Why Do We Get New Symptoms When We Are Making Progress
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- čas přidán 6. 07. 2024
- Why Do We Get New Symptoms When We Are Making Progress
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This may be a bit out there, but I was thinking this morning how video games are a useful analogy to healing from TMS. In a video game, as you progress and level up, the game gets harder and harder. You have more skills, better weapons, so the game has to throw more at you to have the same amount of challenge. Similarly, as we progress in healing from TMS, it must throw more difficult sensations at us to achieve the same result of preoccupation and fear. Unfortunately, our progress isn't spelled out on a screen when healing as it is on a video game. So, when we are getting your butt kicked it is easy to feel like we are at square one and haven't gotten anywhere. However, if thought through the lens of this analogy, we can have the mindset of welcoming more challenging sensations. Because it tells us that we are making progress. That TMS must try harder to achieve the same result. And as long as we are keeping a healthy mindset and not falling too deeply into fear, we are making progress, a progress that is confirmed with new and/or more intense sensations. Finally, one day, when we don't even know it, we will take on the final boss, and win. Then we will be healed.
As a person with 50+ random symptoms I found it very helpful. I feel like my brain will always take me by surprise and make me freak out with multiple sensations all at once 😝
What symptoms do you have?
@@dustinhowes1615 name any and I probably have it 😛 mostly neurological, because pain has never seemed very scary to me
I will hold my hands up and admit when I first found these videos I had what can only be described as an internal argument about if this was me or not. I did not commit and sort of vaguely checked in and out in between googling feverishly for an answer or explanation almost daily. 12 months on, still in the same position, still feeling half the person I want to be, still no idea why what is happening has happened from doctors (or the internet) I committed. Daily I check in with these now, and it is uncanny the number of times the video title is bang in line with what I am thinking (ruminating). Am I better? Not yet. Am I in control? No, not yet either. But I recall one of the recovery videos of a guy saying he just kept turning up, and it stuck with me. So now I’m turning up, every day, and my symptoms right now seem to fade ever so slightly for maybe a day then get angrier each time. I would have been so crushed/distressed only a month or so ago by this, the non linearity of it all, but I think maybe I just made my first step towards recovery, because I didn’t retreat this time and I got my brains attention. It’s trying to protect me, and at the moment I see it as a combat. From a body I used to love, over the last year or so I have come to be angry, resentful at a body which has betrayed me. Someone I know said that I need to figuratively find a way to write a love letter to my body/brain rather than fight it. I feel like I only half get what they mean by this, maybe that’s the next positive step. Whatever the way is - I’m still turning up..
You might find it helpful to listen to some self compassion meditations or read stuff by Kristin Neff. I have felt betrayed by my body also. But if you feel like you are angry at your body and in combat with it, you can be very sure that your brain perceives danger and you are then in fight or flight. Try to change your mindset over time to caring for yourself and your body. It is the only way to recover from this strange (and frustrating) physical reaction to fear and anxiety.
It definitely sounds like you’ve taken steps forward in your recovery and you should absolutely celebrate that! I too used to war with my brain and body but like you, that actually made things worse. And it makes sense looking back. I was doubling down in my fight/flight response and even worse directing it towards myself with full force so had no hope to win against myself. I’ve had to use any and all techniques I could find over the years before finding out about TMS to just relax and surrender. Let it be. Stop the fighting and resisting and then there becomes nothing left to fight against. It’s super hard when that’s what you’ve practiced doing your whole life - fighting and resisting - but you can do it! It’s so empowering to surrender willingly. To let it be and stop making it a big deal. It takes way more real strength to do that than fighting. I hope you figure this out quicker than I did. It took insane pain and debilitation before I had no choice but to let go and surrender the fight. Now knowing what I know now, I would tell my younger self that surrender is the only way. Make peace with it. Don’t believe it’s real and it won’t be. Allow it to be and it will go on its own. I’m rooting for you!
Omg I was dealing with the vertigo and dizziness and listening to you daily. I’ve had a major stomach pain and nausea have come back with a vengeance. It caught me off guard but thanks for reminding me. I did start to get scared.
