I’m relatively sure it’s TMS, but I don’t know if maybe I’m a special case when it comes to the pain

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Tom8364728272762

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Hello everyone! So for context since 3 years now I’ve had daily migraine-like headaches.


Here’s the thing: I’m pretty sure it’s a mind-body kind of thing. It all started after a stressful life event combined with insomnia and an infection, and my nervous system got out of control. I guess I developed central sensitization – I’ve done the assessment. But I’m not sure how, or if, the techniques from Dan or Alan Gordon or others will help me get rid of it, because of the way the dysregulated nervous system is presenting my symptoms.


It’s not really migraine attacks, it’s more like a migraine-like status that’s always there or starts everyday in the morning and usually stays at a relatively mild pain level (2–5 out of 10). It goes up and down, but I know it’s migraine because I have the typical dull migraine feeling in my face, and it’s like my eyes hurt, often on one side. And my face is swollen and it feels inflamed. And all the doctors say i have chronic migraines.

But I’m still able to do things — I can go for a jog or go to the gym if I push myself, and it doesn’t really increase the symptoms that much, just a bit. Since learning about TMS a few weeks ago, I’ve been able to implement good routines and positive self-talk, and I’m actively showing my brain that it’s safe. When the symptoms increase, I’ve really started to not care as much and think: “Okay, it’s just TMS and it can’t hurt me.” and since then im really active and that was a huge succes.


But here comes the big question.


Mainstream medicine and doctors will tell you that if you have a migraine, you have to take medicine, lie in a dark room, and wait until it’s over. But in my case it’s pointless — I can lie in bed as much as I want, it won’t go away. However, the fact that this is the advice doctors give nornal migrain patient keeps me from fully committing to the mind-body approach.


Its like a constant battle between these two thoughts in my head and before this is settled i cant commit:


1. Its just TMS and it cant hurt me. Its just pain and i will show my brain that even with pain im safe and it can come down.

2. !! the more pain i will feel the more it will hardwire and the neuro circuits will strenghten and im further damaging myself. So i should not do this right now and be in bed even if it doesnt do anything for me or its been only around for 3 years because i didnt isolated myself enough and gave myself enough rest!

So i just dont know if TMS also works on migraines becuase its like a real physical inflammation. Even if my pain maybe isnt real migraines it has migrain like characteristics and i guess some inlammational processes.
So i just dont know how to move further on.

Thanks for reading this and i hope anyone can give me clearity and sorry if i made any grammar mistakes english is not my first language.


Greetings from germany.

Have a nice day.
 
Hello @Tom8364728272762 and welcome.

My answer to your lengthy and detailed post (which I have to admit I mostly skimmed after your very informative introduction) might be disappointingly brief:

Don't overthink it.

Because here's the thing: If addressing your symptoms as TMS/mindbody is creating positive results, then it literally does not matter how those symptoms happen to manifest for you. Period. Everything else is BS.

It also really doesn't matter what the traditional medical model says because you've already realized that one size does not fit all.

You've made a good start! You have nothing to lose by taking the plunge and doing our free programs. I always recommend the Structured Educational Program because it goes straight to the heart of the matter, which is emotional conflict and repression.
 
BTW, I would be happy to fix your username to delete most of the unnecessary and distracting numbers. This offer expires in 24 hours.

I'm curious what your thought process was when you chose that name - and if you might consider what that thought process says about your personality type and the connection to your suffering.

I can edit your name easily without it affecting your password - you would just need to log in again to continue posting - BUT it's a limited time offer only available for brand-new members who have barely made any posts.
 
Tom,
There’s no such thing as special cases. All TMS is meant to distract you from your emotions. Our brains just pick whatever it thinks we will fixate on the most and be afraid of. But it doesn’t matter what symptoms you have, they are all fixed the same way. Exploration of your internal world: how you think, how you treat yourself, how you process your life, how you stuff your emotions. All TMS is fixable, sooner or later, if you do the work.

Soothing your nervous system is a secondary part of healing, and many things can make that happen, in addition to time passing. Meditation and EFT tapping and self-soothing techniques are really useful.
 
Looks like a user name generator to me. Like this name is taken, try this. Does the system do that here?
 
JanAtheCPA said:
BTW, I would be happy to fix your username to delete most of the unnecessary and distracting numbers. This offer expires in 24 hours.

I'm curious what your thought process was when you chose that name - and if you might consider what that thought process says about your personality type and the connection to your suffering.

I can edit your name easily without it affecting your password - you would just need to log in again to continue posting - BUT it's a limited time offer only available for brand-new members who have barely made any posts.
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Im sorry i did not want to trigger anyone with my name i was just picking a random numbers. If its important for you, chance it to any name you'd like.
 
Tom8364728272762 said:
Im sorry i did not want to trigger anyone with my name i was just picking a random numbers. If its important for you, chance it to any name you'd like.
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Sorry, but your reply to @JanAtheCPA 's offer to change your screen name sounds like classic passive aggressive communication. This is something you might want to look at as part of your TMS recovery. We all have to face these types of behaviors in ourselves to make progress.
 
And I'm just trying to avoid a possible case of future username regret, only because I've seen it a number of times in my years of experience as a forum admin. Username changes are not supposed to be allowed at all according to forum policy, but if I see a new one that I suspect might be regretted later, I like to offer the opportunity for the person to choose something else early on, for a very short time before there are too many confusing references in other people's posts to the original name (using @tags or quotes).

If you like your username, no need to change it and sorry for the confusion.
 
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