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Aussie
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 Posted - 12/06/2011 : 23:58:50
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Hi everyone,
I have a question regarding chronic pain and TMS. My initial flare up was almost 14 years ago
and was by far the most painful low back spasm i have experienced. This took months to settle but eventually did although not ever back to 100% (fear and being careful). My question is around how TMS pain evolves from the odd acute flare up into full blown chronic pain. After my first flare up settled i would have a flare up once every couple years and would usually settle again in a few weeks. Around 3 years ago seemingly out of nowhere i developed anxiety and panic attacks (at this stage my back barely bothered me). I was able to get the anxiety under control by getting right into fitness and weight training which made me feel strong and healthy. While being physically the fittest i have ever been i developed chronic back pain that sort of crept up out of nowhere..It became a major stress for me as i had to stop weight training. Fast forward 2 years to now and basically the chronic pain has gradually worsened. I guess my question is if TMS is left untreated, Would it most likely get worse over time and become chronic? Looking back now it also seems a big coincidence that the chronic pain started once my anxiety decreased.
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Dave
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Posted - 12/07/2011 : 08:59:41
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TMS by nature is a chronic process. If one has the personality traits that make one susceptible to TMS, then one should expect some level of psychogenic symptoms will occur from time to time for life. This is part of being human.
Once you fully accept that the symptoms will occur, that they are benign, and that they are related to emotional and not physical causes, then you also eliminate the fear that accompanies them. The fear, more than anything else, is what feeds TMS. By accepting the symptoms and re-focusing your thoughts to your emotional state, you recondition your responses. Over time, the flare-ups will become fewer and far between, and of lower intensity.
When you are aware of the symptoms, consider that there may be something going on in your life that is affecting you in a way that you are not fully realizing or facing up to. Try to figure out what it might be. By definition, those feelings cannot be felt. However, it is the act of trying to find them that is important. This sends a message to your unconscious mind and is part of the reconditioning process. |
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Is this normal for TMS?
