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Why do some have success, others don't?

Diana-M said:
I feel like Covid and all the happenings during those 2 years sent so many people into “nervous breakdowns.”It was just all too much. Especially if you already had issues. That’s what happened for me. And some of those hyper-vigilant nervous illness symptoms are TMS-like or are combined with TMS. I think anxiety plays a huge role for some of us. Maybe all of us?
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My personal feeling that thanks backwards. TMS is a painful aspect of GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) and should be viewed as such.

I’ve mentioned this in previous posts, although it’s been while since I’ve posted here. I think the reason people get better is because whatever technique/therapist they use is that they ultimately lose their fear, concern, etc about what they are experiencing. This can a long time in some cases (well over a year), but it seems to be the same basic concept.
 
RogueWave said:
My personal feeling that thanks backwards. TMS is a painful aspect of GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) and should be viewed as such.

I’ve mentioned this in previous posts, although it’s been while since I’ve posted here. I think the reason people get better is because whatever technique/therapist they use is that they ultimately lose their fear, concern, etc about what they are experiencing. This can a long time in some cases (well over a year), but it seems to be the same basic concept.
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Correct, i agree with you. You are aware of it, but you let it be let the sensations and uncomfortableness come, but move on with your life. I never feared COVID for it to be debilitating to me, however there are other fears in my life that I am working through day to day and it holds the same concept.
 
“What they are experiencing” is key.
Some people feel the experience is only the immediate experience of the sensations - and I think those folks do feel better for awhile, but the “experience” is actually psychological/emotional lifelong experiences and many don’t want to face those parts of life.
 
I look at it this way (today anyway). If you subscribe to Sarno's theory that the purpose of TMS is as a distraction, then there are two ways to address this:

1) Don't allow TMS to distract you. This is where ignoring it, not fearing the symptoms, etc. comes in.
2) Remove the underlying need for a distraction. This is where addressing the psychological aspects comes in (emotions and thinking). Can be done through self-help means like journaling or with help through psychotherapy.

I was first able to get rid of my TMS by #1, but ultimately had to address #2.
 
Ellen said:
1) Don't allow TMS to distract you.
2) Remove the underlying need for a distraction.
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Yes. This is it.

At its heart, the theory really is this simple, and it is 100% pure Sarno.

Simple, of course, does not mean easy. Although it can be easy, for a completely open and emotionally vulnerable individual.

The theory is simple, while the practice is really hard for some people. We have a gazillion different practices out there because, as Cactusflower says, people can't or won't accept what it takes to accomplish #2.
 
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