I love this interview! Nick is as down-to-earth as he is wise and inspirational. It was an honor to witness his full and dramatic recovery! He truly put in the work and I'm so proud of him. He once couldn't bend over without pain and now runs 6 miles a day every morning at 5am, people! 🏃 Dan, you are a gem! Thanks for being such a gracious human being. You two are modeling the power of self-compassion and allowing emotions, which is sorely needed in our culture. Thank you for this brilliant and heartfelt interview! ❤
@@Mozzos We're grateful to have found you too Nick! You are giving so many people hope and guidance for their own recovery. Thank you for living and sharing so courageously!
This video just changed my life. I am only 22 minutes into it and had to stop and comment so I can let the concept sink in. That concept that sooo many practitioners tell you that you need to clear your entire subconscious to heal. Oh my goodness, what a monumental task. This interview bringing up here at 22 min that it is not necessary to wade through every dark past moment and bring it to the surface to acknowledge it and clear it in order to heal is monumental. That is like asking a farmer to clear his entire plot of land of the rocks, no matter how deep they reside. It would take years, if not an entire lifetime. Thank you so much for this success story Dan. Cheers to Nick and his success!!
Dan, when I first found your channel, I'll be honest, I thought, OK here's another that will probably be like all the others. I was so wrong. Whilst there are a lot of wonderful people out there, there was something very different about your strategies and the way you put this across that just works. I didn't believe it would happen, that I would be empowered and truly recover, but here I am! Thanks to you. You have a very special gift because even the language that you use to describe things has been carefully considered to get the message across to the brain that we are safe. And finally, I just 'got it'! You are absolutely a modern day Sarno, thanks for everything you do!
Such a beautiful story. Had tears of sadness at the beginning. Your acknowledgement of Dan to modern day Sarno pulled my heartstrings. Know exactly what you meant. You gave a clear concise explanation. You've given me more hope and made realise just how "unsafe" I feel. Have agoraphobia and anxiety. Little snippets have sunken in . Onwards I go. Wishing you all the best for your future. Xx
Omg sounds like me to a t except I haven't found my way out. So happy for him . He uses the same terminology, the same symptoms. Unbelievable. Well done.
I am beyond grateful to have heard this story. So many similarities in my lifelong journey as well. I really hadn’t heard any other stories that had the decades of extreme suffering that I’ve experienced as well and so this gave me great hope and confidence that as difficult as this feels at times I can absolutely overcome it!
Thank you for this Nick & Dan, my burning is also the thing I can't get rid of. Thank you Thank you Thank you for this video This has helped me so much. Nick is also spot on with you being the modern day Sarno!! I totally agree👌🙂
Thank you Nick and Dan for this beautiful successtory !💕 Heartbreaking to listen to all the struggles you went through but SOO heartwarming to see and hear you coming out of it NOW! Well done Nick! Wish you a safe healthy amazing present and future! Your story will give so much hope to others as it did to me! Thank you!🤗🌻
Love this interview! I love when he said about when you finally calm down, things start making sense and you start realizing more things and getting clarity.
Fantastic interview! All the suffering he went through and has come out the other end! Each video I watch gives me such hope and I have improved immensely! Thanks so much!!
I think I qualify for this “pain off”. I totally relate to Nick’s story, I have so many of the same symptoms. Another story that gives me hope. Thank you for sharing your journey.
Thank you for this brilliant, iinspiring and articulate interview, and my goodness Nick, well done you, your courage and determination are humbling ❤ I'm struggling with a relapse from ME/CSF this weekend, so it was exactly what i needed, a mindful, compassionate kick up the backside!! and thank goodness for Dan, Rebecca and the other inspirational people who have trodden this path before, guiding us TMSers back to life again, thank you 🙏 ❤️
Watching all these success stories made me realise just how similar we are. Im finding out that TMS sufferers seem to be 'extra' and we use very 'extra' language to describe things. We seem to be all or nothing people who describe every day things in an exaggerated and dramatic way. Im thinking its because thats how our brains see things while 'in fear'. Its really fascinating to see it again and again in your success stories and in my own life. I recently had a blood test and was talking to the nurse, I told her I was anxious and that its only normal to be anxious while been stabbed with a metal object. She emphatically told me I was not being 'stabbed' and it was literally a pin prick! She was so right! It really made me think about how my brain viewed things, why was everything an overdramatisation? It was the start of me looking further into how my brain worked and then finding out about the concept of TMS. Things are finally starting to come together!
