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Urination issues and TMS? Advice please.

Wings313 said:
Sorry for the delayed response, lmorgan. The short answer is that since I wrote this, my symptoms have come and gone and come again, off and on. My conclusion at this point is that I have pelvic floor dysfunction with tight (hypertonic) muscles, which make me have the sensation that I need to pee even when I don't actually have to. And that muscle tension is caused by stress and anxiety. So for me it all comes back to a mental thing, and is very much in line with TMS theory. But I am getting pelvic floor physic therapy since there is very real muscle tightness. Hopefully that will start to help me long term. I'll PM you too. And FYI this problem is way more common than you'd think.
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Wings313 said:
Sorry for the delayed response, lmorgan. The short answer is that since I wrote this, my symptoms have come and gone and come again, off and on. My conclusion at this point is that I have pelvic floor dysfunction with tight (hypertonic) muscles, which make me have the sensation that I need to pee even when I don't actually have to. And that muscle tension is caused by stress and anxiety. So for me it all comes back to a mental thing, and is very much in line with TMS theory. But I am getting pelvic floor physic therapy since there is very real muscle tightness. Hopefully that will start to help me long term. I'll PM you too. And FYI this problem is way more common than you'd think.
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I have the same thing going on with seeing a pelvic specialist. 2nd visit today. Not fun and symptoms are worse today after appointment. I’m hoping it will help soon but if it’s tms shouldn’t I stop going ?
 
For me the pelvic specialist with internal trigger point therapy etc. didn't really help. The only thing that really helped was to accept my emotions, accept the psychic tension I felt and to keep calm about the pain. I learned yoga stretches that are somewhat helpful, but as the reason for the pain is not physical the solution also cannot be found i physiotherapy. You say it yourself, the muscle tension is caused by stress and anxiety. The muscles will naturally relax if you have solved these problems. I found simple massages quite nice, it felt good and was not a 'medical treatment'. Hope this makes sense for you!
 
Time2be said:
For me the pelvic specialist with internal trigger point therapy etc. didn't really help. The only thing that really helped was to accept my emotions, accept the psychic tension I felt and to keep calm about the pain. I learned yoga stretches that are somewhat helpful, but as the reason for the pain is not physical the solution also cannot be found i physiotherapy. You say it yourself, the muscle tension is caused by stress and anxiety. The muscles will naturally relax if you have solved these problems. I found simple massages quite nice, it felt good and was not a 'medical treatment'. Hope this makes sense for you!
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Thanks for your reply. I had some good hours this am so it reassures me its tms and I had it in many other ways before this so I will battle it. It’s the worst when I’m at home trying to relax and play with my 5 year old daughter. I’m wondering what I can read daily over and over to help with this. I can read an hour a day so want to make the best of this time.
 
I would consider why it's worst when you're at home playing with your daughter. I love my boys, but eventually some of the things they want to play get boring to me. And I'll feel guilty. Or that I'm not creative enough as a parent. Basically it's negative feedback I've found myself giving. Are you doing that? Parenting is a tough job even when you love it. Sometimes I will listen to motivating speeches on youtube that give positive feedback. Sounds corny but it helps.
 
she333 said:
I would consider why it's worst when you're at home playing with your daughter. I love my boys, but eventually some of the things they want to play get boring to me. And I'll feel guilty. Or that I'm not creative enough as a parent. Basically it's negative feedback I've found myself giving. Are you doing that? Parenting is a tough job even when you love it. Sometimes I will listen to motivating speeches on youtube that give positive feedback. Sounds corny but it helps.
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It happens when I want to relax and be calm and enjoy my time with my daughter and we spend a lot of time together. I just keep reading anything I can about tms and telling my brain to cut the crap. I’ll beat it. I need some more patience though.
 
Dear Jbyard, it it quite common that when people want to relax that then pain starts or is getting worse. I had - and sometimes have - the same reaction. There are usually reasons for that. In my case I feel lonely, that I don't earned the relax time etc. Patience is really important. I had to learn to be patient with myself!
 
Patience is something I’ve never had. I’m going to read paradoxical relaxation and hopefully I can learn how to do that. I know it’s hard to learn. Having depression sure doesn’t help at all either. As I’m sure most tms sufferers have some depression wether a little or a lot. I keep going over the Alan Gordon program. Thanks for your input
 
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