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StarStuff

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I finally caught TMS in action. I’ve been doing rowing exercises with resistance bands to help heal a nerve in my shoulder that was bothering me despite the recent cervical CT scans being normal. After a few days I noticed pain in my right forearm that was hard to ignore so I put my arm in a sling. My adult child asked what happened so I told them and their reply was “there’s always something wrong with you.” I thought maybe the sling was too much, so I took it off and decided to stop exercising until the pain went away.

I now realize the pain was my mind sending me a distraction to stop exercising. It was trying to protect me from fixing the nerve pain in my shoulder, which is connected to anger. I know it’s connected to anger because it only hurts when my husband isn’t interested in caring for me. Which connects to not being cared for as a child. When my shoulder hurts, I get referred symptoms with my digestion. Which is what bothered me as a child. So it’s all connected and it’s all TMS.

I’ve also had a fear of exercise from a phobia brought on by a misdiagnosis. Years ago I visited a specialist and they diagnosed me with all kinds of issues and treated me for years, charging my insurance for what I found out later was unnecessary tests. It probably never would have stopped if I hadn’t moved out of state. It took years of therapy to stop being afraid of my body, but I’m still apprehensive about exercising because of it. So that’s also TMS because I’m angry at the doctor. I have to add that one to my past list. I’m really uncovering stuff in this program and I’m so grateful for it.
 
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StarStuff said:
I’ve been doing rowing exercises with resistance bands to help heal a nerve in my shoulder that was bothering me despite the recent cervical CT scans being normal.
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All sounds great! A question though, if the CT scans are normal, how do you know that the nerve needs fixing/healing? If it's TMS, it's likely that your shoulder nerve is in the exact same health as mine and any other asymptomatic person.
 
Adam Coloretti (coach) said:
All sounds great! A question though, if the CT scans are normal, how do you know that the nerve needs fixing/healing? If it's TMS, it's likely that your shoulder nerve is in the exact same health as mine and any other asymptomatic person.
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It turns out a CT scan doesn’t show nerves, I would need an MRI for that. All the CT scan did was rule out bulging discs and inflammation. It has an electrical, zapping sensation so that’s why I think it’s a nerve. I’m not gonna get an MRI because there’s nothing they can do for it besides steroids or PT and I already do PT. I’m just glad my discs are normal.
 
StarStuff said:
I finally caught TMS in action.
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Thank you very much for this insightful conversation. It helps me understand how we approach interpreting TMS symptoms while being guided by the need to rule out structural damage. And although all these tests are helpful tools, they are also part of the medical system and can fuel our fears.

In January 2026, following a fall, I was diagnosed via imaging with a triple herniated disc in my cervical spine (even though I had never experienced pain in that area), and four weeks later, another doctor ruled this out as a misdiagnosis: "All the nerves in that area are functioning perfectly and performing their jobs well. This area is not responsible for your pain. If nothing is visible on the images, only actual neurological (electrical) measurements can provide insight into the function and conductivity of our nerves and confirm whether and where, if at all, something is pinched or not."

I’m glad to hear that you’re observing yourself and questioning what happens. I, too, am learning through the program to observe myself and my behavior more and more closely.

I am a new member and am taking the liberty of responding in this forum because others also respond to my posts, which helps me. However, if I misjudge something, I am open to feedback.
 
Rubynea said:
Thank you very much for this insightful conversation. It helps me understand how we approach interpreting TMS symptoms while being guided by the need to rule out structural damage. And although all these tests are helpful tools, they are also part of the medical system and can fuel our fears.

In January 2026, following a fall, I was diagnosed via imaging with a triple herniated disc in my cervical spine (even though I had never experienced pain in that area), and four weeks later, another doctor ruled this out as a misdiagnosis: "All the nerves in that area are functioning perfectly and performing their jobs well. This area is not responsible for your pain. If nothing is visible on the images, only actual neurological (electrical) measurements can provide insight into the function and conductivity of our nerves and confirm whether and where, if at all, something is pinched or not."

I’m glad to hear that you’re observing yourself and questioning what happens. I, too, am learning through the program to observe myself and my behavior more and more closely.

I am a new member and am taking the liberty of responding in this forum because others also respond to my posts, which helps me. However, if I misjudge something, I am open to feedback.
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I appreciate your response and I’m sorry you were also misdiagnosed with something. I’m also glad your nerves were functioning properly. There is so much fear because the medical industry is profit driven and it’s impossible to know who to trust.

People repeat what they read and what they’re told about conditions, regardless of if it’s true and other people pick that up and believe it. I’m trying to see which symptoms are being produced by my mind because of emotions and which are things I’ve been warned about through conditioning.

I’m doing my best to figure it out but being able to discuss it in the forum is helping me too. I don’t think anything we say can be misjudged because this is a way to peel back the layers and see what’s real and what isn’t. We’re just doing our best to interpret all of it which isn’t easy.
 
Rubynea said:
I am a new member and am taking the liberty of responding in this forum because others also respond to my posts, which helps me. However, if I misjudge something, I am open to feedback
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Don't sell yourself short, @Rubynea! (and that's the second time I've said that to someone recently ;)). Your story is not just relevant, but I feel like it adds to the number of more positive medical interactions that we're hearing about lately.
 
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