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Albert
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 Posted - 01/25/2005 : 11:11:14
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I don't want to waste time thinking psychological the wrong way, so please let me know if these approaches are okay.
1. I thought about and made a list of the numerous things that have made me angry throughout my life. At this point to keep bringing them up seems like a ritual. I mean, how many times can I feel angry about the same thing without feeling as if I'm just going through the motions?
2. Therefore, at times when I feel pain, I just simply try to feel rage without attributing any particular event to the rage. I think more in terms of trying to feel the rage my unconscios mind is trying to suppress.
3. Sometimes when I feel pain, I'll talk to my mind and tell it the reasons for which the pain couldn't have a physical cause. There are various reasons.
4. Sometimes I'll tell my mind that the pain isn't necessary and that I'm going to continue with what I'm doing despite it.
By the way, I don't know if this means anything, but yesterday while going for a walk, I ran on two separate occasions. Because of lower back, upper back and knee pain I've experienced, I haven't allowed myself to run in over three years. I thought of Baseball65's story of sprinting accross the park before I did so. I didn't sprint. I just ran at an easy pace. The running didn't cause me to feel pain. |
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Baseball65
USA
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Posted - 01/25/2005 : 11:41:15
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Hi Albert.
The perfectionist in you is still hanging around a bit...but than,he'll never really go away.
These are all good strategies.Being an HBP kind of guy,I always stuck to basics.The only place I varied from what you are doing here,is when the pain came and I found myself obsessing about it,I thought of very distinct things that were bugging me(like the guy who stole money from me,my financial troubles due to being off of work so long)
I never had any sort of "random" anger,because every time I get angry,the Lawyer in my head runs out the list of suspects and convicts to be flayed,tarred,quartered and drawn.I'm sure intellectually that anger's
a disease,and it always exists,latching on to this and that,but there's nothing like a good old fashioned scapegoat!!
Otherwise,I kept it about as simple as you have it here.
You are right on time!
peace
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lobstershack
Australia
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Posted - 01/25/2005 : 13:31:47
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I personally don't think there is any so-called "wrong way" to think psychologically, but then again I'm a neophyte so I could be mistaken. In my opinion, just shifting the awareness from the physical to the psychological is enough. Also, I totally can relate to being a perfectionist--a curious aside: I was reading through old report cards a couple of months back and one from I believe 2nd or 3rd grade said, "Worried about Seth's perfectionist tendencies"--but don't try too hard, as tempting as it may be. I recently developed a useful acronym after listening to the Schechter tapes: AST (Accept Surrender Trust). I HIGHLY recommend them, as they are what really convinced me that I was trying way too hard at TMS theory. So--as of two days ago--I'm letting loose a bit. Good Luck!
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Susie
USA
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Posted - 01/25/2005 : 14:26:56
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| I totally agree with Seth. To me, the journaling is simply an exercise in thinking psychological rather than physical. When you are writing down your thoughts, you are not able to worry about your spine at the same time. Any psychoanalysis becomes very theraputic with tms. I don't think it matters if you reflect on your childhood or your ex-husband. It is just very effective to reflect on your psyche and not your pain. |
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tennis tom
USA
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Posted - 01/25/2005 : 15:17:12
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Hi Albert,
Running for the first time with no pain, in three years, sounds like a major TMS BREAKTROUGH!  I feel you are being a little too hard on yourself. I was overjoyed the first time I could jog a short distance and had no pain, and in fact, I titled my post "TMS BREAKTHROUGH", or to that effect. Savor your success Albert. Give me a call if you want to chat.
Regards,
tt |
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Albert
USA
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Posted - 01/25/2005 : 16:52:41
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Thank you Tom.
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Originally posted by tennis tom
Hi Albert,
Running for the first time with no pain, in three years, sounds like a major TMS BREAKTROUGH! I feel you are being a little too hard on yourself. I was overjoyed the first time I could jog a short distance and had no pain, and in fact, I titled my post "TMS BREAKTHROUGH", or to that effect. Savor your success Albert. Give me a call if you want to chat.
Regards,
tt
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Thinking psychological
