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tennis tom
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 Posted - 02/12/2005 : 07:17:49
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Hi Holly,
Glad to hear your symptoms are a little better. I don't journal either. My posts are my journaling. I find that relationships are at the top of my list for fueling TMS. It doesn't sound like your homefront is very conducive to doing TMS work. It may help to vent here. You may get some good advice from some of the married people.
Good Luck,
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Stryder
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Posted - 02/12/2005 : 20:07:23
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Hi Holly,
Happy to hear you are doing better :-) I myself have had to take a "forum vacation" from time to time for some of the same reasons you mentioned.
If you are concerned about keeping your journal private, you can journal on your computer into a file, and put a password/encryption on the file so only you can see it. That way, there is no paper journal to be "discovered". Post a reply to me if you think that would help you and I'll give you some suggestions.
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mala
Hong Kong
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Posted - 02/12/2005 : 22:13:01
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Holly
Good to see you posting again and glad to hear your asthma is better. There are a few things about your post that I want to comment on.
You say you gave up after 3 weeks becoz you couldn't write what you really wanted to. That perhaps is a stumbling block to your recovery and I think a very good reason for you to keep at it for a while longer. 3 weeks isn't that long . For some people journalling comes naturally whereas for others it takes time to get the hang of it. .
It also sounds like you may be using an excuse your family discovering your journal as an excuse for getting out of this whole journalling business. as Stryder said there are ways you can keep your journal hidden from others especially an e journal.
You are more than welcome to talk about things that are bothering you here on this forum. There are many people who will give you the best possible advice from their points of view but I think tms is more about doing the work yourself and a personal journey of emotional discovery and insights into yourself.
Good Luck & Good Health
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menvert
Australia
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Posted - 02/13/2005 : 04:21:49
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hi all,
I haven't dropped in for a long time...
things have been going well for me. So I don't tend to come to the Forum much, unless I'm feeling particularly down or affected by TMS.... so my absence from the board is a good sign of my improvement.
I do also agree that attending the Forum too much can actually make me dwell on my physical symptoms way more than I would otherwise.
I also don't Journal very much myself... I deal with my TMS in a much more practical way, because that's the way I work. I am getting very good actually noticing at the time, my TMS processes, and although journaling may have given me faster improvement . it also tends to make me dwell on my pain.
Several weeks ago, I did a full day of physical labour . I have not done anything like that for years, 10 full hours of work... lifting washing machines, collecting rubbish carrying furniture all sorts of things. I basically didn't have any symptoms, and the ones I did . I didn't take notice of because I have learnt the technique of understanding it as TMS.
A year ago, I would have not even contemplated trying . but thanks to Sarno I now know not to give my fears power and that my body is not broken whatsoever.
Pain still comes and goes in different regions, but more and more the pain comes with no physical correlation whatsoever. my brain is just losing it :) out of desperation.
So now I just continue pushing new fears to retrain my brain that I am completely capable of performing that activity and down the track I will complete my recovery in fullness as I challenge each and every part of my TMS.
My latest challenge, going back to work :) naturally it's thrown up some new symptoms, but hey I expect that completely. It's just a matter of not letting my obsessive mind get a hold of anything.... and making it more than it is.
Anyway, it's nice to be back to the time being :)
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holly
USA
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Posted - 02/13/2005 : 10:38:11
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Hi guys,
Glad to hear you are all doing pretty well. I would like to post here from time to time. Today is an especially happy day for me. That business I told you I have been trying to get out of ...well today my partner and I are formally signing the contract for him to buy me out! I am estatic to say the least!! This has been a HUGE thorn in my side since the summer. Finally today it will be formally over. I couldn't be happier. Hopefully things will change around here because of this.
Happy Valentines day BTW  |
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I am gonna miss this forum
