Bicepmuffins
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The video games can increase the hyperstimulation as well. Trust me, I love 'em, and they helped me get through the 4-5 year part where i really started to think the pain wasn't ever going to go away... but I've really had to start restricting myself on digital stimulaiton, because the tinnitus was/is really, really annoying. Over at anxietycentre they really emphasize how excessive stimulation can perpetuate or worsen the symptoms, I don't see that emphasized here but I can certainly tell a difference now that I'm caffeine free, the mind is more calm and it is easier to detect and correct anxious thoughts and/or manage patiently when the symptoms spike. By the way, I do still get little twinges of the old pain, but nothing like what it was (at one point it was like walking on hot coals, or having knives stabbed into my feet) and if I dismiss it, it immediately goes away.
my old tms symptoms still pop up from time to time so I don’t expect to never feel another stab again but as long as it slows down to the point where I forget about it most days. My other tms symptoms were also glaring up recently which is rare which is more evidence this new stuff is tms. I hope to stop this cycle tho. I don’t want any more new tms symptoms after this lol.
the occasional twinges I find usually accompanied with stress so it’s a good warning sign at least.
for me video games helped with tinnitus a lot. I like competitive, engaging games that are fully mentally consuming for that reason. It proved to me I can ignore tinnitus with enough distraction. But I do generally tank mentally if I grind a video game and I agree with hyper stimulation. Although I use video games to prove tms to myself I also know they contribute to tms in the long run with the emotions and sedentary lifestyle