1. Alan has completed the new Pain Recovery Program. To read or share it, use this updated link: https://www.tmswiki.org/forum/painrecovery/
    Dismiss Notice

New Sting — allergic response TMS?

Discussion in 'Support Subforum' started by JohnnyWindtunnel, Sep 7, 2022.

  1. JohnnyWindtunnel

    JohnnyWindtunnel Peer Supporter

    Question: today I was stung by multiple bees at my house (I live in a forested area with lots of bees).

    I have been stung by multiple bees several times before and the reaction has always been pain and swelling around the location of the sting.

    This time I became dizzy, felt like I was going to faint for over and hour and experienced itching all over my body, and cold sweats.

    I developed TMS muskolskeletal constochondrotoc pain in response to vaccine and social pressure surrounding it just over a year ago. I have aTMS personality and was under very significant stress leading up to the vaccine.

    I know there is a discussion of TMS and allergies. Could this new dramatic response to bee stings be part of the TMS? (I was working though some intense fear as part of TMS treatment this morning just before the sting).
     
    JohnnyWindtunnel, Sep 7, 2022
    #1
  2. JanAtheCPA

    JanAtheCPA Beloved Grand Eagle

    Your guess is as good as ours, because what you experienced was a sudden invasion of your body by insect venom - which of course is not TMS.

    Since you apparently survived without seeking medical care, it's interesting to engage in curiosity about the reactions you experienced, and to examine how your fear and anxiety played a role. Just be mindful of the fact that you've asked a pretty specific question that can't actually be answered by people who are not medical professionals.

    That being said, there's no doubt that dizziness, sweats, and itching can all be brought on by fear and anxiety. Or that fear and anxiety had some role to play in this incident. But with zero expertise in insect stings, I can't say that these symptoms aren't also signs of a more serious allergic reaction.
     
    JanAtheCPA, Sep 8, 2022
    #2
    JohnnyWindtunnel and Booble like this.
  3. JohnnyWindtunnel

    JohnnyWindtunnel Peer Supporter

    Yes. The symptoms certainly were signs of a more serious allergic reaction.

    what I’m wondering about is the extent to which being in a state of central nervous system activation could have left me physiologically “jacked up” leading to my body interpreting the venom as more dangerous than it has been interpreted in the past — resulting in the reaction.

    This idea, I think, would follow Sarno’s theories on allergic reactions and TMS. It would also be in line with the idea that my fear of the vaccine has contributed to an ongoing sympathetic stress response — resulting in the TMS symptoms.

    And yes, I didn’t need to go to the hospital. I took some benandryl and laid down until the dizziness and weird feelings subsided.

    I do think there’s some connection worth exploring here. Thanks for your input!
     
    JohnnyWindtunnel, Sep 8, 2022
    #3

Share This Page