps', which is called 'kaizen', to overcome fear. Those who know me on this forum are aware of my story from my forum postings (I haven't written a success story on the success story subforum - yet - but...

Thank you to everyone who’s following my story… tomorrow I head home from the beach, the 150 miles to my house, a three-hour car ride. I haven’t felt nervous all day. Before I came I was overwhelmed with anxiety for two days —so this is an improvement. It will be interesting to see how strong...

Hi everyone I have a conundrum. I have dysautonomia, which I have managed to greatly improve through TMS work. I know that I can heal, but I lack self belief. Part of this is because I have one very scary symptom that I struggle to overcome. When I sit, stand, or bend, my heart rate and BP...

So I was asked in my 39 days what am I happy about. I was very nervous when last Monday week I was asked to urgently go to the UK London to train on my own. Now that sounds weird!!! on my own well for 9 years I have on top of chronic pain suffered General Anxiety disorder that has made my life...

Hi all, this is my 2nd post in this forum. Some background: - male, 35 years old - pretty active in the gym - hurt low back in the past, but healed, got some tweak here and there - overall, never really concerned about it and just enjoying life several weeks ago I decide to consult a doctor...

Hey Everyone - The following are some posts from a thread on our old site. There were some really great posts in it, so I figured I would repost some of them here. The original thread can be found at http://tmswiki.wetpaint.com/thread/3307067/Fear+of+walking , but I would recommend posting any...

Hey everyone, Fear is a huge part of TMS. A lot of us start TMS treatment after being in pain for a long time. We have been conditioned to fear physical activity and our symptoms, but thinking along these lines will only prevent us from recovery. Dr. Howard Schubiner wrote the following blog...