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JoeyT
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 Posted - 04/30/2009 : 05:51:38
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If you remember me from previous post I had suffered from upper back shoulder pain and lower back pain and sciatic type stuff...My upper back/ shoulder had not bother me for also 7 months and I would have sworn I had it licked...I had been feeling really good and discided to due a little Bench pressing. Not a whole lot.. It felt great while I was doing them no problems at all..No problems the rest of the day and I woke up the next day feeling fine...But as the day went on my neck began to stiff up...This was monday and everyday since my neck has gotten a little better but the pain spread to shoulders and upper back just like before...
I am discouraged to say the least, I had made a lot of progess in not thinking of this as a structural problem but it is hard not to wonder if this may very well be. Things that I have noticed that are encouraging is when my upper back shoulder is acting up my lower back problems seem to be alot less. In the 8 months without the upper back problems my lower back became a problem...
Almost everyone of my flare ups have been due to trying to resume my weightlifting which I loved to due so much...My whole need to work out stems from my low view of myself physically...It has always been the reason I worked out..Not to be healthy or be fit but to look my best..I wonder if this is gods punishment to me for being so vain... I pray that this is TMS because thinking of it that way gave me hope... But this new round of pain has really shook my confidence..I am so mad that I do this to myself..I was feeling so happy and I go and screw it up again... |
Edited by - JoeyT on 04/30/2009 05:55:30 |
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HilaryN
United Kingdom
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Dave
USA
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Posted - 04/30/2009 : 14:43:26
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Clearly you still have serious doubts about the TMS diagnosis if you allow a single workout to send you right back into the realm of thinking about a structural problem.
It is as if you sent an invitation to TMS and opened the door wide open. You anticipated that the bench pressing might exacerbate the symptoms, and sure enough, the opportunity was too good for TMS to pass up.
You still have not reconditioned yourself to react differently to the symptoms. Instead of immediately getting discouraged and thinking about a structural problem, you should laugh off the pain and accept the symptom as psychogenic, and then ignore the pain it and address your emotional state.
The trap was set and you fell right into it. Time to pull yourself out, brush off the book, and get back to the work. |
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Stryder
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Posted - 05/02/2009 : 21:04:51
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Hi JoeyT,
Dave and HilaryN have hit the nail on the head. TMS is just up to its old tricks again to distract you from dealing with your inner rage. You must continue to return to activity on a regular basis, slower at first, but dont stop. Over time this will let you recondition your thought process and the TMS-induced pain will eventually be beaten.
Take care, -Stryder |
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mizlorinj
USA
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Posted - 05/05/2009 : 10:23:39
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I used to have tailbone pain which I expected to hurt when I leaned back to do certain exercises.
Years ago I was told by the ob/gyn that tailbone pain was due to childbirth and it would stay that way. I asked Dr. Sarno about this and he said it was nonsense; my body had healed. Still took me a few months to do the exercises that I FEARED, but one day said I AM DOING THIS and it will be fine. Have been able to lean back on the tailbone with no pain. I stopped having the expectation that it would hurt. |
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JoeyT
USA
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Posted - 05/07/2009 : 00:34:17
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Well my neck,back and shoulders have gotten better but guess what..
Friday night the lower back started bothering me again for no reason I can think of..Hhhhmmm |
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Dave
USA
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Posted - 05/09/2009 : 10:03:13
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Originally posted by JoeyT
Friday night the lower back started bothering me again for no reason I can think of..Hhhhmmm
That's when you just have to laugh at your silly unconscious mind trying to play tricks by moving the symptoms around. You are on to those tricks and it is stubbornly trying to get you off track. Don't let it! |
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