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GTfan
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 Posted - 05/13/2013 : 14:47:24
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Well, just as I post a success story about defeating groin pain. It decides to rear its ugly head again. I went down to see some friends graduate from college this past weekend, and the groin pain started back off and on. The pain has pretty much been constant since yesterday afternoon. Its not excruciating or anything, but definitely enough to distract me and get my attention.
I can only figure that the pain is distracting me from some kind of depressing emotion that has resurfaced. Perhaps, I'm depressed that I live so far away from my friends or that I'm going back to the grind of work after a fun weekend. I'm not really sure, I guess being unable to find the trigger is allowed the TMS pain to stick around.
Has anybody else had an issue with pain coming back after thinking that you were "cured" from TMS pain? I'm not really worried about it, and I'm going to continue physical activity trying to just ignore the pain. It is just a setback that hopefully I can overcome and use to eventually make me stronger.
You’ll fall down, you stumble, you land square on your face. And every time that happens, you get back on your feet. You get up just as fast as you can, no matter how many times you need to do it |
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Dr James Alexander
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Posted - 05/13/2013 : 18:54:10
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GTfan- its not unusual for a TMS pain to come back- if the pain is serving a psychological purpose, the part of your uncons mind/brain which is generating the pain can begin to panic that the pain is no longer working to monopolise your attention. As such, it can have another crack at it, to see if it will still work in the same way; and if not, it can try to generate a different pain or ailment to see if that has any better chance of monopolising your attention. Sounds to me like you are on the right track.
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Peregrinus
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Posted - 05/13/2013 : 19:20:11
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Originally posted by GTfan
Has anybody else had an issue with pain coming back after thinking that you were "cured" from TMS pain?
GTFAN:
I started to get groin pains two years ago after a medical problem showed up that required surgery which was quickly followed by a bad accident. I actually had trouble walking. I realized it was TMS immediately and it cleared up gradually. Then last month after doing my taxes (major stress) it returned. Each time I felt the pain I made affirmations that I was OK and that it was only a reaction to the stress. Now it is almost completely gone! I've had on and off knee pain and I've been successfully dealing with it the same way saying to myself "I don't need this".
I'm starting to think that quick reaction to TMS pain is beneficial.
By the way, I looked around for info about groin pain and it appears to be as common as back pain. The good thing is the MDs haven't discovered a costly surgical procedure that they can push onto us. |
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Racer
USA
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Posted - 05/14/2013 : 03:53:08
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Originally posted by Dr James Alexander
GTfan- its not unusual for a TMS pain to come back- if the pain is serving a psychological purpose, the part of your uncons mind/brain which is generating the pain can begin to panic that the pain is no longer working to monopolise your attention. As such, it can have another crack at it, to see if it will still work in the same way; and if not, it can try to generate a different pain or ailment to see if that has any better chance of monopolising your attention. Sounds to me like you are on the right track.
James
Dr. James,
I think you are right. During the initial days of recovery from my groin pain, whenever I write a progress update about the improvement in this forum, the very next day, it will try to show up again in the same place or differently to get my attention.
The more recent one is on the adamant constipation, the topic you responded yesterday. About a month ago, I was telling a friend that I never got constipation, proudly saying about how I keep my bowel clean and neat. The constipation started very next day. May be it is a mixed bag, of both emotions as well as monopolizing attention as you mentioned above.
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GTfan
USA
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Posted - 05/14/2013 : 09:35:16
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I do almost feel afraid to state the fact that I am "cured" from TMS, because I feel like for some reason this causes it to resurface.
Your posts have been very helpful and reassuring. I'm still in pain today, but it makes sense. I am havin a very stressful week at work and at the moment I don't really have much of a life outside of work.
You’ll fall down, you stumble, you land square on your face. And every time that happens, you get back on your feet. You get up just as fast as you can, no matter how many times you need to do it |
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tennis tom
USA
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Posted - 05/14/2013 : 10:58:05
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Originally posted by GTfan
I do almost feel afraid to state the fact that I am "cured" from TMS, because I feel like for some reason this causes it to resurface.
The term "cured" and TMS should not be used in the same sentence. You may resolve, or be "cured" of a TMS symptom, but you cannot guarantee that life will not put some future vicissitudes in your path that may someday require the use of a symptom distraction for some "PROTECTION".
As you get better at practicing the Good Doctor's principles, you can get better at playing the TMS game with your gremlin; recognizing that the physical hurt is most likely TMS (about 80% of the time), taking it as a signal to direct your thoughts inward and shortening the the time the symptom is needed.
Claiming to be forever "cured" involves hubris that I wouldn't want to mess around with, I avoid walking under ladders and crossing paths of black cats, if I can help it. |
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GTfan
USA
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Posted - 05/17/2013 : 07:36:44
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Well 5 days later, I'm still having pain issues. I feel like I'm having to start from scratch on training my mind in the TMS methods.
I'm taking this as a sign that I didn't fully recover before, and that I will need to put in some psychological work every day even when I'm not in pain.
I've started reviewing and meditating on Sarno's 12 daily reminders for about 15 minutes a day.
You’ll fall down, you stumble, you land square on your face. And every time that happens, you get back on your feet. You get up just as fast as you can, no matter how many times you need to do it |
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