As I’m watching this video I got the confidence to lean into my symptoms and face them for once “intensify, I don’t mind!!” and my extreme teeth pain turned into minor tingling moving from my teeth into my jaw as a much minor sensation. I finally gave in and stopped fighting it, I lost all fear of it. More evidence it’s TMS. I was so set on I had one emotion to figure out but after hearing this I realized I don’t need to do anything. I even got a TMS therapist because I feared I was missing something or had the wrong emotion I thought caused it. Keyword “FEAR!” I will continue to do nothing, love myself, lean into the sensations and realize it’s okay to admit it hurts and that it’s there it’s just how we respond after! “Wow brain this hurts, truly fascinating but I’m not concerned I know this won’t hurt me!” Thank you Dan and Nick!🙏🏻
Thank you Dan and Nick. 👏 This podcast was nothing short of phenomenal! As an Aussie girl, it was very homey to hear Nick’s blokey bloke accent telling us about his journey from agony to self discovery, self lovery and gratitude. Just wow! I’m accustomed to hearing the likes of Joe Dispenza & Eckhart Tolle spruking these enlightening truths, but to hear it from you Nick … through your own personal experience, was/is so powerful. Thank you SO much. Loved both of your input regarding muso’s and playing to vent toward the end. I am a muso/songwriter, and for me songwriting is akin to journaling. The only catch is when you sing your material publicly, people hear your journal broadcast out loud. 😎🤣 Thankyou both again, I’m going to re-listen. ❤️😘
This interview is wonderful! You are both amazing people. Thank you Nick for being so honest and I'm so glad that you are now symptom free. Congratulations on all your hard work and belief. I had a gym injury almost 4 years ago about a month before Covid hit. I had had 4 years of serious stress before this happened. With no medical help and reassurance, and no ability to work (my coping mechanism) chronic pain set in. It has taken me years to figure out what was going on. I definitely have TMS. I have worked with many different physios etc. My last one said "this is all in your head" not in a malicious way. She just understood what was going on. "There's nothing wrong with you, go back to the gym." I have been going but the pain remains although it fluctuates. I keep telling myself I'm safe. Clearly my subconscious doesn't believe it. I really found your story of starting to run again inspiring and I plan to use some of your tools. Thank you both for sharing your stories and wealth of knowledge. So generous! All the best to you both and to all out there on your own journeys.
Sometimes it is helpful to challenge the origin story of the pain. You said there was a gym injury. Did it hurt immediately? What was the verdict upon x-ray or MRI? Was there a tear or fracture? It is possible that an acute onset of pain is TMS/Perceived Danger Pain and not an injury at all. Your physio is likely on point with what is going on. A great place to understand more about what is going on and what to do about it is my fast start video playlist. Watch, take notes, implement, repeat. DansFastStart.com Last thought - if it was an injury, why hasn't it healed as all injuries do? The perception of injury/danger can keep pain going long after any real injury healed. These videos may help: ua-cam.com/video/GY3TejkWbAU/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/3fPaqSC3xBg/v-deo.html
Hi Dan, I completely missed your reply, I'm so sorry. Unfortunately , it all happened to directly coincide with the outbreak and shutdown of Covid. There had been long term acute stress leading up to the event. There was an injury but probably only a badly strained muscle. Not being able to access medical attention aggravated my stress with the backdrop of Covid shutdown and fear....yes the perfect breeding ground for TMS. It very definitely is fear based. It took me a long time to find the material about this condition but I am totally on board. It is getting much better now. Not completely but I'm back at the gym and getting on with my life. On bad days, I just invite it along. Thanks for all your insight and generosity. You are helping so many. Take good care, Fiona@@PainFreeYou
Thank you both Dan and Nick! Watched on a day when I felt like I couldn’t get out of bed. I’m determined now to go for a walk and enjoy the cool spring air. Feeling blessed to have stumbled upon this community ❤️
