Good tactic to trick your TMS brain!

Lately, I’ve been emptying and loading the dishwasher every single day. At first, I was in so much pain standing up I couldn’t do it all. But I did what I could.

Now, I’m able to stand up the entire time, feel no pain and even enjoy doing it. I feel no pain because I ignore it. And for this one activity, the pain is diminishing,

So, now when I’m trying to do something else new for me that’s similar, or even easier in difficulty, I say to my TMS brain, “You know, this isn’t harder than the dishes!” The pain is still there on the new thing, but at least I don’t give up and I don’t get afraid. And… at the same time, I’m telling my TMS brain it’s ridiculous.

 

Great progress Diana!

 

I got a similar story. There's a half-hour walk I do at the weekends that would always led me into pre-spasm lower back pain. Then I started doing another one, this one on weekdays, full of nature, no traffic, very chill. I'd still have some back pain after, but nothing terrible. Could go straight to work afterwards. So I felt like comparing both and was surprised to know the painful one was 1500 steps shorter. Now I'm able to do both with low pain