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| alfaman147 |
Posted - 01/30/2014 : 12:13:41
Posted - 01/30/2014 : 12:04:56
Hi all, I'm a 30 year old male and for the past five years I have had these weird rectal and anal pains. Its like a pressure sensation like my rectum has a ball in it. Its there all day. After many scans and tests it has been diagnosed as hypochondriasis. I'm a massive anxiety sufferer and thuis problem has ruled my life for a long time. I did have a gap of about 6 months with no pain at all. I also find that when I am on holiday or off work the pain goes away. Its also gone when I'm asleep but builds up again when I wake up. I can be feeling fine and think to myself I haven't had hat pain for a while and then wham, its back. It all started with pereneum pain during a stressful time of my life. This was diagnosed as prostatitus. Had some pills and it went away. Then came back a few weeks later. That was 5 years ago. I have had hundreds of different medication, ct scans, rectal exams and proctoscope and all is healthy. Blood tests are all ok. I have had other anxiety symptoms such as hard to breath. When I had these other problems my anal discomfort went away. I know its all caused by my brain. A serious problem doesn't come and go. I know the more I stress about it or google my symptoms it makes it worse. Oh and I have back ache and just a general feeling of a tight pelvis. Can anyone relate??? Does it sound like I might be tms?? I am on sertraline 150mg and have been for years but I am just starting to see a cbt therapist so hopefully I will get sorted. I just seem to seek reasurance all the time and wish I could just go back to how I used to be. Oh and also when I'm drunk or completely distracted the pain eases off or goes away completely. I don't pass any blood or mucus. Sometimes my anus will flutter or vibrate. |
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| donnroc |
Posted - 02/05/2014 : 22:07:48
yep.... I believe it is TMS.
Years after using Sarno's books to heal my back and knees,
I developed a real pain in the butt!
I thought it was hemorrhoids and found that Alum worked very well.
I was good for a while and then it the pain came back big time. This time I couldn't get rid of it.I have learned that any condition that goes chronic is in the realm of the mind. I remember Sarno saying that TMS effects tendons,ligaments, and muscle.Sure enough I researched it and found there is an anus muscle called the Levater (not sure of spelling). That is all I needed. I went to work using the same TMS principals as before and got rid of it.TMS can be a tricky sucker but
remember it's job is to distract you from what is really going on and it can show up in some pretty weird places. I have had episodes with chest pain, jaw pain, and heel pain, all of which are gone without medical intervention.
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| donnroc |
Posted - 02/05/2014 : 21:53:17
at worst have had a mild episode on very rare occasions. Sounds like TMS for sure ! |
| jaya |
Posted - 02/03/2014 : 09:24:09
...as a side note...I believe that the way you are breathing is what causes the symptoms in most cases...I hyperventilate on the daily
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| jaya |
Posted - 02/03/2014 : 09:16:42
read the book a headache in the pelvis...if you have anxiety...you have muscle tension...period, I dealt with that for about 5 years..once I stopped tensing my pelvic floor muscles--it went away like overnite...it did "move" however to other places back pain,reflux,etc. if something was seriously wrong with you, you would be in the ground already, sorry for being so blunt-im a brutally honest person:) |
| RageSootheRatio |
Posted - 01/31/2014 : 07:23:18
alafaman147: welcome to the forum. You have already been diagnosed with Hypochondriasis, have been prescribed medication, and had "MANY tests" over many years to rule out anything serious. Based on what else you've described, I'd say that yes, it sounds like you have TMS!
But how much more "proof" and reassurance do you need? I suspect that even if you had a ROOM-FULL of professionals and TMS forum posters telling you that you are suffering greatly from a mind-body illness, it would not be enough, would it? By constantly seeking reassurance, would you say that in itself, is a distraction from being able to sit with and tolerate your underlying (fears, sadness, anger ? not being good enough? trying to be perfect? to do things faster or better?) because Dr Sarno believed that a good part of the rationale for TMS was that it DOES act as a "distraction." ....
~RSR |
| icelikeaninja |
Posted - 01/30/2014 : 15:57:31
Hey I had the same thing with penile pain as well. I am finally cured, look at my past posts.
**Sure I can lay down on a bed of nails and not have pain but why am I having back pain when laying down on a soft mattress? |
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