You’re so awesome Dan!! You can tell you’re in this for the right reasons…to help people …not to just make $$. Thank you for all these wonderful videos
Thank you for sharing your story, Nick! I worked with Jim and watched Dan's videos a lot. Still on my recovery road but it's much better since it all started 6 months ago. From the outside looking in, people would never guess. I started out wanting to just change the symptomology, but what I have learned and continue to learn is so much more important. This process turns you inside out as a person and gives so much perspective to the life you were living before doing this work. I think the burning sensations can be a tricky one to get rid of due to the nature of the feeling and how it is instilled as a panic button in our bodies. (ex. placing your hang on a hot, burning stove is a knee-jerk reaction to remove it as quickly as possible, however, you are stuck there enduring and cannot move it.) The journaling piece also was not for me. It was depressing as Dan has reiterated several times. I feel it can be helpful for people who have no clue what could be bothering them. But those that know don't need to relive trauma again and again. Also I think there were more people with "book-cures" in the past because there wasn't all the trendy "invisible illness" things we see on social media constantly and "alternative healers". People followed Sarno with blind faith and now being constantly bombarded with things makes the TMS personality of indecisiveness worse, thus, not allowing the trust component to evolve. Thanks to all that are in the TMS world- students and teachers alike! I am, too, convinced now that everything and everyone has TMS. ;)
Great interview. I most loved the part where Nick’s pain from running just vanished one day, after several days of colorful symptoms. You give me hope!
Thank you Nick for sharing your story & so many insights. I can relate w/the multi-symptom issues. Hearing your story turned a switch for me. I’m hoping for cont’d faith bc whenever a symptom appears a bit of doubt creeps in. Thank you Dan for featuring these success stories. Your daily videos are a lifeline, but so much value & hope in these successes. Hearing them takes Mind-Body to a new level of understanding. I feel if I could hear 1/day, wd prob be healed. I save them for when I’m having a hard day & they always inspire me. Thank you!!
Wow.. what a wonderful story Nick..🥰💜💜 So happy for you and that you found such a treasure in your journey..🤗 Thank you Dan for sharing an amazing interview and for all the work you do and guidance you provide.. Very grateful..🙏🏼✨💙
Thank you Dan and Nick for sharing this video, I can see myself in so many of your symptoms, and how you thought about them, what's really helped me so much is herring how you changed your thoughts and approach to each symptoms you'v had such a lot to cope with, and your determination to find a answer, as resulted in a happy ending, so pleased for you, the thing I'm most grateful for is finding your videos and daily support Dan,
Thank you dan & nick, i got so much out of this interview. Very inspiring and motivating from someone who also has a lot of symptoms. Thank you both 💗 xx
Part 2 is my coaching jam - I listen to this nearly every day - my path is Nick, Rebecca, Dan and Rose 🌹- and Rose and I will stop therapy when present day me operates from safety / self compassion without mom and dad in me’ blommin’ head ❤️✝️
nick hit it right on the nail, dan. the beauty of your teachings is your gift to articulate the simplicity of the process of recovering from tms. i first heard about sarno a few years ago. i followed everything he recommended and delved into journaling and emotional healing… all to no avail. his emphasis on uncovering THE INCIDENT that caused everything was a source of so much tension in itself. your teachings, on the other hand, emphasize indifference and neutrality towards symptoms and that journaling is not a prerequisite to healing. i love that. i realize i’m repeating myself in these comments, but this insight is a gift and i can’t thank you enough. nick’s story is wonderful… and he’s hilarious (our stories retrospect are! 😂) i hope you’re enjoying your day, dan. and again, thank you, my guru. ❤
“Where’s Mister Burny? I haven’t heard from Burny in ages - where’s he been?” HAHAHA love this guy! Thank you for this success story. INCREDIBLY inspirational!
