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hottm8oh
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 Posted - 12/02/2008 : 14:53:57
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I have not been journalling for TMS. I'm thinking of starting, but I feel like I'd just be writing the same thing over and over again. I'm having TMS issues due to something situational. If I just wrote "I'm scared" over and over again, would that be beneficial at all?
When you journal, do you tend to write about the same stressors over and over again? |
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johnaccardi
USA
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Posted - 12/02/2008 : 17:35:05
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| Personally, I do tend to write about a lot of the same stressors over and over again but I think that's the point. The more you write and think about the same thing, the more likely unconscious emotions will be truly ackowledged consciously. This conscious acknowledgment will end their strive to be consciously felt, and the rage will no longer exist. |
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scottjmurray
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Posted - 12/03/2008 : 02:38:15
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what are you scared of?
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hottm8oh
USA
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Posted - 12/03/2008 : 11:41:58
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Originally posted by johnaccardi
Personally, I do tend to write about a lot of the same stressors over and over again but I think that's the point. The more you write and think about the same thing, the more likely unconscious emotions will be truly ackowledged consciously. This conscious acknowledgment will end their strive to be consciously felt, and the rage will no longer exist.
This makes sense. Maybe I just need to continue to acknowledge it over and over again until it sticks.
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Originally posted by scottjmurray
what are you scared of?
My future health and my future employment. |
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scottjmurray
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Posted - 12/03/2008 : 15:05:28
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oh. well, if it's tms, why are you worried about your health?
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mizlorinj
USA
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Posted - 12/04/2008 : 07:49:11
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Hot: I'd dissect the fears. Write I'm scared that. . . and see where that takes you. Back to something else? I don't know what the future holds and that's ok. Sure, I've had disappointments when unexpected things happened, but some things have turned out better than I would have anticipated. I know I will handle whatever comes my way. That's very comforting.
Journaling is important because the feelings need to be processed. need to feel the emotions. That's the way to be free of them. There is stuff stuck in there that needs to be released. I've been stuck on things and then moved on to write about something else. As time goes by and other things are written about, memories come back that help work on other topics. Then it can be released. Perhaps we weren't ready at the time. It all works out. You'll know you're finished with something when it no longer stirs emotion. I had one topic always set me off and then I realized how the person had an absolutely horrible upbringing and were just looking to be loved. Now when I think of them I am filled with compassion--not anger any longer. It's wonderful to be able to realize that. But it takes time.
I know some talk about getting better without journaling. However some of those do come back here with a new ailment. So Journaling is positively healing and necessary. I find it very relieving and freeing!
How about just getting started and seeing what happens?
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hottm8oh
USA
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Posted - 12/04/2008 : 08:50:23
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Originally posted by scottjmurray
oh. well, if it's tms, why are you worried about your health?
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I have an incurable intestinal disease that definitely has nothing to do with TMS and I don't know how bad it's going to get. |
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