treatment

This has probably been discussed somewhere here but as I'm new I thought I'd post anyway. In the past few months where my pain has been at its worse I was looking at other treatments, one being acupuncture. I have a couple of friends who are having acupuncture treatment and swear by it. But I...

I know TMJ is super common & probably should be on page #1 when compiling symptoms for a TMS diagnosis. I've been dealing the symptoms in varying severity and since adolescence. Stress and clenched jaw muscles of course always exacerbate things, even when I'm not grinding (that's stopped years...

After all these years of ‘doing the work’ of various kinds, I’m still not symptom free. Overall and generally, I do feel a fair bit better than I did in the early years, but my brain still plays a constant game of ‘whack-a-mole’, continuing to give me symptoms of one kind or the other (ranging...

Hello Everyone, There seem to be two means for making a way through life: 1) By using fear and pain as a means of propulsion. Escaping from one moment into the next to get away from the one you are in (because it hurts too much emotionally and/or physically). This becomes overly...

I first read "Healing Back Pain" when I developed back following bike riding. Like everyone says, the book could have been written about me. And it resolved my pain, even though it took me many more years to put together the connection between the onset of the pain and what was going on in my...

Hey everyone, Just wondering if the same type of techniques and outlooks, that are used to combat the physical pains associated with TMS, can also be used in combating some mental ailments too such as OCD and anxiety? Thanks.

Hello everybody! My name is Daniel G Lyman, LCSW (longtime contributor here on the TMS wiki) and I'm proud to announce the opening of the brand new Mind Body Therapy Center. Here at MBTC, we are a treatment center focused on helping people overcome chronic pain / TMS. Learn more about our...

Hi all, I have symptoms around my treatment site (ear ringing, TMJ popping, and odd nerve sensations) that I believe to be TMS (all my testing has been good for the past couple of years and doctors say very low risk of other issues). Anybody have experience with convincing your brain to let go...

Hi Everyone! I wanted to introduce myself. I've been working on a film about TMS & mind-body symptoms that follows people as they undergo Dr. Schubiner's in-depth treatment, a program he built on Sarno's ideas. My co-director and Marion and I have been working on it for several years by emptying...

Forgive me if this has already been asked. I had my 1st TMS treatment today and got really nauseous during. Has anybody experienced this and does it go away with more treatments? Thank You

The evidence and the acceptance just keep building, folks: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/03/01/699399504/could-your-mindset-affect-how-well-a-treatment-works (Could Your Mindset Affect How Well A Treatment Works?) ~Jan

Just checked out the Psychophysiologic Disorders Association website, and am amazed at all the wonderful resources available for both patients and practitioners. Check it out: https://www.ppdassociation.org/ (Psychophysiologic Disorders Association)

Since Dr. Sarno passed away (in fact even before) a number of his followers have produced their own methodologies or literature that reiterate the method, take it to the next level and/or adjust it based on their experiences. Such examples include Alan Gordon on this site, David Schechter...

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...

I'm brand new. Really confused and wondering how to proceed. Dr. Sarno, with his original vision, seems to have a clear vision developed over decades for healing TMS and a step-by-step treatment plan (I'm currently reading "The Divided Mind"). It seems simple (not easy, of course). But then...