insomnia and sleep problems

Hi everyone, I’m new to the whole TMS journey, and I’m still trying to understand how to deal with changes in my symptoms while focusing on my emotional work. For some context: I’ve been tapering off clonazepam for about a month now. I only took it for two months, after anxiety completely...

I had frequent sore throats since childhood and episodes of breathing difficulty during stressful times. After I started going to the gym regularly after high school, these symptoms had disappeared. I moved to the U.S. in 2013 for college and stayed physically active with no major health...

Hi. My name is Jheronimus. I’ve almost recovered from a severe manifestation of TMS known as Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD). I originally was planning on creating an account and talking about my recovery after I fully recovered, but I am often over 90% recovered (as much as can be...

Has any of you recovered from insomnia using the TMS approach? If so, how?

Very good article from The Conversation with lots of TMS-relatable information: https://getpocket.com/explore/item/why-do-we-wake-around-3am-and-dwell-on-our-fears-and-shortcomings (Why Do We Wake Around 3am and Dwell on Our Fears?)

Hi everyone, I just wanted to share my success story that I did with Jim Prussack at the The Pain PT. We discussed a variety of topics but focused on how grief, parenting, and general fears led me to developing and recovering from muscle pain, muscle weakness, bladder symptoms, IBS, insomnia...

I think I do understand the principle of outcome independence but still struggle to apply it. With cfs/pots/pain I'm doing quite well concerning this principle but I really struggle applying it to severe insomnia although I know that it is probably the key to improvement. Before starting...

I suffer from an underlying general feeling of dread (and a resistance to what is) which I've been working on. I recently found this article by Beth Kendall https://www.bethkendall.com/blog/let-go-of-dread-in-morning (How to Stop Waking Up With Dread & Anxiety in the Morning) which I'm going to...

As far as I can recall, my early TMS symptoms began in late 2017. To my ignorance at the time, my perfectionistic, self-critical, and people pleasing personality pushed my stress levels to the extreme. Juggling a busy corporate job and working on my side-business until late at night, I started...

Hello, I am from Colombia, I am 32 years old and a little new to this topic. Since last year I started having lower back pain caused by exercise, I stopped training for a few days and the pain went to my leg and hip, over time the lower back pain disappears and I feel a twinge in my sacrum. I...

Hey everyone, First off, like so many others out there, I've had TMS symptoms my entire life. I remember the chronic ear infections and allergies so bad I would have to come home from school, along with a general feeling of insecurity and unease. When I was in my twenties, the digestive/IBS...

Hi there! Here comes the (success)story about my sleep problems and how I found a way to fix them, hoping that somebody with similar issues might benefit from reading about my experience. How my sleep problems started and what they looked like: First of all I have to say, I have never been a...

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Hi all, There has been a few posts saying that not everything is TMS. And after almost 30 years since I learned about TMS, I can attest to that. However, I recently discovered how some of my symptoms, such as insomnia, night sweats, heart palpitations, and so on, that I thought could be...

Long story short- Treated long covid as tms. Worked. Neuropathic pain and fatigue remained, though to a lesser extent. Vaccine intensified neuropathic pain and fatigue. Still, managing. Need for sleep increased. Made it a point to sleep for 8 hours. Some life stresses -> less sleep ->...

Well, I’ve been at this for a bit and do see the pain for what it is, a product of my brain. It’s been up and down of course and I strive to calm my nervous system and embrace confidence in TMS as well as outcome independence. I’m not perfect at it, but I am moving towards it. I’ve had some...

One of my clients recently contacted me regarding her screaming nightmares. “Every night I have nightmares. I wake up screaming and sometimes crying really hard. I don’t even realize I’m crying but my husband tries to wake me up. It’s been happening for a whole month every single night maybe...

So I had TMS issues back years ago with health anxiety that produced some real physical pains that mimicked the worry I had. After numerous tests I was deemed fine. I had been actually able to create severe legs cramps, distorted vision etc... I consider TMS and HA one in the same, or at least...

I know I shouldn't be worrying because I'm otherwise doing well, but, some of my symptoms might not be reversible. I'm managing well enough that I don't need a doctor or pain meds. I'm doing well pain wise but no amount of reassurance can stop anxious thoughts about the pandemic. 7 months after...