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| seanf |
Posted - 08/07/2004 : 02:02:08
I've had a condition for several years now that causes my hands and feet to be sweatier (and colder) than normal. It's generally attributed to hyperactivity in the sympathetic nerves. Since Sarno mentioned in TMP that Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, which also involves sympathetic hyperactivity, is TMS related, I was wondering if it's possible that hyperhidrosis is as well. Has anyone else out there had this?
Looking back, my symptoms were always worse when I was living in Los Angeles, which at the time I attributed to the climate, but it may have had to due with social pressures as well. |
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| jkouwenh |
Posted - 10/10/2007 : 11:39:05
Just wanted to let you know that I asked Marc Sopher by email about this and this was his response (I assume he doesn't mind me sharing this with you):
"I am pleased to hear that you have done well. I do think hyperhidrosis is psychologically caused, so the same approach that you utilized well for your other symptoms should work fine. The other reassuring thing about it is that it is never due to a worrisome process.
Sincerely,
Marc Sopher, M.D."
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| Sky |
Posted - 07/16/2007 : 10:45:13
You know how you sweat when you get nervous, such as during a stressful conversation or before you get up to do public speaking?
Well, I find these same experiences produce acne, a need to go the bathroom (diahrhea), itchiness, and a whole list of other TMS equivalents.
The coldness of the hands also suggests a link to blood circulation, which TMS certainly affects.
I would bet this is TMS. |
| shawnsmith |
Posted - 07/16/2007 : 08:57:07
Hi seanf,
The members of this forum are not doctors and cannot make such a conclusion with 100% certainly. But do keep in mind that the medical establishement has many labels for the same condition and always provides a pysical explanation for the symptoms and NEVER examines the emotional origins of these symptoms. If you have been given this diagnosis from a phyisican and no other treatment modality has worked, it would not hurt to try TMS principles on it. Also, do you have a history of other known psyscho-somatic symptoms? I ask this so as to contextualize what you are experiencing.
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Sarno-ize it!
Read chapter 4 of Dr. Sarno's "The Divided Mind." It's all you need to know in order to recover. |
| jkouwenh |
Posted - 07/16/2007 : 08:17:24
Hej Seanf,
This is a question I'm working on for quite some time, but I haven't figured it out yet. I'm a firm believer in TMS and managed to get rid of RSI, IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), mild skin problems and many other minor disorders. I feel great and reborn, BUT I still do perspire excessively. I try talking to myself, urging my unconscious to stop bugging me, trying to calm myself, telling myself I can have a higher bodytemperature etcetera but nothing seems to help.
On page 9 of The Divided Mind Dr. Sarno states:
"Psycosomatic disorders belong to a larger group of entities known as psychogenic disorders, which can be defined as any physical disorders induced or modified by the brain for psychological reasons. Some of these manifestations are commonplace and familiar to all, such as the act of blushing, or the feeling of butterflies in the stomach, or perspiring when in the spotlight. But these are harmless and temporary phenomena, persisting only as long as the unusual stimilus remains."
Although he doesn't speak of "excessive perspiration" it is suggested that hyperhidrosis is not TMS. On the other hand, it is "psychogenic" and therefore I believe I should be able to conquer this. At the moment I don't know how, but I'll keep you posted! |
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