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| Patcher1 |
Posted - 07/03/2011 : 19:57:22
Hello all,
I'm a 20 year old college student looking for some inspiration. I have been dx'd with a somatoform disorder and the prognosis on those aren't too promising. I've presented with chronic stomach pain (knot like tension), prostatitis and widespread twitches. I am well aware that there is indeed nothing physically wrong with me. With that said, I am still wary on whether I can fully recover from this.
I have picked up Sarno's Mindbody Prescription and am looking forward to reading it and hopefully becoming one the many he has "cured."
Hoping someone has some positive feedback. At the very least I'm happy to have found a group of similar folks. :) |
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| Wavy Soul |
Posted - 07/17/2011 : 22:53:31
NOW I KNOW WHAT ROLLING ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING MEANS
(rotfl)
Thanks for this, Art
The longer I hang around this forum, the more I come to understand that for many of us, TMS is really a form of mental illness
Rolling On The Floor in Tiburon, California
Love is the answer, whatever the question |
| Patcher1 |
Posted - 07/17/2011 : 20:59:57
Art, I appreciate your imput. I do feel as though us "TMSer's" tend to be sensitive to many things in life. Now, it is a great gift for us in most aspects of life. It just takes a toll on the physical body. Like, I tend to take on many responsibilites because I want to please everyone rather then take the time to tend to my needs. Anyway, it's something that I'm learning along this journey. One in which I must be successful with. Back2-it, it's tough but I'm determined to win. I will be better for all of this. I just want the tremors to stop now =P Alas, I must have patience and think psychologically! |
| Back2-It |
Posted - 07/17/2011 : 11:51:05
Art...
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The longer I hang around this forum, the more I come to understand that for many of us, TMS is really a form of mental illness
I agree. It's not quite hypochondria, nor only anxiety or an affliction of OCD, but a brain blitz of all, which hyper tunes us, it seems, to ordinary sensations in the body that normal people would brush off.
Commitment is really the key. I went off to the doctors again looking for a structural cause, and by accident found mention of my symptoms in this very forum that were posted six years ago. For me it is part of that mental illness that I HAVE to know what is going on in my body.
Patcher, believe. It's harder, I think, when you have somewhat "orphan" symptoms.
"Bridges Freeze Before Roads" |
| art |
Posted - 07/17/2011 : 09:45:32
It's pretty standard for TMS to express itself through a dazzling array of symptoms. When one goes away, another arrives predictably and promptly, as if by Fed EX, to replace it.
The longer I hang around this forum, the more I come to understand that for many of us, TMS is really a form of mental illness. Now before anyone jumps down my throat, I don't mean this in a pejorative way. I mean that many of us have this weird hybrid of hypochondria, anxiety disorder, and OCD that translates to a morbid preoccupation with our bodies, fear bordering on terror with respect to injury and illness, and a pathological inability to see what'd obvious to those around us.
Patcher, you can beat this. But it takes work, and courage. It's a two stage process. The first involves educating yourself about the nature of TMS. The second is a commitment to applying what you've learned. I've no doubt you can do it if you stick with it. |
| Dave |
Posted - 07/17/2011 : 09:39:35
Assuming you have ruled out serious disease, then "somatoform disorder" is TMS.
Read the book, repeatedly if necessary. Hopefully the pages will resonate with you and allow you to commit 100% to Dr. Sarno's treatment suggestions.
As for new symptoms appearing when old ones disappear, this is a classic hallmark of TMS. As you continue to allow the book to sink in, the reasons should become clear to you.
It is important not to track your day-to-day progress in battling the symptoms. You are embarking on a life-long change in the way you think about and react to them. Do not expect quick results. In fact, the symptoms are likely to get worse before they get better, as your unconscious mind steps up the fight in the face of your newfound knowledge. Continue to ignore the symptoms as best as you can and take a long-term view of recovery. |
| Back2-It |
Posted - 07/16/2011 : 16:34:34
Patcher1
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The trunk of my abdomen has developed only what I could describe as a tremor.
I'm going to jump in here, because not a lot of TMS people have abdomen/trunk problems.
You can bet your last Susan B. Anthony Dollar (are their any in circulation?) that this is TMS.
It appears your abdomen is weak spot for you. It is for me. Has been since birth, really.
Believe! Believe!
"Bridges Freeze Before Roads" |
| Patcher1 |
Posted - 07/16/2011 : 15:36:33
Hey y'all. Thanks for your replies. I have some good news and some not so good news. My twitching has slowed down quite a bit, almost to the point in which I hardly notice it. The CPPS has become mild and the stomach tension has lessened. So, on those fronts I feel confident that they will resolve as I continue to think of what mental stress is causing them and correct that. Unfortunately, a new symptom has come on. The trunk of my abdomen has developed only what I could describe as a tremor. It involuntarily will jump around from time to time. I'm thinking this is TMS and hoping it will resolve soon. |
| mk6283 |
Posted - 07/11/2011 : 16:06:37
All TMS!!!
Best,
MK |
| Kyle M. |
Posted - 07/10/2011 : 21:30:40
I'm new to the forum, but I wanted to let you know that I suffered from CPPS last year. I underwent the whole battery of tests that no 28-year-old should have to undergo (including two cystoscopies and countless prostate exams), and they found nothing each and every time. I really thought I was going to be suffering with it for the rest of my life, especially with all of the negativity surrounding the condition on the Internet.
That said, it went away completely about six months ago, though unfortunately I developed tinnitus and constant ear discomfort prior to the CPPS vanishing. In retrospect, the CPPS resolving itself is obviously due to the fact that the tinnitus completely took over my life in its place, to the point that I became suicidal over it (and am currently still suffering).
Anyway, I found Dr. Sarno due to the tinnitus, and was delighted--although not at all surprised, given my own circumstances--that he classifies CPPS as a psychosomatic disorder, too. I firmly believe that you can overcome it, especially if all of your doctors can't explain any real reason for your pain. Hopefully, however, you can do it without any other symptoms drawing your attention away from it. |
| tennis tom |
Posted - 07/04/2011 : 11:13:03
I looked up "somatoform disorder" on wiki, and to me it fits the definition of TMS--and TMS is the definition of soamatoform disorder. In my estimation it's as curable as you can wrap your mind around it, in other words very curable! Reading about disorders at your tender age can be very misleading and fearful. Go out and get some exercise, it will be much better for you.
DR. SARNO'S 12 DAILY REMINDERS:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0dKBFwGR0g
TAKE THE HOLMES-RAHE STRESS TEST
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmes_and_Rahe_stress_scale
Some of my favorite excerpts from _THE DIVIDED MIND_ :
http://www.tmshelp.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2605
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"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." Jiddu Krishnamurti
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| Patcher1 |
Posted - 07/04/2011 : 10:48:08
My psychiatrist made the diagnosis. As far as the prognosis goes...that's from my research online. |
| tennis tom |
Posted - 07/03/2011 : 23:31:41
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Originally posted by Patcher1
I have been dx'd with a somatoform disorder and the prognosis on those aren't too promising.
Who told you that?
DR. SARNO'S 12 DAILY REMINDERS:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0dKBFwGR0g
TAKE THE HOLMES-RAHE STRESS TEST
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmes_and_Rahe_stress_scale
Some of my favorite excerpts from _THE DIVIDED MIND_ :
http://www.tmshelp.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2605
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"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." Jiddu Krishnamurti
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