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art
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 Posted - 07/24/2011 : 12:20:06
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I've found playing or better yet snuggling with one of my dogs a very effective strategy for reducing fear and worry. Those loving, nurturing feelings are really the polar opposites of those that perpetuate TMS symptoms...
Of course, a wife or girlfriend or lover of whatever description would serve as well.
The other night I was suffering with hamstring pain, something I've finally decided had to be TMS, and it worked like a charm. |
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marsha
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Posted - 07/24/2011 : 15:36:16
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I like the way you think.
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susan828
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Posted - 07/27/2011 : 21:21:53
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| Absolutely. I had a dog, he died 9 years ago but the love i felt was so intense and the chemicals that ran through my body felt like the most intense love, even more than I have felt for a person at times. I mean feelings that brought tears to my eyes. How can you feel anxiety at a time like that? Great that you have experienced this and have dogs now. I am fortunate to have dogs in my life but nothing like your own at home. If you care to tell, I am wondering what breeds you have. |
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susan828
USA
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Posted - 07/27/2011 : 21:23:43
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| Gosh, that was a redundant first sentence..I am tired! |
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art
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Posted - 07/28/2011 : 04:53:59
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Hi Susan,
We've got 3 Italian Greyhounds at the moment. Jack's 10. Theo's 6. Tommy the baby is about 1.5. Incredibly sweet and intelligent dogs. They remain puppies by temperament for years... |
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susan828
USA
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Posted - 07/28/2011 : 07:40:07
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OH are you lucky! They are the sweetest breed on the planet! There are dog meetups here and one day I saw 1, 2, all of a sudden about 30 Italians coming to the dog run when I realized it was a meetup. I was on my way out of the park but you know I stayed! The whole greyhound family, standard, whippets and of course, Italians are just the most good natured dogs I have ever seen. They are so in tune with people's emotions, extremely sensitive, pure love...no wonder you have three. If I had a house, so would I!
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balto
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Posted - 07/28/2011 : 07:45:51
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| I used to have 3 dogs too but now only one left. I love dogs but I don't think I'm going to get any more dogs. I bonded with them like family and I found it so tough to deal with the lost of any of them. It was horrible for weeks. |
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art
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Posted - 07/28/2011 : 07:51:10
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Susan,
You're so right. Their sensitivity is extraordinary. Tommy the baby is unbelievably obedient with no training at all. He just us so anxious to please. If I say, "Tommy go away now" he gives me a look of pure understanding and trots off, but always with one backward glance just to be sure I really mean it...
Balto, it hurts like hell, but I can't see life without animals. No greater joy than the companionship of a loving pet in my experience... |
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grab a doggie
