Coping with setbacks

[Username2703]

Hi guys quick question i have had tms for about a year now and have read mind body perscription and followed most if not all the advice in the book with good results (pain goes but not all the time) and im just wandering does anyone have any ideas of how i can continue to hold fast in the knowledge that i have tms and not start to worry if i have anything else that is causing the pain (have been to drs a few times only diagnosed with rsi and sometimes they told me just do whatever anywho)

 

[Adam Coloretti (coach)]

Hi guys quick question i have had tms for about a year now and have read mind body perscription and followed most if not all the advice in the book with good results (pain goes but not all the time) and im just wandering does anyone have any ideas of how i can continue to hold fast in the knowledge that i have tms and not start to worry if i have anything else that is causing the pain (have been to drs a few times only diagnosed with rsi and sometimes they told me just do whatever anywho)

Hi!

RSI is very often TMS, so that's the first massive piece of evidence. The fact that you've had no other explanation/finding (usually if it is something else it won't be blamed on RSI) bolsters the claim. Have you tried other modalities with no success? If you have (physical therapy etc) and they haven't worked, yet the only thing that has worked is treating as TMS, then your case is very strong.

Only you would know if there's something out there you could do that would help your belief and whether or not that's worth it - trust your instincts

 

[Username2703]

Hi so as far as i can recall yes i have had psysial therapy before and not had much success). And done streches and hand excersises in the past. Only issue is i get paranoid when i get pain that i dont have tms and that the pain will come back occasionally. Dispite this i still look at things like evedence sheet and occasionally go back to book or write/think about whats bothering me or just being fine with being in pain (like alan gordon reccomends). Any idea if I could do anything else to help it?

 

[JanAtheCPA]

You want training and education so that the principles sink in and become second nature .

TMS is not an illness that you suddenly develop and then get over. It is actually a built-in survival mechanism that evolved eons ago in the primitive wilderness, but which doesn't work well in the modern world. You will continue to experience TMS all of your life, but it can become very manageable. If you go through an educational program for TMS, you will probably realize that you've had minor symptoms of it all your life, even in childhood.

Our programs are described here, and they are free of cost, ads, or even registration. I recommend the SEP which is more in line with Dr Howard Schubiner's work following directly on Dr Sarno, while Alan's program is a good adjunct from his less-emotional viewpoint.

Here's a perfect example posted today, of how TMS will create an extreme flare, and how an individual with the tools manages it:
https://tmswiki.org/forum/threads/back-pain-returned-after-7-years-but-swiftly-sent-packing.33536/

 

[Adam Coloretti (coach)]

Only issue is i get paranoid when i get pain that i dont have tms and that the pain will come back occasionally.

That's a very telling insight. As Jan alluded to, as you do the work your confidence in the diagnosis will increase (assuming it is TMS), which will reduce this fear/freak out

 

[Booble]

Hi guys quick question i have had tms for about a year now and have read mind body perscription and followed most if not all the advice in the book with good results (pain goes but not all the time) and im just wandering does anyone have any ideas of how i can continue to hold fast in the knowledge that i have tms and not start to worry if i have anything else that is causing the pain (have been to drs a few times only diagnosed with rsi and sometimes they told me just do whatever anywho)

I'm pretty sure that TMS is a lifelong endeavor. The good thing is that once we learn more, even though we can't necessarily prevent it, we can have a lot less heartache as we dig back in when needed.

Oh, I see that Jan already explained it with a much nicer explanation.