So I've now made it a little over two weeks into my TMS recovery plan, which includes journaling, meditation, exercise, and positive thinking (when positive thinking is possible). I Finished three of Dr. Sarno's books and it took me a couple weeks to really buy in to the diagnosis but I'm finally here. My chronic back pain of three years is TMS. I have no doubt- or at least I didn't used to.
The first three days that I truly accepted the diagnosis and followed my recover plan, I felt great. In fact, I felt the best that I had in probably two years. I could literally feel the pain slowly leaving my back. I thought that I was going to be one of those great success stories that you hear about with the individual becoming completely pain free after just a couple of days. I was ecstatic. Then, on the fourth day I hit a wall. My pain wasn't worse but it just kind of plateaued at a steady 3 on the pain scale. I was fine with this because I figured I would probably be stuck at a 3 for a few days and then continue my progress. Unfortunately, I am yet to see a continuation in my progress.
Instead of continuing the recovery, I've actually started to descend back into the pain. It's like I'm going backwards in time right now. And with the pain comes the inevitable doubt in the diagnosis. Even though I want to believe with my whole heart and soul that this is TMS, I still have doubt. I'm not giving up though. From what I understand, It can be a rather long process for some individuals and maybe I'm just one of those unlucky people. Anyway, I guess I'm asking if anyone has experienced anything similar to what's going on with me right now- a lot of promise at the start of everything, but then right back to the usual. Thanks!
The first three days that I truly accepted the diagnosis and followed my recover plan, I felt great. In fact, I felt the best that I had in probably two years. I could literally feel the pain slowly leaving my back. I thought that I was going to be one of those great success stories that you hear about with the individual becoming completely pain free after just a couple of days. I was ecstatic. Then, on the fourth day I hit a wall. My pain wasn't worse but it just kind of plateaued at a steady 3 on the pain scale. I was fine with this because I figured I would probably be stuck at a 3 for a few days and then continue my progress. Unfortunately, I am yet to see a continuation in my progress.
Instead of continuing the recovery, I've actually started to descend back into the pain. It's like I'm going backwards in time right now. And with the pain comes the inevitable doubt in the diagnosis. Even though I want to believe with my whole heart and soul that this is TMS, I still have doubt. I'm not giving up though. From what I understand, It can be a rather long process for some individuals and maybe I'm just one of those unlucky people. Anyway, I guess I'm asking if anyone has experienced anything similar to what's going on with me right now- a lot of promise at the start of everything, but then right back to the usual. Thanks!