So on point. My 20 years of pelvic issues disappeared following your videos - only to be replaced with neck issues, then shoulder, now TMJD... my poor body keeps trying to sound the danger alarm! Liking the idea of whole body safety messages 😊
Got two social events booked and today I'm ready to go out ( but thinking about this evening)and a new different sensation showed up, nearly caught me out. When you started saying about real serious stuff, I muted you. I carried on and lo and behold another sensation. I managed to get to the shops and then a walk through the park. Its freezing here in London. Sat in my car to listen and no sensations. Its actually proof to me it's TMS PDP.
Looking forward to seeing Mica Paris this evening. Old school RnB/soul artiste, I'll be reminiscing about my youth 😂 singing along to "one tempation" hopefully not with one sensation 😂
Have lots of fun on your evening out❤
Enjoy your evening ❤❤❤❤
This is amazing progress, enjoy Mica!💗
It’s like you made this for me. Since I achieved radical acceptance of my hip/back pain, I’ve slowly been dealing with intense anxiety. I know it’s because the hip/back started to release - it has taken me by surprise and has frankly been upsetting. I know it’s the brain going to a fear that it knows will cause me to focus on. I’m breathing, hand on heart, talking to my husband to get through it. I need to apply the acceptance to the anxiety. It’s hard. Love you Dan ❤
So sorry to read this Nicole !
Hope you will feel better soon.
Dr Schubiner has a little book on anxiety too ( / depression)..
Maybe that could comfort you a bit too?
Sending you calming vibes ❤
@@Inge508 Thank you so much Inge for your love ❤️ It has been challenging because I did not expect it - I’ve made major progress in the past couple months - I didn’t understand why the fear anxiety started. But Dans video explains it. My brain is still hyper vigilant even though my sensations have released. It’s a rollercoaster. I’m just so thankful for you and others in this community who understand and are so supportive 🙏🏻❤️😘 Sending you love Inge!
Dare by Barry McDonagh, Dan recommended his book. Same principles but mostly anxiety. Anxiety seems to be the mist difficult one for me even though I know it's PDP. Work in progress I've downloaded DARE app £60year. think there's a week's trial. best money I spent.
I also have found the DARE book to be a helpful approach to anxiety (especially this new symptom imperative that can happen as other symptoms resolve).
@@NicoleFitnessCZcams my answer disappeared.. 😜second try !
Dr Schubiner :’the mind will sometimes use anxiety as a symptom substitution.This is actually progress because when anxiety occurs this means that emotions are less repressed.Now you can focus on dealing with the worry, fear and anxiety.Accept that you have these feelings at times and recognize that there are reasons for them and that they are normal.then treat the anxiety like you did with the pain.Notice it without getting upset, tell it that you know what’s causing it and tell it to go away!
In time you will see that the anxiety will begin to lose its power over you!
You don’t have to fight it or think it will cause terrible problems..’
You can do this Nicole ❤️
Hi, joined the FB group. I am laughing at how my brain keeps trying. Today my leg was itching! No previous rash, nothing leg related! So, I thought, here we go again! Nothing is wrong! It dissipated after I ignored it and started reading. I know what going on when it keeps jumping around! I appreciate your work so much!
You got this!
I need to dip into these now and then because I forget and start tensing and fearing again. For me it’s taking a while to reprogram. It HAS been 70 years however.
Yep…. Overcame my fears that I had of running a 5k because of foot pain and did it and foot pain subsided after more than a year but now my back hurts again 😂😂 I just want to calm the whole system down not go symptom by symptom forever
The solution? Safety. My fast start playlist explains what is going on and what to do about it. Watch, take notes, implement, repeat.
DansFastStart.com
Great video Dan!🙏
I just had a light 💡 bulb- moment.A big perceived danger of mine conscious and unconscious is :
HOW THe Outside world is or will perceive me’?..
Now that I know that, I have ways to work on dialing down this fearful perception and making this a safe perception for myself.
Isn’t that COOL ?
I think it is!
