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kenny V
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 Posted - 01/20/2012 : 07:33:21
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Happy belated New Year to everyone.
As an old TMS sufferer and veteran I would like to offer some hope perhaps lend some encouragement. Who knows it may help someone get one step closer to find healing. With that said ill start with it’s not about what your condition is or how to fix it. Who has what symptom and how you went about to isolate it. Good discussion and that’s probably why many of us came to this forum to get support in the first place. We all know by now that aside of what we may have been told by the mainstream medical community that there may be more hope and answers than what we have been sold. If we are open to learn about our bodies as we accept a mind body connection, we also may open up more opportunities, possibilities and explanations for our condition. JMHO when doing the real homework (Isolating the underlying reason / reasons we have had a chronic condition for so long), requires the individual to discover it themselves as they learn the cycle. What I am saying is if we are close minded and prescribe to one only methodology we may only come so far and never get over the hump to further healing.
So if you already have adopted the TMS model and come so far, perhaps there is a bit of work to do within. A few suggestions may be something you have never attended to. Something that you may need to discover about yourself. This may be the one stumbling block that helps bring you to the next step further along the healing process.
Maybe we need a change of heart, attitude, perspective or the way we view life. Let me say real change is hard and painful for anyone. Especially when it involves our own personality, traits, or our inner being .
We are creatures of habit and love things to stay that way to help us feel safe, secure and in control of things around us.
Maybe we need to be more honest with ourselves or to others. Perhaps to get out from behind the mask we often wear . Maybe to stop blaming others or circumstances for our life and condition. Maybe it’s to take a look at our personal faith or purpose in life. Again that is all personal stuff, something you will need to work on and address yourself.
It may be something as simple as dealing with issues you haven’t for a long while. Put off or disregarded as important many years ago. A fear, insecurity, perhaps its something you may have discovered when you started to journal. (On a personal note.) At this point I want to say one thing. After I accepted The TMS model in what Dr Sarno described within his work I became 80% better. That was a great victory, almost pain free after suffering with major back pain for well over 20 years. But it wasn’t till after I went back and did a major inventory on my past, when I connected the dots with the ongoing condition. This friend is when I had the breakthrough and revelation to my ongoing cycle. It was when I came to discover what I needed to change within. Both with myself and much of my past acceptance. This is what I called cleaning out my closet. . All my hidden discoveries of repressed emotions came about through deep journaling and much prayer. What was a key discovery was when I did a time line of my life and matched it with my condition. . I worked out the Journaling process as I connected the dots. Then made peace with my past as I applied it to the present.
One more thing to consider, perhaps something we may need to change about ourselves that a close loved one may have reveled to you about within your personality. Something to think about. Everyone is different and has their own reason for the pain cycle that they are in. Maybe for some of us it needs to be a wake up call or a life-changing event that God allows you to go through to get your attention.
If we are serious about what may be the underlying reason for our repressed emotions and dig deeper into our inner closet we may discover something we don’t like that requires change. With that said id like to share a short message called “CHANGE”. It was a message that I had read in a devotional around the New years”. I will omit the spiritual application and bible versus out of respect to those who would feel they are being preached at. Also because the story was focused on biblical repentance that requires change.
What caught my attention was the opening of the story, which included some sobering medical facts. Folks that were gravely ill had successful restorative surgeries. Many spared from a lifelong condition perhaps even death. Even tho all were restored back to health yet many failed to commit and make the changes they need to remain healthy.
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Medical studies have shown that even though people who have had heart- by pass surgery are told that they must change their life style or die, about 90% do not change. Typically 2 years after surgery the patients haven’t altered their lifestyle. It seems most would rather die than change.
Sad but true… something to consider. Is this a good time for change? What may be holding you back? What may be the reasons for not making changes within our unhealthy lifestyle?
Happy New years all
Kenny V
Always Hope For Recovery
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tmsjptc
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Posted - 01/20/2012 : 11:20:11
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Kenny, great post. Thank you. Personally, I wouldn't have minded the biblical references. Going through this whole process has brought me closer to God. This occurred as I read the bible while thinking about what Dr. Sarno had written. I realized that God told us repeatedly to "not fear" and to "have faith and you will be healed" and to "rid ourselves of personal demons" and to "experience life fully/emotionally". Anyway, that's just my take on it on my personal path.
In response to your "change" message, I wanted to share a quote I once heard/read.
"Faced with the choice between changing one’s mind and proving there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof".
