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Joe Kingsland

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Hi, I was diagnosed with carpal tunnel a few months back but as a scientist I read up on it and the diagnosis made no sense. The ends of two fingers suddenly went numb for no reason, no build up and nothing really relieves it although it has gradually morphed into pain on contact, like I had whacked the fingers with a hammer some time ago and they are just recovering.

I read one of Dr Sarno’s books years ago when I had sciatica but didn’t really engage with it and the sciatica got better. In retrospect it was a stressful job and horrible commute at the time which caused it.

Well I am engaging with TMS theory now. Weird thing is that other niggling conditions are getting better/changing but not the fingers.

Thanks in advance for any advice (just demonstrating my pathological niceness!)
 
Welcome to the Forum!

Numb fingers was one of the many TMS symptoms I used to have. You can recover from this.

You mention you are engaging with TMS theory now. Are you doing one of the TMS programs? For most of us, doing daily TMS exercises like journaling is helpful in getting to recovery.
 
I’m journaling, reading and watching the odd YouTube video. I’m just reading Alan Gordon’s book and it has surprised me in that it seems a different but not contradictory approach to the classic Dr Sarno one.

I’m 58 but it seems to me now that I have had some form of TMS all my life. I had migraines and growing pains as a child, face pain in my twenties diagnosed as trigeminal neuralgia by one doctor but later diagnosed as maxillary sinus infection.
 
Hi Joe - it's interesting that you are the second person (and both of you are of a certain age) who just noticed that there might be a contradiction in approach between what Alan is doing now vs. back in the day when he was ALL about the emotional component. A bunch of us had a really interesting discussion about this earlier this summer, but I don't think I would be able to find it. However, here's the other new member who was just saying the same thing (he's older than you - and you're both younger than I am).

If you go to my profile, you'll find a reference in my long list of resources to two audio webinars that Alan did for us back in 2012 (after My Story, in the section with my favorite things "On this forum"). They were extremely influential in my recovery, because they really helped me with the emotional vulnerability that I think is needed to truly recover. I liked The Way Out but it doesn't even come close to how Alan used to do the work I do think he's trying to appeal to more people because his current work certainly appeals to anyone who wants to keep their emotions out of the equation and try to intellectualize their recovery. I know from experience that this is the majority of people. It often works - for a while...

Joe Kingsland said:
Thanks in advance for any advice (just demonstrating my pathological niceness!)
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Hah!

I also think that recovery is enhanced when we don't take ourselves too seriously :hilarious:
 
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