Anyways, maybe this helps someone else too, so I shared it❤
Thank you for sharing 🧡
@@Anna-Maria79you’re welcome ❤
Well I can honestly tell you I perceive you as a beautiful, wonderful, kind, thoughtful, loving human & soul.❤
@@josiejo117 omg Josie! Your words warmed my soul! So nice to say something like that. Felt like a safe blanket ! Thank you 🙏 ❤️🙋♀️🤗
Thank you for sharing. Great insight.
Finding your videos has been life changing. It’s all coming together now Dan thank you 😊
Brilliant video as usual, very insightful, thank you Dan!
OMG!! So true. Was out jogging and my knee was hurting and I felt amazing jogging so was telling myself I’m ok and the pain went away
LOVE LOVE LOVE that. Proof.
Thank youbso much for your videos, i have sciatica the last 5 weeks from 2 herniated disks. Slightly improving i can sit/stand for a minute or so before pain is unbearable. God i thought i had sciatica before but never knew ot to be this bad. I would not wish it on anyone. Havent been able to do anything ,work look after ny 2 kids nothing . Could barely shower . Sometimes i wish i had a physical break to something so people woulmt think im over reacting.
I WAS very worried as doctor said good chance it will be chronic. This put the fear of god in me and just cried for the last few weeks from pain amd worry.
Until i watched your videos. And i can definitely say there has been some improvment. Im not breaking down in the middle of the spasms. Breathing and keeping reminding myself im ok ,it will heal it will just take some more time . Let the pain pass.
I seen improvement with more mobility today . The pain has moved up my leg the last 2 days. And felt like i was getting better. But today had anchilly tendon pain and groun pain . And thought ffs. Im not improving . Until i seen this video. So thank you ❤
Another eye-opener. Thanks, Dan!
Good morning Dan, this one is soooo on point.
Lately Ive been really over fearing etc and last night was quite ill physically ..lost my dinner lol, BUT the funniest thing was I had no thinking or fearing about it even tho I felt utterly crap and exhausted, I was marvelling at how contented I was to just be with it and then slept. Woke this morning with a really sore shoulder joint-where I had a lot of trouble😊 years ago , thought hmmm whats this. Anyway went out and did my cleaning put in my earbuds and you pop on with this video !!! Holy smoke on point or what!!! I chuckled thru most of the cleaning and guess what? By the time I was finished sore shoulder barely noticable, how incredible eh, then the follow on video was the ‘belief’ one! Gosh my days been set up beautifully
Thanks again for your calming consistency Dan 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💕
Dan you r really so good. You got it right. Great u help so many
If I'm genuinely relaxed and chilled I take note and tell the brain. If its a flair up I just breathe and allow, not important.
This video came up at the perfect time. The other day I got calf pain while walking and I thought about it. I didn't injure myself, I was just walking like I normally do. I paid it no attention and it was better than next day
Dan! Chest pain 💥 you kinda hit a trigger with me on this one. But it’s anxiety chest tightness. This brain is on extra high alert the last few days! Trying to not let it stop me in my tracks!! 😭😭 this is the hardest thing I am doing for myself!! Looking to join your group here shortly!
Chest pain is a common Tms thing
Does anybody know if there are books that explain the concept of mind body for people who are totally new to this stuff? How the brain creates all types of symptoms etc., preferably written by an M.D.? I loved Howard Schubiner's book. That book and these awesome channels (thank you!) are helping me tremendously on my ''long covid'' journey. Unfortunately it is not available in German and my grandmother does not speak English and would never listen to me or anybody that does not wear a white coat. So if any book title comes to mind I would really appreciate it (I would then check if its available in German). Thanks a lot!
Neck pain gone back pain gone hip pain gone now it's chosen my foot/heel, hay hoo brain 🧠 if I've to drag my foot around im getting on with my now happy life! 😁
Made me smile, if I have to drag foot around....😂
@@1STBUCKLEY 😂😂 that's my attitude to pain and weired symptoms, I've got to smile and laugh at it because I know it's just my brain just doing it's job protecting me! 😊
Why does my brain send new symptoms if I’m not progressing?
Increasing perception of danger can do that too. The more fearful, frustrated, angry we get, the more the brain perceives danger. This can cause new symptoms too. The solution? Safety. My fast start playlist explains what is going on and what to do about it. Watch, take notes, implement, repeat.
