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| jennifer |
Posted - 07/06/2010 : 14:45:27
I found info on TMS a few months ago and have been reading this board regularly as I've been working through the TMS process. Up until a few days ago I was making really good progress and had eliminated some of my symptoms and lessened others and was about 80% better. After spending the long weekend at the cottage with family and friends all the symptoms have come back with a vengence and I'm not sure what triggered it. While away I noticed that I hardly felt anything and even pointed it out to my husband a few times....so I'm absolutely convinced I have TMS but am not sure why it has resurfaced and am frustrated by the set back.
I'm not sure how to proceed from here. I've been journalling and nothing new has surfaced so I'm not sure what to do to identify what the emotional issue is that has me set me off again.
Any suggestions are appreciated. |
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| marjrc |
Posted - 07/22/2010 : 17:14:09
How have you been doing since you last posted, Jennifer? I really like the reminders about simply accepting that symptoms occur and that they stem from repressed feelings of anger, rage and/or anxiety. That it's not necessary to solve everything. It's a mantra I need to tell myself! :) |
| art |
Posted - 07/07/2010 : 09:10:25
That's just the way to proceed Jennifer. We're always subconciously angry at something. Id-wise, in Freudian terms, we're basically snarling, narcisstic beasts impervious to reason. Simply accept that and the TMS will usually take care of itself.
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| jennifer |
Posted - 07/07/2010 : 07:30:46
Thanks for the feedback. Hearing that I don't have to KNOW what I'm angry about is helpful. I have been trying to pinpoint what triggered me and couldn't figure it out...now I'll just accept that something did and not stress about what particularly.
I'm feeling a little better today so I'll just keep thinking emotionally and hopefully get back to where I was and proceed from there. |
| Dave |
Posted - 07/06/2010 : 21:08:59
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Originally posted by jennifer
....so I'm absolutely convinced I have TMS but am not sure why it has resurfaced and am frustrated by the set back...
You can never be sure why TMS symptoms occur. Accept that.
It is likely something about the weekend triggered the symptoms. While on the surface it may seem as if you had a great time with family and friends and had nothing to be "stressed" about, it is not the things we are consciously aware of that cause TMS. Relationships are complicated and being around certain people or groups may stir up the pool of unconscious rage for reasons you do not realize. Try to figure out what you're not feeling.
Setbacks are normal and should be expected. Instead of getting frustrated, accept it. Remind yourself the pain is just a signal that there is something going on emotionally that you are not fully appreciating. Try to find it. You can never be sure what it is, and it may not be any one trigger. The important thing is to try. This sends a signal to your unconscious mind that despite its attempts to distract you with pain, you are going to try to dig up those "dangerous" feelings anyway. |
| art |
Posted - 07/06/2010 : 16:02:04
A long weekend with family would be more than enough to set my hair on fire. The family is a veritable swamp, emotionally speaking.
If I were you, I'd start there. Utimately though, you don't need to know for sure. Nor can you. Just understand that TMS is an expression of inner rage.. That's very often enough.
Relapses are common. Not to worry.
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