Greetings, I'm new here and wanted to share my experience, connect, and affirm that I am on track. I've been working with tms for 6 months or so now. Things got worse recently so jumped back into it a month ago - currently, doubt is creeping in and my pain is not really improving this last month.
I have been journaling most days, doing therapy once a week, and remembering the TMS principles throughout the day while just ignoring the pain as best as I can. I don't feed the obsessive fixation/thinking about the pain. I just let it ride, but it's still there. I just try and not fuss about it.
My main symptom is pain from sitting (lower back / mid back) or from maintaining any position (standing, walking, laying) for 20+ minutes. Things start to ache, tighten, etc. Thus, I constantly change positions as the pain/aching slowly builds up. In summary of what i found on TMS Wiki about sitting pain symptoms is this: "Doesn't matter how long you sit. If you are conditioned to believing it will occur, then it will. There would be 3 causes to back problems as put in sarnos books, current stressors, past events and personality traits. Sit as much as you want it doesn't cause back problems."
I 100% believe I have TMS and that I am healing (after reconfirming that sitting should not cause back pain). Earlier today, I was starting to doubt and wonder - "Does everyone feel pain from sitting for long periods? This is normal right?" But no, I renounce that.
A recent situation: my back was aching on a 5 hour drive home (I applied the TMS ideas and ignored it otherwise). Since being home, my back has been more tight than usual, and I wonder if that's just normal after having sat for so long while driving. My spiritual practices involve yoga/stretching which seems to relieve the tension in the back a little bit (though I mentally try to assert that I am stretching for the benefits of spiritual practice and flexibility, not for pain management).
I have been to chiropractors and they have all fed me the same garbage about my back - that thing there or this thing here. I know I'm healthy and back is great - that said, tms has been causing aching and pain for 5 years or so now. Physical activity has never been an issue, i play all kinds of sports on daily basis with no issues.
I plan to ordain as a buddhist monk so maintaining a position, especially sitting upright, without excessive pain is important to reach deeper states of meditation. I meditate regularly and the back aching is always there with me. My mindset is: I 100% believe in TMS, I/my back is perfectly healthy. I notice the pain, set the intention not to worry about it, just let it be, i know this is tms, and just sit as long as I can before the pain/aching becomes unbearable (40 minute mark is when it revs up).
Thank you for reading, I welcome any thoughts of insight, reflection, or encouragement for my healing.
I have been journaling most days, doing therapy once a week, and remembering the TMS principles throughout the day while just ignoring the pain as best as I can. I don't feed the obsessive fixation/thinking about the pain. I just let it ride, but it's still there. I just try and not fuss about it.
My main symptom is pain from sitting (lower back / mid back) or from maintaining any position (standing, walking, laying) for 20+ minutes. Things start to ache, tighten, etc. Thus, I constantly change positions as the pain/aching slowly builds up. In summary of what i found on TMS Wiki about sitting pain symptoms is this: "Doesn't matter how long you sit. If you are conditioned to believing it will occur, then it will. There would be 3 causes to back problems as put in sarnos books, current stressors, past events and personality traits. Sit as much as you want it doesn't cause back problems."
I 100% believe I have TMS and that I am healing (after reconfirming that sitting should not cause back pain). Earlier today, I was starting to doubt and wonder - "Does everyone feel pain from sitting for long periods? This is normal right?" But no, I renounce that.
A recent situation: my back was aching on a 5 hour drive home (I applied the TMS ideas and ignored it otherwise). Since being home, my back has been more tight than usual, and I wonder if that's just normal after having sat for so long while driving. My spiritual practices involve yoga/stretching which seems to relieve the tension in the back a little bit (though I mentally try to assert that I am stretching for the benefits of spiritual practice and flexibility, not for pain management).
I have been to chiropractors and they have all fed me the same garbage about my back - that thing there or this thing here. I know I'm healthy and back is great - that said, tms has been causing aching and pain for 5 years or so now. Physical activity has never been an issue, i play all kinds of sports on daily basis with no issues.
I plan to ordain as a buddhist monk so maintaining a position, especially sitting upright, without excessive pain is important to reach deeper states of meditation. I meditate regularly and the back aching is always there with me. My mindset is: I 100% believe in TMS, I/my back is perfectly healthy. I notice the pain, set the intention not to worry about it, just let it be, i know this is tms, and just sit as long as I can before the pain/aching becomes unbearable (40 minute mark is when it revs up).
Thank you for reading, I welcome any thoughts of insight, reflection, or encouragement for my healing.
