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'''What is it?''' A place to find real solutions that work for real people with real pain.
'''What is it?''' A place to find real solutions that work for real people with real pain.
Sometimes great ideas are just meant for each other. Think chocolate sauce on your ice cream.
Sometimes great ideas are just meant for each other. Think chocolate sauce on your ice cream.
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If you are in chronic pain,
our
mailing list is like that. Two great ideas adding up to
“aaahh
, that’s better.”
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If you are in chronic pain,
this
mailing list is like that
combination
. Two great ideas adding up to
“Aaahh
, that’s better.”
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First, what is TMS? Simply put, [[An Introduction to TMS|TMS]] is a term for pain caused (or made worse) by emotional factors such as sadness or anger.
First, what is TMS? Simply put, [[An Introduction to TMS|TMS]] is a term for pain caused (or made worse) by emotional factors such as sadness or anger.
Key: it's hard to be cheerful when you are in pain and pain is worse when you are miserable. We all know that. The question is, what to do?
Key: it's hard to be cheerful when you are in pain and pain is worse when you are miserable. We all know that. The question is, what to do?
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Well, we made a mailing list for our wiki.
At [[The Tension Myositis Syndrome Wiki|
tmswiki.org
]] (part of the [[TMSWiki:About|non-profit PPD/TMS Peer Network]]) we have tons of information about the mind/body connection. There are great [http://www.tmswiki.org/forum/ forums] where we share experiences and support each other.
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At [[The Tension Myositis Syndrome Wiki|
The TMS Wiki
]] (part of the [[TMSWiki:About|non-profit PPD/TMS Peer Network]]) we have tons of information about the mind/body connection. There are
also
great [http://www.tmswiki.org/forum/ forums] where we share
our
experiences and support each other.
In short, it's a treat.
In short, it's a treat.
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And, funny thing is, while most of us start feeling better many [[Success Stories by Symptoms & Diagnoses|recover completely]] from chronic pain.
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And,
the
funny thing is, while most of us start feeling better many [[Success Stories by Symptoms & Diagnoses|recover completely]] from chronic pain.
Sweet.
Sweet.
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Recently, people on our wiki started talking about [[Parts Therapy|parts therapy]]. The term "parts therapy" refers to ways of working with aspects of personality that may disagree with each other, our goals, or our core values. For example: "I want that ice cream but I also want to lose 10 pounds by spring break." Some of our parts are subconscious because they are painful or unacceptable. Others we know about. It is important to realize that we all have parts and all parts are trying to help us in their own way: they have "positive intent" for us. As we get to know our parts we can reconcile their conflicts
and solve our problems.
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Recently, people on our wiki started talking about [[Parts Therapy|parts therapy]]. The term "parts therapy" refers to ways of working with aspects of personality that may disagree with each other, our goals, or our core values. For example: "I want that ice cream but I also want to lose 10 pounds by spring break." Some of our parts are subconscious because they are painful or unacceptable. Others we know about. It is important to realize that we all have parts and all parts are trying to help us in their own way: they have "positive intent" for us. As we get to know our parts we can reconcile their conflicts and solve our problems.
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There are different flavors of this approach. A great one is Internal Family Systems (IFS). Why so good? It's intuitive, it's self-led (non-invasive and respectful) and best
news
, it works.
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There are different flavors of this approach. A great one is Internal Family Systems (IFS). Why so good? It's intuitive, it's self-led (non-invasive and respectful) and
the
best
part
, it works
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Key: people find IFS makes TMS better. So, we made a mailing list specifically for how IFS and other parts therapy approaches can help us overcome our TMS
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Key: people find IFS makes TMS better.
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Wow. A chocolate on ice cream experience!
Wow. A chocolate on ice cream experience!
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Nuts, you say?
Nuts, you say?
If you have chronic pain you're already looking for something new. Why not taste what we have to offer? Joining is free (and leaving, if you want to, is one click easy).