Yes terror at times is the word...I can relate to the emotions..we are all the same...symptoms may be different but I feel the connection with all of you.❤
I don’t even have words for how inspiring this story is. I can relate so very much to Nicks challenges. I’m only a month in to this work but I’m learning consistency, patience, and to be ok with incremental growth and most of all, safety. 🙏🏼💜🙏🏼
Your comment about insomnia and why it happened made me go aha. I happen to be struggling with pain at night. I found that I often get pain when I'm on my mattress at night ... but as the sun rises, suddenly, my mattress feels super comfortable. It was bizzare ...until I realise that I tend to think my deep, dark thoughts just as I'm about to sleep. No wonder I was getting insomnia and pain when night falls. My brain is trying to distract me from all those sad thoughts at that time!
Great stuff! Lotsa plums within his journey. I plucked a few for my holster. I love the success stories as i listen for methods ideas and tools i can apply. Thankyou!
Thank you so much for your sharing! One of the most amazing stories. Thank you for your insights and honesty, so sorry you had to go through all of that. For sure this sharing of your story will help so many others. It already made a difference for me
This is fantastic - so much info, resolve, resilience and encouragement . Will have to listen several times to make sure I get everything . Thank you v much
Thank you so much, for this! I am so touched by Nick’s story! And Dan, you do such a wonderful job at everything you do! I’m new at this and have so loved hearing this episode!
Fellow Australian here - thank you for your incredible story Nick. Glad you’re in a better place. I’m just starting this journey so I’m inspired to hear what’s possible. Norman Gunston…ha ha 😂
Hi Dan thankyou for posting this success story 😊 and thankyou Nick for sharing your story which sounds very similar to mine with childhood I never got ansure,s off my mum before she not long past away but I forgave her as to me past is past and we carnt change that , I live each day has it comes now . Last January I could only just get out of bed now I'm fast walking and getting myself out , I'm still got some Simptoms but with Dan's daily videos they help me out so much 😊 . I need to stop the fear that's my big problem . Thankyou again Dan you are amazing for doing this every day 😊❤️🌻
I've only recently discovered this as well. Tolle literally sums up TMS with the pain-body. This is even more evidence that this is a universal experience that could happen to anyone. He goes on to describe how to be safely present with the pain-body and therefore dissolve its power. Dan, Steve O, and Tolle seem to be cut from the same cloth. Their combined work could possibly cure the whole world. Its not just back pain. It's almost everything. Nearly all illness seems to come from these principles.
Wow, once again any time I come across your videos, the healing and learning continues!! I am absolutely greatful for this! I fully recovered from TMS 3.5 years ago. Your videos were a huge help! Now I am recovering from panic attacks, and the connection of the similarities in the TMS and panic attacks recovery approach is helping me a lot! Thank you!🙏🩷
for me panic attacks are just another form of TMS. Another pain danger signal resulting as Dan would say from perceived danger. Funny how I overcame panic attacks well before knowing of TMS. The moment i could laugh at my panic attacks because they meant nothing at all to me they disappeared. They became like water of a ducks back. Meaningless, nothing!
