Day 1

Hi everyone, today is Day 1 and, like many of you, I have some worries.
First of all, because everything I read is in English and I'm Italian, so I have to translate everything — which is quite difficult at times. Luckily, I have two of Dr. Sarno's books already translated into Italian.
I believe I've had TMS for about 3 years. It has mainly affected my neck and shoulders, and in recent months it has started to move into my lower back, hip, and knee.
I'm worried about getting lost in the program because of the language barrier, and I feel a bit alone because I don’t have anyone around me to share this with.
But I have hope — and I truly believe I've found the right "penicillin."
Sending my warm regards to you all.

 

Welcome! You are not alone-you have this forum and the SEP program! I know you have some concerns with the program but I would still recommend starting it and seeing if it will work. Part of TMS is resistance and this may be one way your brain is stopping you from doing the program. It's a free program so you have nothing to lose.
As for feeling alone-I don't know anyone in real life that knows they have TMS. Notice I use the word "knows" cause I am convinced at least one of my sisters has this as well. I felt very alone until I found this forum. Suddenly there were people who were dealing with the same thing I was-even if they had different symptoms from me. They understood my fears and noticed when I was putting a lot of pressure on myself trying to heal. Don't focus on trying to find people that have the same symptoms as you-we will all heal differently and any of the symptoms is TMS whether it is anxiety, back pain, or IBS! (I had made that error as I started out!) So definitely use this forum to start your healing journey!

 

Thanks, it's very confortable