If you have chronic pain you're already looking for something new. Why not taste what we have to offer? Joining is free (and leaving, if you want to, is one click easy).
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PS: If you aren’t a fan of chocolate, we’ll help you find caramel. [[File:Face Big Smile.png|frameless|link=]]
PS: If you aren’t a fan of chocolate, we’ll help you find caramel. [[File:Face Big Smile.png|frameless|link=]]
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Explore the resources below, or sign up NOW!
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Explore the resources below, or
[[Parts Therapy and IFS Mailing List#Sign Up|
sign up NOW
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!
==Resources==
==Resources==
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Founder
Dr. Richard Schwartz
tell
how he discovered
Internal Family Systems
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There are many resources available to connect TMS work with Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy. Here are a few:
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'''
IFS
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[http://personal-growth-programs.com personal-growth-programs.com] - one of Jay Earley's sites (he's an IFS guru and author of many books)<br />
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[http://www.personalgrowthconnect.com www.personalgrowthconnect.com] - peer support; find an IFS buddy; and more<br />
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[http://www.psychemaps.com www.psychemaps.com] - the Inner Critic questionnaire lives here<br />
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'''TMS'''<br />
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[[The Tension Myositis Syndrome Wiki|www.tmswiki.org]] - an almost endless resource on all things TMS<br />
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[http://www.tmswiki.org/forum www.tmswiki.org/forum] - meet, learn and share!<br />
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[http://www.tmshelp.com www.tmshelp.com] - another TMS forum<br />
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[http://www.thankyoudrsarno.org www.thankyoudrsarno.org] - read inspiring success stories in the form of thank-you letters to [[John E. Sarno, MD|Dr. John E. Sarno]]<br />
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<h3>Books</h3>
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'''IFS'''<br />
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''Self-Therapy: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Wholeness and Healing Your Inner Child Using IFS, A New, Cutting-Edge Psychotherapy'', by Dr. Jay Earley. [http://www.amazon.com/Self-Therapy-Step-By-Step-Wholeness-Cutting-Edge-Psychotherapy/dp/0984392777/ Available as a paperback or on Kindle at amazon.com]<br />
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''Personal Healing and Growth with IFS'', by Dr. Jay Earley - an 18 page introduction to IFS. [https://s3.amazonaws.com/PGPSupport/Personal-Healing-and-Growth-with-IFS-Free-Report.pdf Available as a free PDF].
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'''TMS'''<br />
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The TMS Wiki has a comprehensive list of TMS books and other materials [[Books & DVDs, etc.|here]].
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<h3>Multimedia</h3>
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Internal Family Systems founder
Dr. Richard Schwartz
discusses
how he discovered
IFS
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Dr
. Jay Earley
's book <i>
[http://www.
amazon
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com
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Self-Therapy-Step-By-Step-Wholeness-Cutting-Edge-Psychotherapy/dp/0984392777/ Self-Therapy: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Wholeness and Healing Your Inner Child Using
IFS
, A New, Cutting-Edge Psychotherapy
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</i>, available as
a
paperback or on Kindle
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A longer introductory video about IFS:
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Coaches, Practitioners, and Therapists
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The mailing list's own Mark Hurwich is an IFS coach in Pennsylvania
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He is also able to conduct sessions via Skype.
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Jay Earley
and Bonnie Weiss of personal-growth-programs.com offer personal and group therapy (including distance options).
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Visit the
[http://www.
selfleadership
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org
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practitioners.html official
IFS
practitioner directory
]
for
a
full list of therapists knowledgeable in the IFS approach
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<b>EXPLORE</b>
the
following websites about TMS and IFS to learn more about both approaches:<br />
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For a list of TMS practitioners, visit
the [
[Find a TMS Doctor or Therapist|
TMS Wiki
's Practitioner Directory
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[
http://www.tmswiki.org The
TMS Wiki]
, [http://www.tmswiki.org/forum TMS Discussion Forum], [http://personal-growth-programs.com/ personal-growth-programs.com (IFS)
]
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