Of course I always agree on people getting checked out just to be safe. That said, I do recall you having a pretty deep history of anxiety, and that absolutely stimulates the body in major ways.
It's certainly possible that your body is overstimulated and unable to handle things it once did without an issue. That's what happened to me with salty foods, alcohol, vaping, cigarettes, etc. I once spent a few days with limbs that were on fire and then several days vomiting after vaping. Horrid. My neurologist said that my overactive sympathetic nervous system was responding to everything like it was a serious threat, but that nothing was actually wrong with me. I didn't believe him at first, but he turned out to be 100% correct.
I now enjoy everything I listed above once again.
You don't necessarily have to give everything up simply because that worked for some other people. I didn't. I stopped drinking alcohol and vaping because I was convinced it gave me neuropathy (before I realized that the symptoms were indeed all stress). However, I kept vaping even as my muscles would twitch and my feet would sting because I knew there was no way in hell IT would damage my nerves. As I emotionally calmed down, so did my body and its response to the triggers. I was initially hesitant to reintroduce alcohol and vaping non-medicinal oil back into my life, and I had a few symptoms when I first did (sweating, dermatographia, minor burning in my feet), but they're gone now.
One of my older posts straight up said everyone should give everything up as soon as it triggers some sort of physical response. I disagree now. Ultimately, cutting down or giving up is an individual thing - it may help some, it may not be required for others. It varies based on the person and how severe the reaction is for them (I wouldn't tell my younger self to keep doing something even though it made me puke like crazy). We're all unique. Either way, the most important thing is relaxing your mind and getting back to living your life. For people like me, this is why the body starts responding badly to triggers in the first place, and that's what I needed to focus on.
Also, Artmuzz, when you discuss suffering from TMS, it's important to not get too caught up in that. I'm going to copy what I've written elsewhere in my post:
As I always say, TMS is not an actual medical condition. Nobody “has” TMS. It’s a natural bodily response to emotions - every single individual who has been on this planet experiences it. The body is designed to respond to our emotions - it’s the mind-body connection: this is why wounds have been scientifically documented to heal slower when one is stressed, this is the placebo effect, this is how spontaneous recoveries/remissions from serious issues occur (fun fact: the recoveries/remissions aren’t so spontaneous after all!), this is fight-or-flight mode turning on during a threat, this is the release of happy neurotransmitters when you smile, this is the release of adrenaline while upset, this is why cancer patients die quicker when they’re depressed and believe they’re going to die, etc. From a simple eye twitch when you’re angry to full blown CRPS or PTSD after a traumatic event, we’re all affected. Don’t view this as anything other than a fact of nature. Your mind and your body are powerful, and you can overcome this. Your symptoms will decrease as you truly get back to living.
To me, even using the word "heal" [or "cured"] on these forums is misleading - it's not really about healing/curing (because there's nothing to actually heal/cure), but about relaxing and calming yourself (the body will follow suit, per the mind-body connection). That's it. That will stop the 100% normal bodily response you have been experiencing. Stress triggers it.