John Kenneth-Galbraith
Scary but true! I hope everyone can learn to make the right choice. |
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Wavy Soul
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Posted - 01/20/2012 : 23:37:11
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Re The Bible and TMS - As I mentioned elsewhere in my Friday night posting frenzy, the good thing about the Bible (New Testament at least) is that it describes multiple mind-body healings. Jesus' certainty that the illness is imaginary transmits itself to people and they are healed. "Pick up your bed and walk," etc.
If anyone has read Joel Goldsmith's work (about 40 books!), he translates all this into a clear self-healing practice.
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bryan3000
USA
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Posted - 01/21/2012 : 09:29:29
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Great thread. Great replies and Wavy, I love your posting frenzies!
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-1/2010 - Developed chronic sinus problems. ENTs/Docs can't find anything
-5/29/2010 - Doc gives cocktail of allergy meds which induces first ever panic attack/anxiety.
-7/16/2010 - Anxiety stays/worsens - put on Xanax
2/1/2011 - Began Xanax taper - Withdrawal starts - full body chaos
-6/11/2011 - Last dose of Xanax. Physical/emotional chaos continues for several months.
-Now: Taking it day by day, looking for real answers and ways to heal myself without medical poison. |
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kenny V
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Posted - 01/23/2012 : 07:22:19
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Re The Bible and TMS - As I mentioned elsewhere in my Friday night posting frenzy, the good thing about the Bible (New Testament at least) is that it describes multiple mind-body healings. Jesus' certainty that the illness is imaginary transmits itself to people and they are healed. "Pick up your bed and walk," etc.
I like the fact that you all don’t mind biblical application however lets not take scripture reference out of context.
The healings in the bible were authentic. Some folks were blind lame and crippled from birth. Think about it would not be a true miracle unless he showed forth a divine healing.
This message was on “ Change” I would like to say Change is a step in the right direction. The bibles change is in reference to repentance. It’s about turning 180 degrees away from where you were headed. Change Towards God away from your past life….
Btw the reference was Matthew 3:1-8
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mat%203:%201-8&version=NKJV
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Kenny, great post. Thank you. Personally, I wouldn't have minded the biblical references. Going through this whole process has brought me closer to God. This occurred as I read the bible while thinking about what Dr. Sarno had written. I realized that God told us repeatedly to "not fear" and to "have faith and you will be healed" and to "rid ourselves of personal demons" and to "experience life fully/emotionally
Yes the bible speaks of ridding our self of unhealthy thoughts, pride and sin. But I want to mention about faith and healing
The bible speaks to have faith in him not in faith > it’s about less of us more of him.
Anyways the last point I wanted to make was about the healings.
There were so many that at the end of Johns Gospel he writes
New King James Version (NKJV) John 21:25
“And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen”
Again I want to say .The healings in the bible were authentic. Some folks were blind lame and crippled from birth. Think about it would not be a true miracle unless he showed forth a divine healing.
Here is a good example.
John 9
A Man Born Blind Receives
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+9&version=NKJV
Rem : He also Rose the dead … this all spoke of his authority on this earth and that he was Lord of all. My point is The Lord chose to heal in many ways to prove there was not one method.
They key here to consider is ALL had to have a personal encounter with him. Ones faith may make you well.. But it’s not to have faith in yourself or faith in faith. It’s to have it in Him. The Lord and the great physician who will heal you totally and make you whole
Physical, mentally and spiritually.
In closing Let me ask one thing. Would you rather be physically healed ?
Or made whole “mind body and spirit”. Perhaps that is the missing part of our helaings that we all long for.
As Always My Best
Kenny V
Always Hope For Recovery
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tmsjptc
USA
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Posted - 01/25/2012 : 10:19:50
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Kenny, it appears you interpreted my comments to mean that I was equating TMS healing with God's miraculous healing. I wasn't saying that at all. I was merely saying that I saw similarities between the two and this encouraged me further in my faith.
As believers, I believe it is important to focus on what we agree on rather than what we disagree on. I'll leave it at that. |
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kenny V
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Posted - 01/25/2012 : 11:47:23
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Originally posted by tmsjptc
Kenny, it appears you interpreted my comments to mean that I was equating TMS healing with God's miraculous healing. I wasn't saying that at all. I was merely saying that I saw similarities between the two and this encouraged me further in my faith.
As believers, I believe it is important to focus on what we agree on rather than what we disagree on. I'll leave it at that.
No worries.... 
it was meant for the reader to gain understanding ( not to confuse) in what scripture teaches and does not teach regarding healing.
My Best
Kenny V
Always Hope For Recovery
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A good time for "Change"