Hi - I'm also in Australia, Never posted a comment on any social media or on the web anywhere ever so hopefully I am doing it right - not sure where Nick is or if he is interested in touching base directly. My situation is very similar and his success is inspiring. I've been bullying my way to recovery a bit and just loved his down to earth approach to his recovery. I also tried journaling and meditation and found it unhelpful but I do use Rebecca's somatic tracking meditation. Like Nick loved to be active and outdoors and used to love running 😔 I am making progress ouwardly now walking about 8 km a day from 2 year's basically housebound - like Nick I just keep putting on my shoes every day for about a month now and going no matter how much the symptoms scream and fuss but it seems no matter how much I enjoy the walking and smile and am grateful for the sky the birds the sunshine and each step the symptoms are all over the place- I am still making some basic errors- ice, heat, medication reaction etc and inconsistent messagin by being calm and not reacting - what I call overcoming - for a few days and then a brief but horrible meltdown which I generally bounce back quickly from. Maybe too quickly? Perhaps I need that slowing down and self compassionate work as often I feel like I have escaped from the terror but am now doing a lot in the hope of staying free...and the fear that I won't. Don't want to weirdly bother Nick or expect him to fix me - just wondered if he would be happy to connect if he is nearby or even if he isn't.Thank you for your work and time and love Dan. Like Nick I hate the journey but am determined to take it - thank you for making it seem more possible
Hi Rachel, I’m in Australia also (Central Coast, NSW) & was wondering if you’re a lot better now, 1yr later? This interview with Nick is so inspiring & gives me hope as I’m struggling with CFS for 9yrs now. Did you get any one on one coaching or do any courses? Thanks so much, Linda 🙏😊
I'm really up and down lately sometimes I feel almost normal than my symptoms come back. Again, I'm never quite 100 percent, when I'm better, but the muscle tension than nerve pains very widely. I'm honestly wondering how to meditate or symatic track when the pain is not constant but, more random. Like bee stings and ant bites.
I have that fearful attention with my heart. Harmless skipped beats cause me to go into a panic at times. It used to be my back pain but now that has gone because it no longer scares me like it used to. The adrenaline caused insomnia as well so I feel this man's pain. Before that it was IBS. Before that it was ocular halos that lead to migraines. It's crazy how the brain causes another symptom when you no longer care about the other one.
I believe when one symptom goes away, that means you did an excellent job of teaching the brain that symptom was not dangerous. However, we sill have a vigilant brain that is always looking out for danger. In that case, it often misinterprets other NORMAL signals from the body as dangerous. When it perceives danger...pain is the result.
@Pain Free You Sounds about right. I still haven't technically convinced my brain I am safe with messages of affirmation and comfort. Thats a work in progress. I think I will likely sign up and do some of your group sessions for a few months. The regular therapist I've used doesn't seem to be doing me much good and the mention of tms to her made her kinda scoff.
@@thedude8526 mate thanks for your comments, sound similar to me, I too had a therapist who scoffed at TMS, Dan is the best IMO, highly recommend and encourage you to give him a crack for a few months,
Hi, I am curious about how much facebook is a part of your group coaching program? I won’t/can’t do facebook anymore because…reasons :) So i would like to know how integral this is to the program. Thank you.
I experience what I refer to as "Firecracker Pain." Like a string of firecrackers, the pain moves around. It resolves in one spot, then occurs in another.
He is explaining my life. The last thing I have is bad allergies. I am trying to treat naturally. The pills have tons of side effects. I started at 15. These syndromes are psychosomatic.
I can remember the exact moment, when I was younger, that I experienced allergies for the first time and I thought to myself, this is weird because nothing had changed in my life to all of a sudden be allergic to. Very interesting.
Thank you for posting this! Nick I have the below waist burning it’s also one of my last symptoms. It’s kind of an embarrassing one to share so I am really grateful for you saying it. I am trying your suggestions!
So happy my story helps! You can reach me through my website safe cornerstone dot com if you have any questions etc and definitely consider joining Dan’s group coaching its brilliant!!
Journalling can absolutely be a process of focusing on our feelings too much. Jordan Peterson says that for someone who is anxious or depressed or just otherwise kinda neurotic, telling them to focus MORE on their feelings can make them even more neurotic. Cognitive behavioral therapy is the standard treatment for anxious and depressed people. I think this TMS work is a lot like CBT in that you are re-training yourself how to respond to what you are feeling and experiencing.
Nick, when you were going through those hard 9 days of pain did you ever think? How long will this take? What if I have to do another 2 weeks of this pain running? Or did you just stop yourself from thinking that x
cant stop the thoughts but can let them float on by and not engage. Would talk to my brain, safe and ok, these are just sensations, this will pass, i love myself, so proud of you, at end of run celebrate, arms in air, victory, self praise so on....
