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Jeff
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 Posted - 11/24/2006 : 12:27:40
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At the risk of jinxing myself, I wanted to let everyone know that I have experienced a significant reduction in pain symptoms since accepting my TMS diagnosis.
I won't recount my entire story, except to say that since mid-summer I have experienced significant pain in my ankles, lower legs and thighs (both muscle pain and burning). In September I discovered the Sarno and Brady books, and I began to focus on treating myself as a TMS victim, including journalling, pain talk, and the like. I am in DC, so I also visited with Dr. Segal (what a nice lady).
For several weeks my pain symptoms seemed to be quite volatile, and I even got lower back pain for a week (go figure). Then I got sick with the flu -- I haven't been that sick in years -- followed by a cought that would not let up.
As my symptoms vacillated, I began to realize that they were due to issues I was having with work, in particular the enormous stress, tension and yes anger that I experience at work on a daily basis.
Earlier this month my wife and I went on a short vacation, and my symptoms completely disappeared during that time. I returned home and resumed work, and the symptoms stayed away. Then I was hit with a massive, anxiety-inducing project at work, which involved all sorts of mistakes and errors, and my ankle pain came back. At that point, I could only laugh at it -- it was obviously TMS and nothing else. Since then the ankle pain has subsided (although it has not gone away entirely at this point).
In any event, I have now reached the point where I totally accept that these symptoms are simply my brain's way of dealing with work-induced stress. My pain is much less than it was, and I have more confidence than ever before that I can deal with any new pain symptoms that might emerge.
I don't think I am out of the woods by any stretch of the imagination, and I accept that my pain symptoms may well come back depending on how things go at work. But I have a different mindset than at any time during the past 18 months, and I feel like I have a way of understanding what is happening to me so that I do not panic every time I start experiencing pain. |
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Redsandro
Netherlands
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Posted - 11/24/2006 : 14:03:09
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Congratulations on your victory and insights!
If you're not doing this already, you might want to mark the best days and write about your victories. I am experiencing some relief during flareups when I read back my older successes.
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HilaryN
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11/25/2006 : 10:41:09
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That's really good to hear, Jeff. It sounds like you've reached an important goalpost. It's all downhill from here. 
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MikeJ
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11/25/2006 : 14:05:34
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| Hey Jeff! That's great news - it's good to know you're laughing about it. That's a great way to neutralize and diminish it! |
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Modest success story
