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anka
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 Posted - 11/21/2005 : 17:54:06
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| Have returned to the site after a 3 month absence. After accepting the TMS diagnosis based on Dr. Sarno's book, I was able to slowly return to the activities I enjoyed ie. running and moderate weight training. Things were going pretty well for a 3 month stretch, and even when I had mild flare-ups, I was able to dismiss them as TMS and just a tight back until about a week ago. I was getting my hair shampooed by my hairdesser and by the next day my back starting tightening up. I have fallen off the TMS wagon, and have convinced myself that I must have strained my back reclined in a rather awkward position. I have been having additional stress in my life the last few weeks and wonder if my back is just the venue for the stress to surface. |
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almost there
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Posted - 11/21/2005 : 18:39:53
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Anka-
Of course it is....get right back on that TMS Horse and ride! |
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n/a
560 Posts |
Posted - 11/21/2005 : 18:58:39
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| If there are doubts creeping in think about what convinced you of the diagnosis in the first place. Allow yourself to feel that conviction and continue to do the same work that helped you to recover in the first place. |
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anka
Canada
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Posted - 11/21/2005 : 19:38:00
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Originally posted by PeterMcKay
If there are doubts creeping in think about what convinced you of the diagnosis in the first place. Allow yourself to feel that conviction and continue to do the same work that helped you to recover in the first place.
Thanks for the encouragement. What I find strange is that this episode is like my first really bad one . The others have been much milder and caused me little concern. Why now I ask myself ? |
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Dave
USA
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Posted - 11/22/2005 : 08:35:31
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Originally posted by anka
I have fallen off the TMS wagon, and have convinced myself that I must have strained my back reclined in a rather awkward position. I have been having additional stress in my life the last few weeks and wonder if my back is just the venue for the stress to surface.
I wouldn't look at it quite that way.
The additional stress in your life added to the pool of rage, and your brain decided it needed to distract you from feeling the rage. You gave it a perfect opportunity since you believed that "reclining in an awkard position" caused the pain.
Remember the pain is not an alternative expression of the stress. It is a distraction from the unconscious rage. The stress is an ingredient of that rage, but it is not the direct cause of the symptoms.
The answer to "why now" is likely that there are things going on in your life that you are not facing up to. The stress you feel is covering up something else; something you are afraid to feel; something you are unconsciously ignoring in the hopes that it will just go away. But it doesn't go away; it gets added to the internal resivoir of rage and comes out as pain. |
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n/a
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Posted - 11/22/2005 : 11:37:36
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| It almost seems to me that those with TMS will have to do TMS work for the rest of their lives, even after they recover from the symptoms. We are required, if we want to remain well, to stay in touch with our feelings.... |
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anka
Canada
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Posted - 11/22/2005 : 13:42:56
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Originally posted by PeterMcKay
It almost seems to me that those with TMS will have to do TMS work for the rest of their lives, even after they recover from the symptoms. We are required, if we want to remain well, to stay in touch with our feelings....
Thank-you Peter and Dave for the encouraging words. I have to accept that I will probably always have TMS and it will be a work in progress. |
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