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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by wrldtrv[/i] [br]This is pertinent, I think, to TMS-ers: What do you do when you backtrack mentally, eg the occasional doubts about TMS, thinking physically instead of psychologically? This has been an issue for me lately. The reason? I still have a symptom that will simply not go away; the leg/butt tight-soreness that I've had for almost a year. I had the same thing almost five yrs ago and it lasted for many months and then disappeared for good. This time, it's hanging around. It doesn't really interfere with anything I do, running or whatever, but it's bothersome that it's still around. Many days it is gone only to reappear. Sometimes I think a long run will bring it on, but I'm not sure because sometimes running makes it better. It's not the phsical part of it that bothers me, but the background worry. I guess deep down my hypochondria fears warn me it is something serious. Even though last time it went away for a few years. I HAVE made much progress in general. Most of the other symptoms I had over the past yr are either gone or visit only occasionally and mildly. One technique I have been using that I think has been pretty effective is "thought-stopping." I've gotten into the habit of carrying a rubberband on my wrist and then whenever I start to focus too much on physical symptoms, I snap it and shout "Stop!" to myself. This has worked for everything except for the leg/butt symptom. When that one is symptomatic I have a hard time tuning it out, not worrying about it, espec the longer it drags on. I journal nearly every day, experimenting with various themes of early childhood, current stressor--whatever I can think of. Actually, this is nothing new, the journaling, except that now I have a definite purpose in mind. What also seems to help is reading a Sarno book. While I'm reading it I feel hopeful and my belief is strong. That wears off if I am away from these ideas for awhile. Anyone have any particularly effective attention-getters? I need some strong medicine, maybe something stronger than what I've been using. [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature.