symptom imperative

My brain on TMS: A symptom imperative pops up and I haven’t had this one in about 6 months. I honestly thought I healed from it and was done with it. My brain: "Well, I have started running so this has to be the cause of this pain. I know I have been told I cannot stress this area and I...

Hi all! I went on vacation last week. And when I came back I started a new job this week. I expected that my nervous system would freak out a bit and it did. But I have to tell you one story that happened on the trip. First, I had a great time. I felt like my symptoms really calmed down...

The symptom imperative is throwing everything at me today after I lived a "normal" day yesterday. Every symptom. Everything. UGH.

I am currently reading Mind Your Body by Nicole Sachs. I initially didn't feel like I needed to read it because I read reviews on how it was just like her podcasts and you don't learn anything new. Well, I totally disagree! I am reading about the resistance chapter and this is me in this...

Out of curiosity! Has anyone ever experienced the symptom imperative happening in the same place as their original pain? My TMS journey “started” with pelvic pain. However, I have had other pains like an itchy scalp, lower back pain, things that looked like bug bites but weren’t, knee pain...

Since I have been more focused on TMS healing modalities and following along with them since October, my brain has been fighting back as much as it can. It doesn’t scare me as I know what it is. I have been going through quite a few symptoms imperatives/add on symptoms since losing my fear of my...

Hello everybody, I am new here and was wondering if anybody would be kind enough to let me know whether my symptom sounds like a mind body problem? It is specifically nerve pain in the buttocks/glutes and backs of thighs when one is sitting down? What are people opinions on that. I have had...

I’ve been in therapy (this time) for 3 years. I began this therapy because I was reading Sarno and doing all his advice, with nothing happening. So I decided I was one of the unlucky few he mentions who will need therapy. The therapy I am getting is called Internal Family Systems (IFS). The...

I recovered from years of back pain in 2018 with the help of a tms coach. About a year and a half ago I started having weird side aches in my right side. This sensation showed up shortly after I had read that people get right side pain from alcoholism. I drink light beer regularly and It scared...

Hey guys. So, for 2 years I had chronic pain. Like, really bad. The pain dissipated after studying TMS and journaling for TMS. But, a few months in I went from calorie counting 2100 calories per day to being unable to go under 4000 calories. Now nothing different happened other than my...

I have been on this journey for a few months now and am very much learning the nature of "nonlinear healing" ... some days I feel I am truly on the right track and things are looking up and other days I find myself consumed with fear and dread and wondering if it's worse than it's been in the...

Hi everyone I've posted a bit recently so I'm sorry to monopolise but an interesting thing has come up for me and I'm wondering how others have understood and reconciled with it. TMS talks a lot about the power of the placebo, nocebo etc and how the brain causes symptoms to communicate with...

Does anyone else feel like it was a bad idea to plant the seed in Divided Mind that the symptom imperative can cause your benign pain to transform into deadly illness, cancer, and autoimmunity? The people the book was written for are already highly suggestible and dealing with extreme fear of...

I just noticed in my podcast feed today that Nicole Sachs has dropped a new episode which is about Long COVID, for those of you who are looking for TMS-related content on that topic. I probably won't listen to it (personally, I don't need to be convinced of the TMS-Long COVID connection) but I...

Just popping in to say KEEP GOING! Life is BEAUTIFUL on the other side. Yesterday I walked 5 miles, planted fall flowers, took a nap, prepared a family dinner, played yard games, ate and drank delicious food including beef, cookies, and wine, and then played a rousing game of “monster” where...

Hi I am diagnosed with cfs and pots and have been doing fairly well the past few years with the tms approach. However, the past week my arms have get sore like I just worked out even tho I have not worked out at all recently. Not trying to search for reassurance but has anyone else experienced...

Hi everyone. I am new here but have been reading about and working with tms concept for a while. I have a question for all of you that may know. I have had really bad fibromyalgia for a few years that started after a series of traumatic events and onset at the same time as hashimoto’s...

Hi Everyone, Happy New Year! Haven't been on here in years because well, I learned how to live and stand up to my headaches/migraines and they have been drastically reduced (and when they do come on, I float through it). Came here to say something about how crazy and bizarre the symptom...

I'm feeling defeated today. Yesterday was a tough, highly uncomfortable day. I think I'm experiencing the symptom imperative really severe. My usual neck pain and transformed into many different pains over the last few weeks, the last week (and yesterday) was the peak of pain. My anxiety has...

Hi all. I have only posted once or twice on this site, but I'd love some insight from those who'd like to offer it. I've dealt with various forms of TMS for over a decade: it started with terrible pelvic pain but I've also had stomach ulcers, back pain, nerve burning in my feet and hip pain at...