Difference between pain symptoms and anxiety symptoms?

[victoriab1301]

Hi guys, I’ve been on this TMS journey for a while now but something that’s confused me for a bit is anxiety vs tms. I worry about the pain a lot and fear it too which seems to make it worse. From what I gather pain symptoms stay because we are afraid of them, is that any different from anxiety? Is pain just another symptom of anxiety? I know there is an element of conditioned response as well, but is that simply because I am nervous to do the activity? Sorry there is a lot of questions here, I’m just feeling a bit lost.

 

[Cactusflower]

Many TMS folks equate the anxiety and the pain both as TMS symptoms. Just like you are not your pain, you are not your anxiety. Finding a way to create space like meditation or breathing exercises can help.