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Hello, The TMS approach to frozen shoulder is very valuable. Movement is so important in frozen shoulder. While it may initially be painful to "live your life", use your shoulder as much as you can and follow the mindset methods that are part of a TMS approach.

I'm glad to hear you were helped with hypnosis.

Hi, According to pain researcher and author, Alan Gordon, when symptoms flare up after exertion, it's most likely TMS. The brain has made an association that walking leads to pain. Hopefully his words will reassure you. And remind yourself how resilient your body is, walking is safe and won't do tissue damage to your feet. Thanks for being here and don't stop trying!

Hi, I had an ophthalmologist say something to me one day that made me believe dry eyes are another TMS symptoms. "Some people have very dry eyes and no pain at all and others have only mildly dry eyes and have a lot of pain." Also, symptoms that show up at the same time each day or with specific activities are often TMS. The glands that affect the moisture in your eyes will be influenced by the sympathetic/parasympathetic balance in your nervous system, so using these techniques to dial down the danger response in your brain can help!

Hi, I'm glad you found my channel, and thanks for the note. You describe a lot of clues that this is TMS. Remind yourself that almost every adult has some form of bulging discs whether or not they have pain. It's a common "normal abnormality". Even if there was an original tissue irritation that started the pain, 8 months is enough time for tissues to heal. Any remaining pain is being generated by the brain. The randomness of the tingling and burning is another strong clue for TMS. It sounds like you check many of the boxes from the FIT assessment. You may also like reading Alan Gordon's book, The Way Out. He went through symptoms very similar to yours. I assume that you've had imaging like x-ray, CT, or MRI to rule out anything unusual. As long as you've done your due diligence, you can move on with both feet in the TMS camp.

@@drchristinebradstreet Thanks so much for the response! I will check out that book. And yes I had an X-ray and an MRI -- only other abnormality is a flat back syndrome.

@@DottieBengo Even small steps are progress! And be sure to give yourself credit for even the smallest wins. Thanks for being here.

Hello, I recovered by using all the steps and techniques I talk about in these videos. I A few things went away suddenly, but most things faded gradually over time. Don't let that discourage you, the foundation for the symptoms built gradually, and you'll be dismantling it step by step. Watch re-watch the entire Chronic Pain Playlist. Thanks for being here.

Yes, and it's important to always see your future as a positive and pain free one. When we visualize things, or repeat thoughts, we're magnifying them. So, be sure to pick your visualizing and your thoughts carefully.

Hello, I'm not aware of whether or not Dr. Sarno had colitis.

Hi, Yes sensory processing disorder is a common occurrence with autism and ADHD. I wish primary care doctors better understood that neurodivergence is usually accompanied by physical symptoms in the body as well.

There does seem to be a correlation of neurodivergence and chronic musculoskeletal pain/fibromyalgia. But, don't let that make you think you can't be helped. The neurodivergent brain has a lot of characteristics that can contribute to chronic pain, but the brain is very resilient when it comes to learning. The personality traits of chronic pain and ADHD/ASD also have a lot of overlap. But again, we can take steps to turn down the dial. Thanks for being here and thanks for sharing that knowledge with us here.

Hello, Itching, like pain, is a common and normal reaction to a sudden event, but you have to strongly suspect it's a mind-body symptom when it doesn't go away after the typical amount of time required for healing. It's possible you've gotten stuck in a loop with the medication and the itching. You're brain may assume you will itch if you don't take it. As you know, feeling itchy only gets worse the more you think about it, focus on it, or get frustrated by it - all common features of a mind-body symptom.

⁠well I guess I’m stuck in the mind body pain forever then because not taking reactine is not an option . I have tried before and couldn’t last more than 48 hours . It’s unbearable and my whole body goes red if I scratch . My mom gets the same thing also .

@@drchristinebradstreet she also doesn’t have extreme chronic pain that she lives in all day every day tho .

Hi, Numbness is a very common TMS symptom. Are your feet actually numb, as in you could step on a piece of glass an not feel it? Or is it more of a tingly or burning sensation? As long as your medical doctor has ruled out serious medical conditions (like diabetes), move forward with trusting that the sensation is being generated in the brain. I think the video that comes out next (on Thursday 10/17) is going to help explain what's happening.

