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paleohiker

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Posted - 08/03/2012 :  16:25:37  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I posted on here as racingspoon a while back but lost all my account details to log back in. My main concern was lower back pain which my osteopath diagnosed as a twisted pelvis and SI joint dysfunction.

Things have moved on with me over the last month or so and my stress levels have elevated quite substantially. My mother who had been feeling poorly since March and who was being diagnosed with stress and anxiety is actually suffering from lung cancer which has spread to her liver and bones...she has a short time left to live. We have had to move me mother to live with my mother in law as ahe is unable to care for herself as home on her own. I have been signed off sick form work as a result of the stress this situation is causing me...being an only child makes situations like this worse I'm sure.

I have to say over the last few weeks I dont feel hugley anxious and I feel that I'm coping with the situation quite well but I have noticed that my chest pain which vanished a year ago has resurfaced with avengence and something which has started wo worry me is something that feels like nerve pain in my upper back.

This pain always seems to start as a tingling sensation on my upper back and this then develops into a feeling of internal pressure and/or burning. I have had a chest xray which was clear and my GP has examined me and he found nothing of note other than what he considered to be tight muscles and tension.

I'm just getting confused and fearful of all that is going on with this new feeling. I know full well that I'm under a huge amount of emotional stress and I'm also sure that I must be internalising this as I don't think I've fully accepted what is going to happen to my mum in the coming weeks and the pain she is going to have to go through. I have to admit that as horrible as it sounds there are periods when my nerve discomfort is all I can think of even though my mother is suffering and dieing in front of me.

On one level this seems a no brainer TMS manifestation but I'm just losing sight of logic and common sense....any opinions gratefully considered.

art

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Posted - 08/04/2012 :  10:51:02  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Very sorry to hear about your mother paleo. Tennis Tom has a list of stressful life events, and I'm sure losing a parent is way up there. There are some events in life that are just going to be stressful, and they can't be avoided. Of course the stress can be lessened by various stratagems...exercise, meditation, affirmative self-talk, reaching out to friends and loves ones.

These various aches and pains are expected in the TMS prone personality given what's going on in your life. You say the doctor couldn't find anything, so you can trust that it's psychosomatic. It's not surprising your chest pain has returned under the circumstances...

YOu're familiar with the principles of TMS self treatment? IN a nutshell, believe that there's nothing structurally/organically amiss. This will reduce/eliminate fear and worry which will undoubtedly lead to a reduction/elimination of pain.

Edited by - art on 08/04/2012 10:55:24
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