wellnessBound
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Hi.
I've been suffering from Chronic Fatigue for almost two years now, and have begun to explore TMS as a possible cause.
About two and a half years ago, I began experiencing IBS-like symptoms. A colonoscopy and endoscopy revealed nothing. I began taking a probiotic to combat it, and after taking that probiotic, immediately felt a deep fatigue that has never gone away, alongside headaches and muscle aches. I'm not sure if it's CFS, as I tend to feel the fatigue very quickly. I can still work and take walks, but doing so I tend to feel bad, and if I do something more strenuous than a long walk, I feel the effects of it for days.
I certainly believe that I could have TMS. I see the possibility that the fatigue could be a system imperative-like response to me addressing the IBS. I also see many of my personality traits in Sarno's description of typical TMS patients. And finally, I have noticed my body creating symptoms before. For example, on nights that I struggle to stay asleep because of something like an uncomfortable bed, I have frequent night time urination that seems very strong- despite the fact that if I'm sleeping in my own bed in a cool room, there's never any need to urinate.
However, I do still have doubts. Primarily because I don't believe that all chronic fatigue is due to TMS, and my own trigger was taking a supplement. It's hard to shake the idea that this could be due to my gut microbiome, or some other biological cause. I 100% believe that TMS exists, and I think that it is possible that I could have it, but I don't see a way to be sure that TMS is my issue here, especially since fatigue-based TMS seems less common than other variants of it (although I do feel a vaguely pain-like feeling in my legs, but even that is more of a fatigued pain, like the way your legs might feel after running race).
I am hopeful that following the Structured Educational program will help me, because simply reading The Mindbody Prescription did not.
I've been suffering from Chronic Fatigue for almost two years now, and have begun to explore TMS as a possible cause.
About two and a half years ago, I began experiencing IBS-like symptoms. A colonoscopy and endoscopy revealed nothing. I began taking a probiotic to combat it, and after taking that probiotic, immediately felt a deep fatigue that has never gone away, alongside headaches and muscle aches. I'm not sure if it's CFS, as I tend to feel the fatigue very quickly. I can still work and take walks, but doing so I tend to feel bad, and if I do something more strenuous than a long walk, I feel the effects of it for days.
I certainly believe that I could have TMS. I see the possibility that the fatigue could be a system imperative-like response to me addressing the IBS. I also see many of my personality traits in Sarno's description of typical TMS patients. And finally, I have noticed my body creating symptoms before. For example, on nights that I struggle to stay asleep because of something like an uncomfortable bed, I have frequent night time urination that seems very strong- despite the fact that if I'm sleeping in my own bed in a cool room, there's never any need to urinate.
However, I do still have doubts. Primarily because I don't believe that all chronic fatigue is due to TMS, and my own trigger was taking a supplement. It's hard to shake the idea that this could be due to my gut microbiome, or some other biological cause. I 100% believe that TMS exists, and I think that it is possible that I could have it, but I don't see a way to be sure that TMS is my issue here, especially since fatigue-based TMS seems less common than other variants of it (although I do feel a vaguely pain-like feeling in my legs, but even that is more of a fatigued pain, like the way your legs might feel after running race).
I am hopeful that following the Structured Educational program will help me, because simply reading The Mindbody Prescription did not.