What is the name of the book? I've subscribed to Curable. I was withdrawn from an antidepressant id been on for 11 years. After 13 years im still living with unexplained symptoms I have to manage daily. I still use a scooter to walk my dog. Does sarno give you step by step instructions? This stuff is resonating with me and its only been 2 days of watching a few videos.
The book Nick mentioned is Power over Panic by Bronwyn Fox. We got it wrong in the interview. Subscribe to my youtube channel. Daily videos here: ua-cam.com/users/PainFreeYouvideos
I used Bronwyn Fox's book Power over Panic for my panic attacks too, she also has a book called Working through Panic which i also highly recommend, it's more in depth.
Sorry to hear that. It's reversible. My fast start playlist explains what's happening and what to do about it. Watch, take notes, implement, repeat. DansFastStart.com
I love this interview! Nick is as down-to-earth as he is wise and inspirational. It was an honor to witness his full and dramatic recovery! He truly put in the work and I'm so proud of him. He once couldn't bend over without pain and now runs 6 miles a day every morning at 5am, people! 🏃
Dan, you are a gem! Thanks for being such a gracious human being. You two are modeling the power of self-compassion and allowing emotions, which is sorely needed in our culture. Thank you for this brilliant and heartfelt interview! ❤
Thank you Rebecca. Kudo's to you too. He spoke very highly of you and the help he received.
@@PainFreeYou ❤
Thank you Rebecca. Forever grateful that I found you, Sarno and Dan.
@@Mozzos We're grateful to have found you too Nick! You are giving so many people hope and guidance for their own recovery. Thank you for living and sharing so courageously!
Dan, look at the impact you’ve had on the lives of other people. Bravo!
This video just changed my life. I am only 22 minutes into it and had to stop and comment so I can let the concept sink in. That concept that sooo many practitioners tell you that you need to clear your entire subconscious to heal. Oh my goodness, what a monumental task. This interview bringing up here at 22 min that it is not necessary to wade through every dark past moment and bring it to the surface to acknowledge it and clear it in order to heal is monumental. That is like asking a farmer to clear his entire plot of land of the rocks, no matter how deep they reside. It would take years, if not an entire lifetime. Thank you so much for this success story Dan. Cheers to Nick and his success!!
Yes! Perfect analogy with the farmer! I love that!
Dan, when I first found your channel, I'll be honest, I thought, OK here's another that will probably be like all the others. I was so wrong. Whilst there are a lot of wonderful people out there, there was something very different about your strategies and the way you put this across that just works. I didn't believe it would happen, that I would be empowered and truly recover, but here I am! Thanks to you. You have a very special gift because even the language that you use to describe things has been carefully considered to get the message across to the brain that we are safe. And finally, I just 'got it'! You are absolutely a modern day Sarno, thanks for everything you do!
wow - totally humbled by your comment. Thank you!!!
Such a beautiful story. Had tears of sadness at the beginning. Your acknowledgement of Dan to modern day Sarno pulled my heartstrings. Know exactly what you meant. You gave a clear concise explanation. You've given me more hope and made realise just how "unsafe" I feel. Have agoraphobia and anxiety. Little snippets have sunken in . Onwards I go. Wishing you all the best for your future. Xx
Thanks for the wonderful message.
Omg sounds like me to a t except I haven't found my way out. So happy for him . He uses the same terminology, the same symptoms. Unbelievable. Well done.
I am beyond grateful to have heard this story. So many similarities in my lifelong journey as well. I really hadn’t heard any other stories that had the decades of extreme suffering that I’ve experienced as well and so this gave me great hope and confidence that as difficult as this feels at times I can absolutely overcome it!
Yes you can. Thanks for your comment Tracey.
Thank you for this Nick & Dan, my burning is also the thing I can't get rid of.
Thank you Thank you Thank you for this video
This has helped me so much.
Nick is also spot on with you being the modern day Sarno!! I totally agree👌🙂
Wow - thank you.
I can relate to this story. My journey is so close to his. Still not fully recovered. But I will. Thank you.
Awesome.
Thank you Nick and Dan for this beautiful successtory !💕
Heartbreaking to listen to all the struggles you went through but SOO heartwarming to see and hear you coming out of it NOW!
