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Sarah Jacoba
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 Posted - 03/10/2012 : 01:28:34
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so I have a "residue" problem....back when I had a lot of shoulder and arm pain, I developed (or had at the same time) a huge sensitivity to clothing: seams, fabrics, etc. I've gotten over the pain by treating it as TMS, and I found some brands and types of clothing I can wear comfortably (which was probably part of getting myself out of the pain cycle) but 8 years later I still am ridiculously sensitive to clothing. This is very irritating....it limits so much what I feel like I can wear....90% of shirts for me, for example, are unwearable. Since I am asymptomatic if I follow my own clothing "rules" I've put up with this "residue" of old TMS for almost a decade....pretty much every other symptom I've had that I tried to control by following rules ended up worse. but this one I can actually keep very in check. so it's tempting just to live with the restriction and be physically happy. but it does irritate me also because I feel like a hypocrite. I've used the argument to others that toxins cant be caused your CFS, because everyone is exposed to environmental toxins and most are asymptomatic. But likewise millions of people wear these fabrics, so why cant I? I feel like I need to face the music and put my money where my mouth is.
any suggestions? anyone also have this problem?
--Sarah Hyacinth Jacoba
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Sarnotic-nerve
USA
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Posted - 03/10/2012 : 05:14:50
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If you're buying brands you can wear, then you're not treating it as TMS.
Give it a few days but don't give into it!
The pain is real! The cause...well, that's complicated. ;) |
Edited by - Sarnotic-nerve on 03/10/2012 05:15:09 |
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Back2-It
USA
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Posted - 03/10/2012 : 07:14:23
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I think what you are talking about is Allodynia. I had a bad case of it over my problem areas, too. I had to practice some exposure therapy to it. I would put on the clothing that bothered me, then, like the other problems, be consciously aware of the sensations and not let them frighten me or take me back to a time when things were much worse. Like other pain, this pain is real too. It was so bad at one point I could not wear any shirts without pain. When I would get home I would have to take off my shirts. Fear of the ugly sensations would keep me from putting on shirts and keep me in the house. The clothing seemed to activate nerves that made the aching and burning in the areas even worse.
This problem is seldom mentioned, but it is really nasty. I think I've always been sensitive to tactile sensations, so this problem was magnified. For instance, I have always hated acrylic socks due to the material catching on my toe nails.
Try exposure therapy. Or just not try so hard at all and maybe gradually one day your mind will decide that limiting certain clothing is just silly.
Just an additional thought: I would notice that once I was out and occupied with things, the Allodynia would not be present. It was fear of it that kept me restricted.
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tennis tom
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Wodg
Australia
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Posted - 03/10/2012 : 17:00:36
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I've had this weird thing ever since I was a kid that I always had favourite clothes. Sometimes it's a ****ty pair of shorts or a stylish set of shoes.
If I had to wear a work uniform or piece of clothing that felt 'wrong' I would feel less confident. I've got a wardrobe full of clothes I never wear.
Sarah it's definetly anxiety/TMS I think you should keep this problem with fabric if it's not affecting your life too bad. SOme distraction is good. |
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Sarah Jacoba
USA
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Posted - 03/12/2012 : 15:09:16
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it is a really nasty problem. I think what makes it tough is alot of my other issues have been variable. e.g. if you fear doing something physical like playing guitar, you arent doing it 24:7. you can pick and choose when to face up to the TMS. but you wear clothes all day long; the sensation/pain is constant. so it's pretty hard to face while also trying to maintain a 60+ hour a week worklife. I feel like I cant afford to sink my mood day after day....which is kind of what happens....so far...
but thanks for weighing in.
--Sarah Hyacinth Jacoba
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