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mountain_hare
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 Posted - 11/18/2007 : 01:47:15
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Every time I've had a bad attack of RSI and TMS symptoms, I've been in the middle of Christmas holidays.
For example, after I completed year 12, I relaxed. Sometime in mid-January I contracted what I think was food poisoning. Even though the food poisoning cleared up, I continued to have stomach ailments (nausea, pain in the abdominal region, lack of appetite, inability to each large meals) up until this very day, although it's not as bad as it used to be.
During the next set of Christmas holidays during my undergraduate course, I developed severe RSI in my finger joints and upper arm, to the point I found it difficult to brush my teeth. I tried to rest my hands as much as possible during the holidays, but there was no improvement (in fact, it got worse!) No computer meant that I became bored and depressed.
I read Sarno, and didn't really accept his theory, although I do suffer from Irritable Bowel (even prior to the stomach ailments), insomnia and anxiety. However, I did resume physical activity, and my pain reduced to a tolerable level (only about 30% cured, though). My joints are still tender, sore, and can't handle much load.
Recently I had exams. During exam periods (and second semester) my hand pain actually decreased, despite being under an enormous amount of stress, although at one point I had severe neck and upper back pain. Now that exams are over and I'm on Christmas holidays, lo and behold, my hand RSI pain has increased.
Does anyone have a feasible explaination as to why my pain would increase during a period of prolonged relaxation?
I'm also not sure where to go from here in order to cure my TMS. Note that:
1. I'm ready to accept that the pain is psychosomatic in origin.
2. I jog about 2km every day, because I've lived a very sedentary lifestyle, and want to improve my cardiac fitness (note that my hands feel better when jogging, which suggests blood flow issues).
3. I've read 'The Mind-Body Prescription' by Sarno, although the 'treatment' section is rather short.
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armchairlinguist
USA
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Posted - 11/18/2007 : 16:02:02
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Yes; it's because you need more distraction during that time, because you're not busy with other distracting things. Your emotions are threatening to crop up because you have nothing to occupy your mind other than that.
This is pretty much an ironclad sign that you have TMS. A real injury does not get worse when you rest.
You might try reading one of the other books, like Amir or Brady, or Dr. Schechter's Mindbody Workbook. I actually found that the material in Jim Campobello's letter in MBP plus the workbook was enough of a prescription for me. Accept, journal, return to activity. Sometimes it's that simple. But if it's not for you, try one of the other books.
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Penny
USA
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Posted - 11/18/2007 : 19:26:26
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Originally posted by mountain_hare
For example, after I completed year 12, I relaxed. Sometime in mid-January I contracted what I think was food poisoning. Even though the food poisoning cleared up, I continued to have stomach ailments (nausea, pain in the abdominal region, lack of appetite, inability to each large meals) up until this very day, although it's not as bad as it used to be.
I look back over my life and see that I often had "food poisoning" although no one else ever got it. For me, mine often correlated with some big family event. Turns out, I realize that my food poisoning was actually TMS. Vomiting and stomach probs are common TMS manifestations. One time I was so clueless and disconnected with my rage about my dad--I woke up at 4 am violently vomiting. (No fever, no diarrhea, just severe feelings of what I now understand was panic.) It was awful, BUT TMS.
I suspect that your TMS (RSI) geets worse around holidays (during periods of relaxation) b/c you have suppressed feelings to do with your family. Also, if you are a doer--someone always doing everything for everyone--as soon as you stop and relax, I suspect your brain probably freaks out that you are not compulsively multi-tasking. (A lot of us TMSers consume our lives doing TONS of things so as to not deal with our own negative human feelings.)
Good luck this holiday season. Knowledge of TMS can help you survive better than ever.
If you like MBP and Sarno, maybe you could try The Divided Mind. He has a larger chapter dedicated to treatment, plus many other stories. Be sure to check out Kelvin's page for some other great resources and free audio downloads. http://www.etex.net/kelving/
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"Feeling will get you closer to the truth of who you are than thinking."
~ Eckhart Tolle
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RSI gets worse at weirdest times