I have one more thought. While x-rays or MRIs will always show stenosis in your spine, that doesn't mean you will always have symptoms. See if you can separate the two. So the doctor was only partially correct. The stenosis isn't going to change. BUT the symptoms can change because of the TMS work you're doing.

@@drchristinebradstreet thanks for your response. I seem together more information from you then any doctors I see.

@@bladerunner9129 Hi, Thank you for the feedback. I will get one of those out soon. Thanks for being here!

Hello, I appreciate your note, thanks for popping in. Welcome, and I hope you continue to find my videos helpful!

Hello, I can relate to that experience! I find it helpful to, little by little, practice being comfortable with the discomfort. The brain can pay much more attention than necessary to a minor nuisance like shoelaces, and it becomes a "danger signal". Thus, the sense of urgency to "fix" it. If you practice sitting calmly with that minor nuisance, the brain learns it's not in danger, and the urgency settles down. That can have spillover effects into less pain, dysfunction, and anxiety in other parts of your body and life. You don't have to make yourself suffer, and you don't have to force yourself to try to be comfortable for the whole day. Just practice it for a few minutes at a time with various things, and over time, your brain will become less reactive. I used this technique to train my brain to not be bothered by bright lights, sunlight, smells/scents, and motion. Thank you for being here and I'm glad my videos give you hope!

Thank you.​@@drchristinebradstreet

Thanks for writing those out here. They feel very powerful as I read them. I think it would be helpful for people to write these on paper and leave them around the home to look at throughout the day.

Thank you Christine. And you're right, great idea, I'm going to print these phrases so I always have them in front of me, with one copy at home, and one copy in my handbag 😜

Hi, Thanks for this note. I can see how the perception of "life or death" decisions in a day is a lot of fear for your brain. As simple as it sounds, keep working at really knowing that all will be ok. Try getting quiet and asking yourself some probing questions. Do you trust yourself? Can you look within for answers instead of looking to others? Are you afraid of making mistakes and why? As you grow your internal sense of strength and power, I think you're day to day decisions will become easier. Thanks for being here!

Hi, Thanks for your note, and your suggestion. I will def. bring in more talks about how neurodivergence and chronic pain/symptoms intertwine. It's funny in a way that I began studying TMS many years, even decades, before I new I was neurodivergent. So, even though I've been neurodivergent my whole life, I'm still putting the pieces together and learning the science about the neurodivergent mind when it comes to chronic pain and symptoms. I'll be sure to talk about it more. Thanks

Over time, I can even see clues in at lease one of my grandparents.

Thank you, enjoy your day!

Thank you! It took me quite a while to recognize how many subtle fear messages I was giving my brain throughout the day. I hope this helps people so they can recover faster!

I understand, hypervigilance was such a part of me that it felt "normal". I know that little by little you can dial it down. Hope this helps!

If an event that happened in my childhood is affecting me , how does one go about solving that problem? I know when was 10 my father had a stroke and our whole way of life changed, but what can you do about that now?

@@joesedlacek7552 Hi. Here are some things I would consider. I would get quiet for a moment and just sit with what that felt like as a kid. Observe the emotions and feelings. Then remind yourself that it's not the event itself that still affects you today, but your memory of it and the thoughts and feelings the memories keep bringing up for you. You are safe now.

Hi, Thanks for leaving your note. I hope you'll check out my chronic pain playlist to help you overcome fibromyalgia. I think it will benefit you. Thanks for being here.

Hello, There's so much that can be said about this. I'll do my best. Trust that over time, you can dial down people pleasing tendencies. There's not really a recipe to follow to stop people pleasing. Like anything else in life, I think you just have to work at decreasing it gradually over time. As you grow yourself on the inside and as you test the waters of saying "no" you'll gradually get stronger in setting boundaries and living your own authentic life. Give yourself credit for your small wins, and don't get discouraged when it sometimes doesn't go well. As fearful as it can feel that someone might not like you, remember that people will never authentically like you when you're not being authentic yourself. As you stop people pleasing, you'll attract just the right people to you. All the best to you!

Hello, I think you're question is very common. Check out today's video because I talk about this here. ruclips.net/video/cbAu3Uyvkio/видео.html

Thank you. This concept is a crucial foundation for healing any portion of our lives. Thanks again for being here!

