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koukla
70 Posts |
 Posted - 12/13/2007 : 06:55:04
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Hi all,
I was just wondering if anyone else gets TMS pain due to anxieties over upcoming events. It seems like I feel worse when I think about those things that I have on the horizon over the next few months: move to a new apt, trip out of the country, getting my wisdom teeth pulled. If I remember correctly Sarno just talked about repressed emotions and in my case they are not repressed at all and I know exactly what I am stressed about. Has this happened to anyone else and if so, what have you done to help it?
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DrGUID
United Kingdom
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Posted - 12/13/2007 : 07:49:22
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I fulfilled my lifelong dream of going to Japan for holiday in October, and I can tell you the few days before going my body (particularly my stomach) went into total meltdown!!!
Once I was there and saw how easy it was to buy food and catch trains, despite being unable to read anything or speak the language my problems went in about 5 minutes!
Perhaps the body has a great fear of the unknown. |
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mizlorinj
USA
490 Posts |
Posted - 12/13/2007 : 07:55:38
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The answer is yes.
Recently my partner got shoulder pain and saw it was TMS. He had not told his family he was not going there for thanksgiving (as he had been doing every year since moving to NJ in the '80s). Told his mother that day and the pain disappeared!
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armchairlinguist
USA
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Posted - 12/13/2007 : 10:49:06
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If I remember correctly Sarno just talked about repressed emotions and in my case they are not repressed at all and I know exactly what I am stressed about.
I think that we think that we know what we are stressed about, but if all we are feeling consciously is anxiety, then we are probably repressing things like rage and frustration that the inner child is feeling. This to me explains why we get pain at what we believe is 'conscious' stress.
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It's not 100% belief that's required, but 100% commitment. |
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campbell28
80 Posts |
Posted - 12/13/2007 : 13:58:05
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I definitely get stressed about things coming up - viz: my panic about job applications. I think maybe it is due to perfectionist over-analysing. having chatted to another over-achieving friend, she gets overwhelmed by worry too. We tend to think way too far ahead and in too much detail: ie. 'I'm applying for a job. What if I get it and I hate it? What if it causes me pain every day? What if I have to leave and it looks terrible on my Cv and no-one ever employs me again? Even the application process wlil be stressful becuase I have to fill in the forms and print them out and I know the printer won't work and if I do them online I'll have problems with formatting and blah blah blah blah".
By this point you are a dithering wreck with TMS popping up in every limb from resentment and rage at all the terrible things you might possibly have to do. I think sometimes it is better not to anticipate things - or potential problems - too much, but just to do them. This is difficult if you are an over-thinker though. Not entirely sure how to solve that one. |
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koukla
70 Posts |
Posted - 12/14/2007 : 11:36:30
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| I have been feeling a bit better for the past day or so. I am just trying to think rationally about things whenever I am tempted to start worrying. I haven't sorted out exactly what is repressed as of yet, but I am carrying on with activity in any case so I guess that is the important part. |
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mizlorinj
USA
490 Posts |
Posted - 12/14/2007 : 12:08:53
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Regarding overthinking. That was an issue for me for very many years and now not so much.
As soon as my brain starts down that road, I visualize my hand coming up with "STOP. What good is it going to do to analyze this?" It has taken years, but I definitely do it far less. And it's great!
I just applied for a promotion and for the first time did not come out of the interview analyzing every little detail. I said to myself "you have done all you can. write the thank you note and let things fall as they may." And with that I await a result next week in peace. If I get it GREAT, though it brings its own trials I'm sure. If not, I still like the job I have. No job is perfect so I don't expect perfection. But life is good. . .
The program that helped me with overthinking was The Solution which is for eliminating external solutions (overthinking, overeating, shopping, etc.). www.thepathway.org.
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altherunner
Canada
511 Posts |
Posted - 12/14/2007 : 20:13:04
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Eckhart Tolle's teachings helped very much with being constantly rehashing past events, or worrying about future possible events. There would always be 10 possible outcomes for every worry, all bad, of course. Focusing on the present(which is all there really is), is the key. "The Ancestral Mind", by Gregg Jacobs, is also very good.
He says the constantly thinking mind causes many of our problems. |
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painintheneck
USA
124 Posts |
Posted - 12/14/2007 : 22:14:04
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koukla,
I get the issues popping up form the "what if" thoughts. From pain to stiffness, to heart palps, to stomach symptoms. I am doing better with it all though and it is far less and I am learning to distract the thoughts so I don't sit and dwell on things like I used to. I still have my moments though but it is improving, I can happily say. |
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koukla
70 Posts |
Posted - 12/16/2007 : 18:30:57
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| Thanks everyone. I will look up those resources that you mentioned. |
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Anticipation of Future Events
