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| MRosenthal |
Posted - 12/24/2004 : 15:09:51
Is TMS really worse when you are defeating it? Mine got so bad out of the blue. I know that Christmas and many other things are irritating it, but I want to make sure I am not back to square one. |
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| Cricketslayer |
Posted - 08/15/2005 : 18:47:25
Guys, thank you very, very much. All of your insights are greatly appreciated. What really freaked me out is that the new location of my pain was IN ADDITION to the old site. I'm starting to accept that it's still just part of the trick. |
| marytabby |
Posted - 08/15/2005 : 17:30:52
Yes, TMS will move around. It will move around wherever it finds a crevice to live in, so to speak. It reminds me of how when you turn on the kitchen light, the cockroaches hide in the cracks of the walls and floor. When you turn on the brain so to speak, meaning you wake it up to the fact that you are on to it, you know what it's doing, it's trying to distract you from emotional stuff, then the TMS can hide someplace else for a while until you do more work. It's typical. |
| drziggles |
Posted - 08/15/2005 : 12:57:24
TMS very commonly, and almost by definition, tends to move from one place to another. It's particularly common as someone first gets success in TMS treatment to then develop pain elsewhere in the body (it could be back pain, neck pain, headaches, tendinitis, etc.). This would seem to be the brain's way of trying to fool you back into thinking there is something physical rather than emotional going on...Don't let it!
Of course, I have to recommend being evaluated by a doctor in person so that a serious medical condition is not missed. Barring that, however, sounds pretty good for more TMS symptoms! Keep up the good work and good luck. |
| Marg |
Posted - 08/13/2005 : 15:04:32
I am not likely to be much help here. But, it could be a genuine small injury. Take an anti-inflammatory and see what happens. In my experience anti-inflammatories do not work against TMS. The big thing regardless if it TMS or not, is not to stress over it. Take it quietly and you will be able to figure out for yourself if it is the real thing or not. TMS is inconsistent and peripetectic it will show itself up as a fraud quite quickly once you are on to it. Are you asking does TMS move around. Yeah, big time. My TMS loves to get me anywhere. Do the homework you need to do. For me I see that as always searching for my inner peace, then the TMS is much more mild, I treat it as some silly game my head plays with me. Stress is the killer so fight TMS don't let the stress of it get to you. Good Luck |
| Cricketslayer |
Posted - 08/13/2005 : 12:19:56
Quick question guys, and maybe you can help. I have had classic TMS in my neck and shoulders and was making great progress. A few days ago, I woke up with lower back pain and some sciatica, which is also exhibiting classic TMS symptoms. However, it was easy to attribute this to something I had lifted a day earlier.
In the process of TMS getting worse while you're treating it, can it also move to include other TMS areas as part of the "battle," so to speak?
I'm a first-time poster, so I really appreciate any response.
Thanks |
| Suzanne |
Posted - 12/25/2004 : 21:13:28
YES.
Mine got VERY BAD right after I sat in on Dr. Sarno's lecture. No reason other than I learned something  I called Dr. Sarno, and seemed to expect me to call. He explained to me that this is common. My most serious pain period was after that lecture, for 2-3 weeks. That's after having symptoms for 2 years prior to finding out about TMS. It just shot up through the roof.
Dave put it great — "your brain is fighting you." |
| Dave |
Posted - 12/25/2004 : 18:56:53
Yes, it is important to accept the randomness of the symptoms, and that for many people, it gets worse before it gets better.
Consider it a good sign that it is getting worse. It means the concept is sinking into your unconscious and your brain is fighting you. |
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