New Program Day 1: Introduction

Hi Jules I hope you’re doing well. I feel like our stories are very similar. I’ve overcome back pain and headaches. Now I have chronic nausea. Do you have any tips? It’s horrible feeling like you’re on the verge of vomiting all day every day. i’ve obviously had all tests done and everything comes back normal.

 

Thank you so so much

 

Hello. I joined today. Do we follow along for 21 days or go at our own pace or how does this work? Thanks

 

Hi @DLO2GO - you can absolutely go at your own pace.

I went through the whole thing one time, relatively quickly. Then I circled back, going very slowly and re-writing the concepts in my own words.

 

Thanks Tim

 

I am open and hopeful.

 

I really hope this helps me. I'm suffering so much with awful headaches.

 

I presently suffer with numbness/tingling in my left hand and right fingertips, I was examined at NYU langone and diagnosed with TMS. Do the concepts and exercises of this program apply to my symptoms as well? My conditions started 3 months ago. Do I just substitute pain with numbness? Thanks.

 

What ever happened to Dr. Sarno’s research that showed pain was caused by the subconscious mind cutting off the flow of blood to certain muscles in the body.

 

After 25 years and 20 surgeries ....trying to keep an open mind

 

Hi Everyone!
I am back(DAY 1) after over 4 years since finding the TMS wiki and doing this program by Alan Gordon.
I had had symptoms receding a great deal for a couple of months after completion of the program back in 2020, but they came back and I lost mental momentum. Since that time, I have restarted a couple of other times here but never finished.

I have new resolve and am doing this program today collectively with a small group of folks from a private group I host not associated with this site.
I have had a significant flare in the last few months and am grappling with head to toe symptoms. I know through all of the work I have done educating myself that all of it is TMS, but have many negative emotions around it all.

I have enjoyed reading through all of the posts on this thread finding much hope and community

 

I'm still not sure if my foot pain is TMS. It's been 3 months since a sprained ankle and I'm on crutches and waiting for an MRI scan. Consultant said it could be a hairline fracture, roughness of joint, or bone marrow edema. Regardless of the outcome, how will I know if it is TMS causing the pain? I'm fully onboard with the TMS idea as I cured my wrists with Dr S book 10yrs ago. The wrists started up again after a week of crutches, and after resting them for 3 weeks I remembered the TMS theory so I'm working on that theory to recover them.... But the ankle is so different and I have had so many 'relapses' from overdoing it I'm so confused.....

 

A sprain is healed by now. It’s TMS and fear that something is wrong. Treat it as mind body.

 

Thank you. So should I drop all supports like crutches and bandages, or keep them until the pain subsides whilst I do the TMS work?!

 

Things like meds, crutches, bandages, you're going to get mixed answers. Some people will say you need to drop it all to fully invest in the TMS diagnosis. I use the perspective that you can use those things as long as you remember they are not fixing your problem, they are just helping you manage your symptoms while you work through TMS.