Well done Nick!
Wish you a safe healthy amazing present and future!
Your story will give so much hope to others as it did to me!
Thank you!🤗🌻
Absolutely agree inge 👌🙂
@@jue7434 have à lovely day Juliette!☀️☀️☀️🇫🇷
@@Inge508 Same to you Inge, I hope you are doing well with your healing Journey 😊 🇬🇧🌻
Agree Inge
Thanks Inge. Yes, Nick is a rock star.
Great interview and amazing guy Nick.
WOW Great interview, brought tears to my eyes, hopefully one day I'll be pain free again, thanks loads !!!!! love you two
love you too mate! if I and countless others can become pain free YOU using this TMS approach then so can you fella!!
I almost never put a comment on any video. But wow, this one, I have to say I feel extremely grateful coming across this video. Thank you Nick and Dan
You are quite welcome.
Love this interview! I love when he said about when you finally calm down, things start making sense and you start realizing more things and getting clarity.
Fantastic interview! All the suffering he went through and has come out the other end! Each video I watch gives me such hope and I have improved immensely! Thanks so much!!
I thought I was the only One who had these symptomes from a young Age! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
I think I qualify for this “pain off”. I totally relate to Nick’s story, I have so many of the same symptoms. Another story that gives me hope. Thank you for sharing your journey.
I'm confident that all chronic pain can be massively diminished if not turned off entirely. A good place to begin: www.PainFreeYou.com/start
Incredible interview ❤️👏🏻
Thank you for this brilliant, iinspiring and articulate interview, and my goodness Nick, well done you, your courage and determination are humbling ❤ I'm struggling with a relapse from ME/CSF this weekend, so it was exactly what i needed, a mindful, compassionate kick up the backside!! and thank goodness for Dan, Rebecca and the other inspirational people who have trodden this path before, guiding us TMSers back to life again, thank you 🙏 ❤️
this is the most fascinating and important single piece of content I have ever consumed ❤
Watching all these success stories made me realise just how similar we are. Im finding out that TMS sufferers seem to be 'extra' and we use very 'extra' language to describe things. We seem to be all or nothing people who describe every day things in an exaggerated and dramatic way. Im thinking its because thats how our brains see things while 'in fear'. Its really fascinating to see it again and again in your success stories and in my own life. I recently had a blood test and was talking to the nurse, I told her I was anxious and that its only normal to be anxious while been stabbed with a metal object. She emphatically told me I was not being 'stabbed' and it was literally a pin prick! She was so right! It really made me think about how my brain viewed things, why was everything an overdramatisation? It was the start of me looking further into how my brain worked and then finding out about the concept of TMS. Things are finally starting to come together!
Love the success stories. Try to get through all of them.
This guys is right, Dans video messages legit come at the right time.
Thanks BeBrave.
Are you still keeping good
As I’m watching this video I got the confidence to lean into my symptoms and face them for once “intensify, I don’t mind!!” and my extreme teeth pain turned into minor tingling moving from my teeth into my jaw as a much minor sensation. I finally gave in and stopped fighting it, I lost all fear of it. More evidence it’s TMS. I was so set on I had one emotion to figure out but after hearing this I realized I don’t need to do anything. I even got a TMS therapist because I feared I was missing something or had the wrong emotion I thought caused it. Keyword “FEAR!” I will continue to do nothing, love myself, lean into the sensations and realize it’s okay to admit it hurts and that it’s there it’s just how we respond after! “Wow brain this hurts, truly fascinating but I’m not concerned I know this won’t hurt me!” Thank you Dan and Nick!🙏🏻
Thank you Dan and Nick. 👏
This podcast was nothing short of phenomenal! As an Aussie girl, it was very homey to hear Nick’s blokey bloke accent telling us about his journey from agony to self discovery, self lovery and gratitude. Just wow! I’m accustomed to hearing the likes of Joe Dispenza & Eckhart Tolle spruking these enlightening truths, but to hear it from you Nick … through your own personal experience, was/is so powerful. Thank you SO much. Loved both of your input regarding muso’s and playing to vent toward the end. I am a muso/songwriter, and for me songwriting is akin to journaling. The only catch is when you sing your material publicly, people hear your journal broadcast out loud. 😎🤣
Thankyou both again, I’m going to re-listen. ❤️😘
Thank you Songstress. Great comment. Thrilled it helped you.
