self talk

This article has so much good information packed into one short read! I recommend it for everyone and anyone, and it's also a good one to pass along. Talking to Yourself Can Actually Be a Really Useful Way to Cope—Here's Why | SELF

The pain/fear cycle being what it is- fear of the pain actually reinforces the neural pathways that create the pain- it makes sense that while we work to calm our nervous system, we want to send messages of safety to ourselves. These messages typically sound like, “I’m okay. This is just...

I've been working on watching my thoughts and practicing positive self-talk and I noticed that sometimes I talk to 'myself' as You, sometimes Me and other times I etc. E.g. I really like... You need to work on...... Is there any significance to this? I was wondering if 'You' is more...

The practice of loving kindness offers a whole host of benefits, one of the most important being that research shows that the practice produces significant improvements in pain and psychological distress for people living with chronic pain. On a personal note, this practice saved my life. It so...

I have always wanted to write a book with that title! But seriously, if you've read about the incredible benefits of self-compassion but struggle with how to actually DO it, here's something to try.

Well, good morning! I am compiling a list for myself to refer to when I start to feel anxious and return my focus to physical symptoms, or start to believe my anxious thoughts. What are your favorite affirmations and/or ways of standing up to your Inner Bully? I find morning the most...

So, for the last week of the programme, I did not do everything in it, but I did do affirmations after reading Louise Hay which helped me enormously. I would say that I am about 95% healed. I still get some mild burning in my back sometimes, and sitting late at night makes my sides a bit...

Please post the best positive affirmations that you used in your TMS journey. I would like to break my conditioning using the positive affirmations and feel confident.

ive read quite a few TMS books at this point and now its just a matter of repetition. I'd like to get something audio...a book or lecture series. Any rec's? I've read mind body prescription, Steve o's, healing back pain and David Clarke. Thanks!

Originally posted: January 19, 2015 I discuss in Think Away Your Pain how self-talk and positive affirmations or blocking messages are an important part of breaking old pain pathways in the nervous system. A patient came in recently with an effective one that he indicated I could share in my...

Hey there, I am a recent TMS believer and am working hard to embrace, understand and accept the mind body connection and philosophy. I am 44 and live in an extremely active community, no place or time for pain....but I suffer, mostly in my knees and IT bands...total pain in the ass for a skier...

Several times since starting tms healing I have tried to use positive affirmations. The idea sounded pretty good to me: say positive things to yourself, change your negative outlook and feel better. But every time I tried, I met with so much inner resistance. It was like part of me was saying...

On another topic, affirmations are supposed to be positive statements and in the present. Therefore, I've modified the 12 daily reminders into affirmation form. Is this presumptuous of me or a pretty good idea. What do you guys think? Has this come up before?

Hi Everyone, There's been about a week between my day 5 and 6...I read on a post, not sure who wrote..maybe Ozanich, that is was OK to take time between the daily program, if needed. This was a great relief as I found myself generating some tension to keep to it strictly. Also, day 5 was...

1) I have known people to tell me that they can't make time to read a book. It’s not the books -- it’s their tensive thinking. Really at the beginning stages anything is probably stressful so take time to learn the finer arts of relaxation -- you have so much anxiety built thru this tensive...

When I read back some of my notes on TMS I ran into an affirmation I forgot about... "I accept myself, I appreciate myself and I love myself." This one especially works whenever you have a tendency of beating yourself up all the time about different things. It really helps to quiet down the...

I am on day 11 of the program and have been seeing here and there on the posts some folks have their own daily affirmations and so on. I like the one in the video saying it is not the (action) that is causing the pain but the believe that the action is causing the pain is what is causing the...

How affirmations work There are two types of people, those that are magnetized and full of faith and they know they are born to succeed and win. Others, so many others are demagnetized. They are full of fears and doubts.See what we mean by demagnetization When your magnetized your full of...

So a post I read the other day sparked in me a line of thought and I wanted to share a small revelation. The post was discussing how one is to address the negative feelings and replace them with positive affirmations at the same time. Many people suggest ending the journaling session with a...

Hi, I am journaling negative emotions like anger disappointment, fear etc. When I do, I get lots of symptoms. I also get lots of severe symptoms when I talk to my therapist. At the same time, I am also trying to stop being in agreement with fear thoughts and negativity and resentment...