That's a great awareness. Now you can little by little examine where and how you can make changes.

Hi, The idea of this video is to apply the idea of "being comfortable with discomfort" to rewire some of the personality traits that contribute to chronic pain. The purpose is also to teach the brain to be less vigilant to perceived danger. Regarding tips for the discomfort you're feeling all day, you can find many of those in past videos. Please take a look at the entire chronic pain playlist. Thanks for your note!

Excellent, let us know how it goes for you.

Thanks for being here!

I'm high fiving you! That's a great story. Good work, I'm sure it wasn't easy to sit with that discomfort. Woo hoo!

Good for you! I, too, would be inclined to rush to clean my top or change, so I understand! Wonderful ‘test’ for you and you PASSED!

These practices can be helpful.

Hi Dave, I encourage you to watch the entire chronic pain playlist here on my channel. There's too much to type in one response. Be open to the idea that arthritis does not have to equal pain. Yes, for sure these techniques can only help. Best regards and let us all know how it goes for you!

I watched your video this morning and related to the examples of the perfectionist type of person. I am definitely the person who straightens out pictures - not only mine or friends but if they are crooked in a gallery or a retail outlet, heck, I’ve even reported crooked paintings in museums. So imagine me, trying to decide to take you up on the challenge of letting the imperfect just be, and learning/practising to be ok with it!! Of course, as you know, when you put these things out in the universe, they arrive for you to be tested. Was at a coffee shop today after watching this video, absent-mindedly went to have a sip of my coffee and missed my mouth altogether. lol…so, I blurbed on my clean white t-shirt, spilled on my purse and also had a puddle on the saucer. My usual response in this kind of situation would be to get to the bathroom and immediately try to rinse out the stains and fret about the possibility that the stain would set or the mess on my purse, etc etc…did anybody see me, what are they gonna think as I’m walking around with a big brown wet spot on my shirt….you know the drill. Today, I just sat there. I took a few breaths and really deliberately sat in my chair, didn’t go to the bathroom, didn’t try to leave immediately. Just sat there and thought to myself, “a you’re absolutely fine, nobody died…so what…this has happened to lots of other people”. I wasn’t happy about it and it WAS actually difficult to do but later in the day, my husband commented that when I spilled the coffee he was shocked that I didn’t get up and go immediately to the bathroom! I told him I had watched this video and that my thought process was that I was just gonna sit with it and let it just be for the moment and that if the stain ended up setting, well, I’d just buy myself a new white t-shirt and be done with it. Not the end of the world. Somebody else reading this comment may indeed think ‘of course that’s what you do, it’s just a t-shirt…it’s just an accidental spill…you’re only human and humans make mistakes and have accidents.’ And you would be absolutely correct. I can also assure you that every other perfectionist out there reading this is high-fiving me and recognizing it’s no small thing. Thank you for these videos…I find the information shared very very helpful.

What's one small, manageable, concrete thing you can do beginning today? Keep it small and build upon it one thing at a time.

Hi, Learning and applying these concepts can only help. Assuming you have ruled out dangerous or life threatening conditions by your medical team, yes, I do believe you can be helped.

Same here I imagine

​@@drchristinebradstreet what put us off our lead was my grandad was diagnosed differant name in 1925 are you hypermobile heds Todo ADHD meds help your pain.lost my mum last year to severe ms heds seams the OCD is involved with alot

​@@drchristinebradstreeti now also no how i no my family history with photos back to 1890 all perfectionist autism sons now diagnosed.

@@Truerealism747 Hi, I don't take any medication for ADHD. But that's a good question.

I have some hypermobility as well as some muscle tone imbalances and scoliosis.

​@@drchristinebradstreetsame as myself the subconscious brain is different in us your channels very good but highly likely it's because get on with autism folks way of communicating to😊

@@Truerealism747 Thank you. Hoping I'm a bridge to help everyone understand how the human brain works!

That's an interesting thought. As in, the thoughts about the pain/symptom are obsessive?

​@@drchristinebradstreetwell apparently OCD triggers somatic symptom disorder quote Paige pradko to so yes the mind is on it especially when we're told wer broken😊

Thanks, yeah the audio quality isn't great on this one. I think I have it corrected now for future videos. Thanks!

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Enjoy!

Thanks for being here. Glad to hear it.