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| Gibbon |
Posted - 03/11/2011 : 06:30:11
Hiya
There are loads of people who post on here who have had success using sarno's techniques, but the "success stories" section here is virtually dead....
Maybe people who have a success story, even a short one could post it on this thread? Then maybe they could be transferred over later to that section - and also added to the TMSwiki success story section....
(eg RSI success stories
http://tmswiki.wetpaint.com/page/Repetitive+Strain+Injuries+-+RSI
Backpain success stories
http://tmswiki.wetpaint.com/page/Back+Pain )
The more success stories that are out there the better - so help to spread the word! 
Check out the TMS website: www.rsi-backpain.co.uk |
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| Carole |
Posted - 03/12/2011 : 06:33:50
Gibbon-
Here's one for you.
http://tmswiki.wetpaint.com/account/Rinkey
Carole aka Rinkey |
| forestfortrees |
Posted - 03/11/2011 : 21:02:06
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Originally posted by Gibbon
my own opinion on this is that everyone who has overcome TMS is still in remission
Agreed!
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Originally posted by Gibbonwe need more of the types of success stories that aren't "and now i'm 99% better...." - i think we should define success as a significant improvement in quality of life, or ability to do activities that you couldn't previously - so your story is definitely a success. Indeed if we only have the types of success stories that we do at the moment (which are nearly all complete recovery stories) that might actually depress readers who have tried and "only" seen some improvements.....
Definitely agreed! People with TMS/PPD always feel like they aren't good enough and then sometimes it seems like that can even make them worse! (Take Skizzik, for example.)
Reading success stories online absolutely, 100%, irrevocably changed my life. I had been hearing about TMS on mailing lists for over a decade and even had had a doctor talk to me about it, but it wasn't until I read a couple of success stories by people whose experience seemed like mine that it finally got through my extra thick skull. (Anyone get the impression that I'm stubborn?  )
The more success stories we can get up here, the better!
Forest
My favorite TMS Wiki pages: How do I journal?, Affirmations, Sarno on 20/20, Find a TMS Doc. |
| Gibbon |
Posted - 03/11/2011 : 19:07:22
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Originally posted by heelsdown
I have thought about writing a success story. But, I haven't because I am not sure if I am comfortable with deeming total success yet. I bet a lot of other tms-personalities have this problem too and maybe that is why there are not more stories.
Part of my problem is many areas of life is that my thinking is very "black and white." I am SO much better than before I learned about tms. Pain doesn't limit me anymore and I am no longer scared of it. I am back to working a full-time, on my feet, physical job. I took up running again (but haven't had time lately). I think all of that constitutes success. But I am not totally pain-free. I still have pain sometimes. I know that it is tms, but that makes me apprehensive to post a sucess story b/c it is not totally gone.
Anyhow, just a thought on why more of us don't post successes. Because in our black and white minds, we are not totally over it. That being said, I really do think I have had significant large success and should probably post a story to help others. Especially since mine has been with foot pain, something that a lot of people struggle with.
I think this is absolutely correct....but it's also why we need more of the types of success stories that aren't "and now i'm 99% better...." - i think we should define success as a significant improvement in quality of life, or ability to do activities that you couldn't previously - so your story is definitely a success. Indeed if we only have the types of success stories that we do at the moment (which are nearly all complete recovery stories) that might actually depress readers who have tried and "only" seen some improvements.....
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| Gibbon |
Posted - 03/11/2011 : 18:59:55
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I cvonsider myself to be in remission of health anxiety and somatisation disorder yet still feel compelled occasionally to visit and post on forums like this...I don't really see this as totally healthy behaviour and do sort of worry that this indicates that my 'safety nets' are still needed.
...either that or I'm just bored, boredom and TMS, anxiety, health anxiety and somatisation make lovely bedfellows.
my own opinion on this is that everyone who has overcome TMS is still in remission - by that i mean that there is a reason why we all had these symptoms in the first place - and that's down to personality types and how our bodies look to deal with stress. And that's something that isn't going to change - all we can do is remain vigilant and at the first sign of any pain, to think "sarno" rather than "oh no I'm ill again....!"
I think for some people just printing off (or reading) a few success stories is enough - for others they might just be a first step and they need much more support from somewhere like here. They should compliment each other.....so the more we have the better
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| heelsdown |
Posted - 03/11/2011 : 12:31:59
I have thought about writing a success story. But, I haven't because I am not sure if I am comfortable with deeming total success yet. I bet a lot of other tms-personalities have this problem too and maybe that is why there are not more stories.
Part of my problem is many areas of life is that my thinking is very "black and white." I am SO much better than before I learned about tms. Pain doesn't limit me anymore and I am no longer scared of it. I am back to working a full-time, on my feet, physical job. I took up running again (but haven't had time lately). I think all of that constitutes success. But I am not totally pain-free. I still have pain sometimes. I know that it is tms, but that makes me apprehensive to post a sucess story b/c it is not totally gone.
Anyhow, just a thought on why more of us don't post successes. Because in our black and white minds, we are not totally over it. That being said, I really do think I have had significant large success and should probably post a story to help others. Especially since mine has been with foot pain, something that a lot of people struggle with. |
| pan |
Posted - 03/11/2011 : 10:19:25
I suppose the double edged sword is that success stories often, by their nature, entail not actually visiting forums and posting.
I agree that it is useful to read the testimonies of people who have either beaten or learned to live with a chronic pain disorder etc but the beating and learning to live is often dependant on not actually waking every morning and going through the same groundhog day and rinsing and repeating the 'sick' narrative over and over.
I cvonsider myself to be in remission of health anxiety and somatisation disorder yet still feel compelled occasionally to visit and post on forums like this...I don't really see this as totally healthy behaviour and do sort of worry that this indicates that my 'safety nets' are still needed.
...either that or I'm just bored, boredom and TMS, anxiety, health anxiety and somatisation make lovely bedfellows.
Wake me up with your amphetamine blast
Take me by the collar and throw me out into the world
Rock me gently & send me dreaming of something tender
I was brought here to pay homage to the beat surrender
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| Gibbon |
Posted - 03/11/2011 : 08:19:17
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Here's to tomorrow's little success story.
Hey Maldon, I love this sentiment
The bonus of having lived with chronic pain (and it's only really noticeable as a bonus when that pain has stopped!) is that it does help you to appreciate the little things more. Though it's amazing how quickly we take them for granted again when the pain goes - I used to spend every day wishing i could type without voice recognition software, or write without pain - and yet i now do it without even thinking about how lucky i am that that wish has come true.....
I used to have a poster on my wall saying "If you wake up feeling well, then today is a great day and you should be grateful." I might see if i can put it back up to remind me to really appreciate being healthy.....
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| maldon |
Posted - 03/11/2011 : 07:16:39
Well I went for a walk with my dog today OK not a big deal but after the way I felt on Monday (when I had a major sciatica spasm after months of being pain-free) I'm claiming today as a success short story.
My TMS seems to strike when I'm doing ordinary things like walking the dog or taking a shower so when it recurs it takes a while to get over the fear of doing ordinary things again.
Here's to tomorrow's little success story. |
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