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Haven’t been on for a while, but something has been really bugging me. I went to the doctor with what seemed like a bladder infection but was actually vaginal atrophy that I was then prescribed vaginal estrogen cream. I first took 2 grams every night for two weeks and then 1 gram 3 times/week...

what I like the most about it is the daily encouragement...

Is it ok to do multiple days at once or should I keep it as is and watch and read a single day a few times over each day?

The most common feelings that come up are a lot of repressed rage, anger, shame,resentment, and tonz of stress and fear!

I’ve been on this TMS journey for quite a few years now with minimal progress. I was wondering if some of you could help me answer this question that has been a big stumbling block for me. My back pain started 11 years ago after the birth of my daughter. It was a traumatic pregnancy and...

I will share more of my story lveryater on tonight. For now, here's my question....I have been progressing for the past 3 years with good success. In the last 6 months, I have been under extreme stress, and as a result, it has undone the progress I have made. My body is hurting all over. I know...

I read somewhere that this would be a good book for TMS sufferers How to Be an Adult: A Handbook for Psychological and Spiritual Integration https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0809132230?pf_rd_p=1581d9f4-062f-453c-b69e-0f3e00ba2652&pf_rd_r=MT095145X70CQ6CZG1NQ anybody familiar with it or any...

I have just read the day 5 comment from the writer about finding it hard to figure out what things they enjoy. I am at day 37 and have run up against the same issue - what self-care do I do? Or rather - I feel very stuck re what to do to self-care. I have always had such a drive to "do" and...

I’m 34, and i have had bad sciatica flareups for 1 year and 2 months now. After reading and watching Dr.Sarno, im still not able to understand the basic gist. My question is OK, its psychology, totally agree! My question is how to understand the root cause of the rage? And make peace with your...

hello fellow TMS’ers. I’m still understanding and learning about TMS. I am journaling and reading! Something I’m trying to understand is when I do journal about my past or present or when I’m around a situation that is upsetting or stressful or even exciting I feel it on my skin. It comes in...

Hi, Many people get a severe back pain immediately after bending and lifting something heavy. Is this also TMS or a 'real' injury?

Hey, I'm very new to TMS, trying to heal neck and back pain. In the meantime it seems to help very much. My question is: I have been to physiotherapists, chiropractors, feldenkrais and more, and they emphasize how important it is to have right posture, to have a good core, to have the spine...

Hello world - My name is John and I'm new to this site. I could use some guidance/advice from those who have 'been there, done that'. I discovered John Sarno's first two books about 13 years ago and successfully rid myself of relatively minor back pain. Then I had a major knee injury (ACL...

I need some wisdom and advice. I had fully, or at least I think I had, embraced my TMS diagnosis, and have been working on it for the past six months making marginal progress, but progress nonetheless. I have had some pretty good weeks, but then I return to the pain. ( joint pain, tingling...

Is there anywhere on this wiki where people have posted examples of the lists and essays that Dr. Sarno recommends in the daily study program? I've got the study guide from the Healing Back Pain DVD, but The Divided Mind seems to add more detail to it. It seems like one part is to make the list...

If I understand correctly pain is a danger signal from the brain. What is the purpose of anxiety? Also danger? I feel anxiety every day, for many years now. Most of the time for no particular reason. I'm just afraid something bad is going to happen. Anything really, my mind always comes up...

I am on day 6. I believe 100% that my pain is tms. I noticed my pain has reduced, but how long does it actually take to be gone completely.

Have or did any of you progress to the point where the hands shake like crazy after using the computer or whatever your trouble was? Recently, after using the computer or phone for a while, my hands, aside from getting more painful, also shake quite a bit, as if the muscles are dead exhausted...

So it’s been over a year since I’ve found out about TMS. I consider myself practically cured of my main problem at this point (pelvic pain). However, after my pelvic pain waned, I started experience some foot pain, kind of like tendonitis, that would pop up in response to rather mild exertion...

I am interested to find out how many of you were stuck in the TMS pain cycle, until you were officially diagnosed by a TMS therapist. I have been seeing a pyschotherapist for the last two years, however my pain keeps coming back, even after years of doing this work. Its now so bad that my...