calcifer99
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In the Day 16 reading Howard Schubiner writes, "What is the definition of a trigger? The way I use this term, a trigger only applies to people with Mind Body Syndrome, that is, to people who suffer from physical or psychological symptoms that are caused by mental and emotional processes.Therefore, in this situation the symptoms are not caused by a pathological condition (or a tissue breakdown condition in the body, such as cancer, a fracture, or inflammation)"
This post confuses me because I have been diagnosed with an inflammatory condition - endometriosis. Does this mean I cannot have TMS, or that TMS cannot be the cause of my chronic pain? The way I was seeing things...the cause of endometriosis is still unknown, so I was cultivating the belief as I went through the program that TMS could be the root cause of this as well - chronic stress in the body that produced this inflammatory disease and dis-ease.
The actual question today was: Since starting this program have you told anyone about your condition and TMS? Why or Why not? If you have how did they react?
I have told my partner, a good friend, and my GYN. I told them because I’m an oversharer, and because I wanted them to be happy for me... I think, and affirm that this is it, like I feel like this is it.
My partner was affirming and happy for me, while she cannot understand what I go through, she praises me for never giving up on myself and always trying to find a solution to the root cause.
My friend listed and affirmed that it made sense, and just that whatever works for me is a good thing.
The doctor had never heard of it, but she affirmed that conditioned responses made sense and that there was nothing she could see on my imaging that would prevent me from lying down.
When I write this out, I realize that everyone has been affirming and supportive, and it highlights that the doubt I’m projecting from them or expected to see written out here is actually mine - my doubt.
This post confuses me because I have been diagnosed with an inflammatory condition - endometriosis. Does this mean I cannot have TMS, or that TMS cannot be the cause of my chronic pain? The way I was seeing things...the cause of endometriosis is still unknown, so I was cultivating the belief as I went through the program that TMS could be the root cause of this as well - chronic stress in the body that produced this inflammatory disease and dis-ease.
The actual question today was: Since starting this program have you told anyone about your condition and TMS? Why or Why not? If you have how did they react?
I have told my partner, a good friend, and my GYN. I told them because I’m an oversharer, and because I wanted them to be happy for me... I think, and affirm that this is it, like I feel like this is it.
My partner was affirming and happy for me, while she cannot understand what I go through, she praises me for never giving up on myself and always trying to find a solution to the root cause.
My friend listed and affirmed that it made sense, and just that whatever works for me is a good thing.
The doctor had never heard of it, but she affirmed that conditioned responses made sense and that there was nothing she could see on my imaging that would prevent me from lying down.
When I write this out, I realize that everyone has been affirming and supportive, and it highlights that the doubt I’m projecting from them or expected to see written out here is actually mine - my doubt.
It's one of those ones where if the doctors/specialists aren't worried or at least don't feel that anything urgently needs to be done, to me that points to TMS also.