DansFastStart.com
Hi Dan! I was feeling much better with constant dizziness but now all of sudden i have started waking up in the middle of the night and can’t fall asleep. Sometimes i wake up after 2 hr cannot go to sleep. Can this be PDS?
This is definitely hard to wrap my head around.
I get why this happpens, then I get new symptoms that dont seem to fit in to TMS.
That would be high blood pressure and a crooked toe(no pain)
Never had high bp , but one time at dr office( white coat syndrome)Now I am obsessing 😠
Is high bp TMS?
Thanks
Hi Dan,
Great video! 💕
I have a question about pain in the sciatic nerve. I'm curious how people you talk to relate to it?
I've listened to a few testimonials and I hear people mention it, but mostly in passing. For me it's the scariest pain (I have pain in other parts of the body too), especially since it has an element of surprise to it (at least for me). I can feel ok in my leg (thigh) and suddenly out of the blue comes the most excruciating pain scaring the living daylights out of me, making me scream out loud. Just knowing that it can happen anytime during the day or night is making it very hard for me to lower my guard and relax, even though I know it's key.
It would be interesting to know how others view this pain. And do you have any tips on how I can think so I can move forward with my healing?
Thank you 🧡🌼
The living daylights? That is such a lovely term. Havent heart it in a while. Are you Australian, too? :: )
@@Plethorality No, I'm swedish. And it's not a term I normally use 😄
I had sciatic pain for 13 years. And yes, it's challenging. But when you KNOW the cause and know it's not due to some damage in your body, we can learn to dial down the fear.
The solution? Safety. My fast start playlist explains what is going on and what to do about it. Watch, take notes, implement, repeat.
DansFastStart.com
@@PainFreeYou Thank you Dan! I have watched your playlist and I know nothing is wrong. I fear the pain, not that something is wrong. But I will keep on trying to make friends with it 🙏
@@Anna-Maria79 focus on messages of safety. How you respond to the pain either says “I’m fine” or “oh no”.
We can’t stop the instant “ouch”, but how we respond after that is where you have control.
Do you have any cases when TMS helps with IBD, specifically ulcerative colitis?
Painfreeyou.success
Quiet a few!
Out of kindness you can soothe your tummy the best you can even if not the cure.
Boom😊
How do I approach a fight or flight response to certain sounds. I only react to noises made by my upstairs neighbour but am fine in all other situations
Calm reassurance, breath, it is ok, just my noisy neighbor, I am safe.
Insomnia added to my back pain:(. What should i do?
The solution? Safety. My fast start playlist explains what is going on and what to do about it. Watch, take notes, implement, repeat.
DansFastStart.com
Insomnia Video
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Whats your thoughts on psoriasis. I 100% deal with TMS . I was on the journey of stepping out of my comfort and then I get psoriasis on my feet.
The skin can represent your image/confidence or the idea you have of yourself presenting to the outside/social world.
Psoriasis can be a TMS symptom as well.
Thank you so much ❤
@daynemin thank you for your explanation. Is this something you have delt with?
@@sherry8541 yes I think it ties in with the emotional work in TMS. Inner child lacking confidence and safety.
What if someone has chronic pain from side effects of drug medication and has severe sciatica and arm Pain leg pain. Specially weekness in limbs. Tried all therapies but 2 plus years n bedridden. Is there hope?😢
My fast start playlist will help create safety overall which will help in many ways.
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There's always hope. If you're still on the drugs can u change or reduce with medical assistance. Any exercises you can do in bed to strengthen
@@1STBUCKLEY I got the pain after I left them. I am bedridden due to this
Keep listening, do the work, tell yourself a different story…
This may be a stupid question but do you think psoriasis can be healed using your techniques?
I do, there is no down side. Even paramedics will tell people to calm down. The Messages safety always helps.
Yes, Dr Sarno often mentioned skin conditions as TMS. He even said dermatologists were the most likely of all doctors to acknowledge the mindbody connection.
Psoriasis is caused by severe anxiety. My father had it after years of abuse in his family and it always flared during stressful periods with his job. Now that he is calmer, it has practically disappeared
Pandora's box