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Victoria008
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 Posted - 02/05/2007 : 13:31:32
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Hi everyone, this is a great site! My dear sister turned me on to Dr. Sarno books. What a Godsend after 2 years plus of mysterious, morphing pains and many Dr. visits! I am still working on the acceptance part as I am such a worrier. Oh the many diseases I had convinced myself of having! So I especially like reading about people here who have overcome the doubts about this being harmless. One thing I have also learned is that I need support, I have kept most of my symptoms hidden so as not to appear "weak". Does anyone relate?
Thanks!
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sonora sky
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Posted - 02/05/2007 : 17:28:28
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Welcome Victoria. Regarding the need for support, I am just beginning to learn that, too. For me, it's tough to admit that I need help from anyone--not my husband, not my psychotherapist ( ) because I'm tough, and gosh darnit, I can do it myself! (So funny when I say this out loud.) Especially since TMS is caused by ourselves--our minds--shouldn't we know best what to do and how do do it? But I'm discovering that the "I can do it myself and I don't need any help" mantra that I've been living by since the wee age of 10, when my father passed away, has worked, more or less, up until recently, to get me what I wanted: to be fiercely independent and successful in my work. Now the tides are shifting, and what I want from life is changing. I need to allow myself to depend on others, even though that's one of the things I fear the most. It's so hard to change when you only know one way of doing things...
good luck,
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Victoria008
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Posted - 02/06/2007 : 06:09:11
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Thanks for the reply SS. This matter of not needing anyone I think is common for TMS sufferers. How can we be "perfect" if we have any weakness? I have always had sort of a motto that "I rely on the strenght of my back". How appropriate that that is what is giving me the most trouble. And I am also self employed as a housecleaner, so I really do need my "back" I am now trying to switch my perspective on this as a fascinating journey instead of such a scary one. This is my first step, to talk more openly about what's going on with me, starting with this forum. Thanks for being there.
Victoria
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A newbie with TMS
