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TMS Discussion Threads
The following is a list of links to some of the better discussions from our old forum. However, we encourage you tovisit our new foruminstead.
- BrianLeeJackson’s RSI/TMS Thread: "This is my eighth month of chronic pain, and sometimes I still think I can't go on. The pain is so bad. I can't talk to any of my friends about this because they simply don't understand, they are still off at college enjoying life. I'm sitting at home praying every day just to have no pain."
- Why do we argue with our brain?: "Absolutely, there are no clear lines between our mind and body; our body and mind are indivisible and it is perfectly appropriate that emotions trigger physical responses, just as physical sensations stir emotional reactions."
- Back surgery: afraid of making the wrong decision: "If I remember correctly, Dr. Sarno and others mention things like bone fractures, cancer, and infections. For most people with extrusions, etc., they recommend a TMS approach. If you tell me which TMS books you have I may be able to point out a relevant passage."
- Did my anxiety cause my TMS?: "Very importantly, don't fear the pain, don't fight the pain, accept it, accept it's message. Allow yourself to FEEL the pain. It's something we never do, we fight it with every sinew of our body, but if we can learn to sit still and accept the pain as a messenger, it can really help."
- Difficult recovery from Tension Myositis Syndrome: "In many of my patients the personality characteristics described by Sarno as common in TMSers come from the same place as the stress that is causing their pain. That place is experience as a child that knocked their self-esteem down on a long-term basis."
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| zafshrink | The Invisible Gorilla (Part 1 of 3) | 3 | Jun 14 2011, 4:03 PM EDT by ForestForTreesTMS | ||
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The Invisible Gorilla…and TMS???
Would you believe an Invisible Gorilla has much to teach us about TMS? Yes… I said an Invisible Gorilla. No… I haven’t lost my marbles. Before you click away from this page, let me quickly explain myself. First off, what exactly IS an Invisible Gorilla? If you are not that familiar with this now-classic, 1999 experiment on selective attention, I highly recommend taking few moments to watch the YouTube video before proceeding further. It is a quick, 82-second experience that is as much fun as it is educational. Check it out the video now at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG698U2Mvo I’ll wait here… OK, now that you are back, how did you do? Pretty interesting video wouldn’t you agree? Let’s review this experiment a bit more in detail, because I believe there are some wonderful teaching points as it relates to TMS as well. In this study of selective attention, the researchers (Simons and Chablis) asked their test subjects to focus on a specific part of the video until the task was complete. The goal for the participants presumably, was to count the number of times a group of people passed a ball around to each other on the video. Easy enough, right? But midway through the video, the REAL part of the experiment begins. A man in a gorilla suit now appears onscreen and begins to walk through the group passing the ball around. He even takes a moment to stop, look at the camera and dramatically thump his chest. It’s an impossible scene to miss, right? Wrong. (please continue to Part 2)
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| zafshrink | The Invisible Gorilla (Part 3 of 3) | 0 | Jun 3 2011, 9:15 PM EDT by zafshrink | ||
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By locking in your attention (similar to the team bouncing the balls), the mind prevents you from “seeing” your emotional pain (the “invisible gorilla” phenomenon in the video experiment). Much like the Invisible Gorilla in the experiment, selective attention to TMS pain keeps your repressed emotions "invisible" from conscious awareness. In essence, it is your mind’s way of trying to protect you from a perceived threat (expression of uncontrollable emotions, like anger and rage). This however, is a very painful means of "protection". TMS LEARNING POINT #2: While the initial part of the pain cascade originates in the mind, TMS pain is VERY REAL PAIN. This is not some neurotic “trick” your mind is playing on you. Your mind will instantaneously mobilize a physiologic chain of events - in response to a potential emotional threat - that leads to actual physical pain. Do not despair, though. TMS is not a permanent condition! Treatment is very effective to resolve the pain, both emotional and physical, of TMS. Never, ever doubt how truly powerful you are. Through the TMS treatment process, actions like learning to forgive yourself and allowing true compassion for yourself can have a dramatic impact on the resolution of your painful symptoms. It can literally change your life. Have faith in the process. You will be successful. Remember: In TMS, physical pain is the mind's way of trying to provide a protective distraction from potentially threatening emotions trying to break through into our conscious awareness. In reality though, there is absolutely nothing to fear from those emotions. They do not have to be YOUR "Invisible Gorilla"... Be Well, Peter Zafirides, MD (June 3, 2011)
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| zafshrink | The Invisible Gorilla (Part 2 of 3) | 0 | Jun 3 2011, 9:06 PM EDT by zafshrink | ||
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The researchers found that because their attention was so focused in counting the number of times the ball was being passed around, over 50% of the study participants said they did not see the man in a gorilla suit in the video. Over 50% watching the video missed it!! In essence, the gorilla was “invisible” to these individuals! How is this possible? The “Invisible Gorilla” is a powerful example of the mind’s ability to focus attention. In this case, attention was so selective that something as obvious and dramatic as a man in a gorilla suit was not “seen” by a majority of individuals. But what exactly does an Invisible Gorilla have to do with TMS? We can use this experiment as an example to illustrate some key points about TMS. For you see, the physical symptom of pain in TMS serves the same purpose as the team bouncing the ball in the above experiment. Your unconscious emotions (anxiety, worry, anger, rage) on the other hand, are like the Invisible Gorilla. In TMS, we learn there is a functional purpose to the pain. It plays an important role. TMS LEARNING POINT #1: The role of physical pain in TMS is to dramatically and selectively grab your attention. In that, the purpose of pain in TMS is much like the purpose of the team passing the ball in the experiment. In TMS, physical pain draws your attention away from what the unconscious mind has determined to be a more threatening pain, namely, the expression of your suppressed emotions (anxiety, anger and rage). These suppressed emotions are your “Invisible Gorilla”, if you will. (please continue to Part 3)
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