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| kik1969 |
Posted - 01/11/2008 : 09:32:42
O.K., so wondering just re: TMJ. Does anyone know if this is TMS? |
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| stanfr |
Posted - 04/24/2008 : 06:37:23
I have TMJ, but it does not cause pain, just popping/clicking on the right side of my jaw, which is out of whack. It's a real physical abnormality, so i have trouble buying the notion that my 'subconcious' is using it as a distraction. It can be distracting for sure, although pain would be more distracting! Since all my structural abnormailities that relate to my TMS symtoms, from nasal congestion (prior to septoplasty) to herniated discs, to TMJ, are on my right side, it prompts the question of whether the mind can somehow influence true structural development (in this case, my left hemisphere mind). Ive never gotten a satisfactory answer when ive looked into the causes of things like deviated spetums, herniated discs, TMJ etc. Genetics plays a role for sure, but the cause?? I have a hunch these things are more than just TMS red herrings, which is the usual explanation given by Sarnoists. |
| retainer |
Posted - 04/23/2008 : 00:07:01
I had TMj pain for several years right after I got married. Of course one could say getting married was the stress causing it. Then I got divorced and changed what side of the bed I slept on. The pain left. I didn't realize it was the bed change. Then married. Ended up sleeping on the other side and the TMJ pain came back. I then thought about what I did different. I changed back to the other side of the bed. Even if the TMJ was stress related, changing what side I sleeped on was a small price to correct the pain. I haven't had TMJ pain since, and still married!
So my advice is to try changing what side of the bed you sleep on.
Worth a try to me! Good luck.
"It's all up to me!" |
| kik1969 |
Posted - 01/12/2008 : 13:06:52
Yes, I have been told by a tmj specialist that this is what has caused a lot of pain. But she insisted I would get better with the splint and I did not. I think she thought it would be a slam dunk. After reading Sarno's book I felt waaaayy improved. Still, it's really interesting to me, all the different ailments, etc. that come up in my body. I believe I have a really diffuse form of tms. But the primary location is in my face resulting in excrutiating pain. |
| mk6283 |
Posted - 01/12/2008 : 06:40:35
It most definitely can be and Sarno has listed it as such in several of his books. The funny thing about all these syndromes is that I feel as though I COULD have had every single one of them had it not been for my knowledge of TMS. What I mean is that I definitely had a day or so where I noticed my back pain had transitioned to my jaw, but I thwarted it in the process. Had I dwelled on it, investigated what it could have been, or obviously seen a physician/dentist for it -- sure I may have eventually conditioned/perpetuated the pain and received the lovely diagnosis of TMJ/TMD. All of these chronic syndromes appear to be generated by this type of a vicious cycle. The key point is knowing that it all originates in your unconscious as a means of distraction. Best of luck to you.
Best,
MK |
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