Karen. Go in a room by yourself. Sit down. Say "I will not listen to chiropractors." Keep saying it. Say it REALLY LOUDLY. Yell it.
Get angry instead of scared. Who is he to tell you what's up with your body? How dare he advance his bizarre theories by scaring you?
How are you coming on other ideas people have given you for things to do? Divided Mind? List of pressures? Yelling?
Keep working on that stuff. If the panic/fear/depression stuff starts, STOP it by working on something from the suggestion list. Remember, you really have no idea if anything you are worrying about is actually true. Everyone here thinks you have nothing to worry about because you have TMS and you'll get it sorted over time.
ACL, The chiro said it was TMS and tendonitis..My medical doctor friend is the one who is scaring me,wanting to call in steroids for 6 days, splint me, etc..He knows how much my painting means to me and he means well..just a typical MD..Not a money thing cuz we are friends..he wouldn't charge anything..I cannot see him in person anyway..he's in N.Carolina, and i in Vegas..probably a good thing..I couldn't even change the sheets on my bed, this is insane..Reading that wonderful article u sent me here.. Reading MBP again..still didn't yell..too depressed now to imagine being pissed..but i am sure i am..sorry if anyone feels frustrated reading this..just being honest.. hugs, k
Tell off the doctor then! What does he know? We all have seen zillions of doctors and for most of us not one of them understood the real problem!
I agree with Beth, don't tell yourself negative messages like "I'm housebound" or "Depression is setting in". You're going to do fine. You're going to get to be angry, you're going to get to do anything you want. You're just taking it easy for a short while. Give yourself positive messages like "It might take a few days or weeks, but soon I'll be healthy and active again." Tell yourself "This pain is pretty awful, but I know it can't really hurt me, so I'll do the Sarno work and pretty soon I'll be out and about again."
Definitely revisit Mr. Amir and check out Nate McNamara's site like Beth said. I also like Rachel's story at http://podolsky.everybody.org/rsi/. They and we have all done it. You can too. I don't know what else to tell you. In the end, you just have to believe in yourself. Believe in your ultimate health and soundness. Believe in your strength and persistence. And act on it.
ACL, I am reading what you and Beth told me to, all of it very helpful. We had a rare thunderstorm and when my dog got startled from the thunder, I did too, and I jumped up and pushed down on the worst wrist. I felt pain when it happened and it's been increasing ever since. I feel like I am literally being tortured.
I went toward my art and music studio and put my arms on my keyboard and cried my eyes out, screaming why. I am really losing it, and I should know better. My adopted brother is typing this for me now. I hate to have to ask for help for literally everything. This is ridiculous. I'm doing the work along with dealing with the severe pain.
would it be possible to talk to you on the phone, on my bill? If you are open to that, please write me either through my email peezly@hotmail.com or through my art website which is listed in my profile here. You help me more than you know.
Beth, If you want please call me as well.
Love to you both. and the others who are trying to help,
I am a latecomer to this thread, so maybe you have answered this question already. If so, please forgive me. I was just curious if there were any changes to your other symptoms now that you have the wrist pain. I know you have mentioned neck pain in the past. Has this changed at all since the wrist pain has come on?
Yowire, Overall my neck has improved, but still not 100% since the wrists began. The neck rarely stopped me from brushing my teeth, opening a door or typing and painting. With the exception of when I was in an acute neck TMS attack. During those times, I was laid up in bed. Since an extreme crying session earlier, my neck seems more loose, less tense, but the only thing stopping the wrists from being very painful and shooting into my hand is ice. My stomach won't let me take Advil anymore. Thanks for asking. God bless.
wrist pain-carpal tunnel?
Posted - 08/02/2007 : 12:53:23
