strategies on thinking psychologically

I am visiting my parents this weekend and a while ago, before I had the TMS relapse, I had told my mom to schedule an appointment with her acupuncturist. I forgot to tell her to cancel it and yesterday, when she reminded me it was today, I got really tense. I ended up cancelling it ( I did not want to fall back into the TMS traps again) but my physical symptoms increased with me "rejecting" a possible "cure". What are your strategies to keep your mind focused on psychological thinking when symptoms increase? I really want to go to my next gymnastics class on tuesday, and feel anxious about not getting more functional by then and getting really bad (bad back spasms) after if I go without a more significant recovery. The way I fell today, I wouldn't have the courage to go. I know it is silly, but it is what is in my head now.

 

Hi, futuredancer. Are you going to the gymnastics class on Tuesday? I hope so. If you go, do the exercises at your own pace. Skip any that you are not comfortable with.

I never tried acupuncture, but had my old dog get a weekly treatment and it gave him three more years of active life.

 

Thanks for the support, Walt. I still haven't made up my mind. Today I had a rough day. My hair started falling copiously. I have struggled with bouts of hair loss over the last 20 years. No doctor ever found the reasons after lots of exams, so it seems to have a psychological cause. I know it is a bit controversial, but it almost seems like TMS under a different mask. And everytime I have a hair crisis, my self steem goes to the center of the earth. I can't stop thinking about it. So today I had a better back day but a new ailment took over the scene. It is emotionally exhausting.