Thank you so much!!
This interview is wonderful! You are both amazing people. Thank you Nick for being so honest and I'm so glad that you are now symptom free. Congratulations on all your hard work and belief. I had a gym injury almost 4 years ago about a month before Covid hit. I had had 4 years of serious stress before this happened. With no medical help and reassurance, and no ability to work (my coping mechanism) chronic pain set in. It has taken me years to figure out what was going on. I definitely have TMS. I have worked with many different physios etc. My last one said "this is all in your head" not in a malicious way. She just understood what was going on. "There's nothing wrong with you, go back to the gym." I have been going but the pain remains although it fluctuates. I keep telling myself I'm safe. Clearly my subconscious doesn't believe it. I really found your story of starting to run again inspiring and I plan to use some of your tools. Thank you both for sharing your stories and wealth of knowledge. So generous! All the best to you both and to all out there on your own journeys.
Sometimes it is helpful to challenge the origin story of the pain. You said there was a gym injury. Did it hurt immediately? What was the verdict upon x-ray or MRI? Was there a tear or fracture? It is possible that an acute onset of pain is TMS/Perceived Danger Pain and not an injury at all. Your physio is likely on point with what is going on. A great place to understand more about what is going on and what to do about it is my fast start video playlist. Watch, take notes, implement, repeat. DansFastStart.com
Last thought - if it was an injury, why hasn't it healed as all injuries do? The perception of injury/danger can keep pain going long after any real injury healed. These videos may help: ua-cam.com/video/GY3TejkWbAU/v-deo.html
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Hi Dan,
I completely missed your reply, I'm so sorry. Unfortunately , it all happened to directly coincide with the outbreak and shutdown of Covid. There had been long term acute stress leading up to the event. There was an injury but probably only a badly strained muscle. Not being able to access medical attention aggravated my stress with the backdrop of Covid shutdown and fear....yes the perfect breeding ground for TMS. It very definitely is fear based. It took me a long time to find the material about this condition but I am totally on board. It is getting much better now. Not completely but I'm back at the gym and getting on with my life. On bad days, I just invite it along. Thanks for all your insight and generosity. You are helping so many. Take good care, Fiona@@PainFreeYou
He’s right!! Dan u saved me as well w your simple directions & repetions & descriptions 🙏
Thank you both Dan and Nick!
Watched on a day when I felt like I couldn’t get out of bed. I’m determined now to go for a walk and enjoy the cool spring air. Feeling blessed to have stumbled upon this community ❤️
Our pleasure!
So happy it inspired you to go for a walk, my favourite thing to do! Hope all is well Elcy.
This guy is awesome glad I listen to him
You’re so awesome Dan!! You can tell you’re in this for the right reasons…to help people …not to just make $$. Thank you for all these wonderful videos
Thank you Michele.
yep yep Dan is the best, such a top bloke with a heart of gold!
I love these success stories. Thank you Nick & Dan. ❤🩹
You're welcome.
Dan, this was an incredible success story. Thanks to both you and Nick - wow! powerful....
Nick is awesome.
Thank you for sharing your story, Nick! I worked with Jim and watched Dan's videos a lot. Still on my recovery road but it's much better since it all started 6 months ago. From the outside looking in, people would never guess. I started out wanting to just change the symptomology, but what I have learned and continue to learn is so much more important. This process turns you inside out as a person and gives so much perspective to the life you were living before doing this work. I think the burning sensations can be a tricky one to get rid of due to the nature of the feeling and how it is instilled as a panic button in our bodies. (ex. placing your hang on a hot, burning stove is a knee-jerk reaction to remove it as quickly as possible, however, you are stuck there enduring and cannot move it.) The journaling piece also was not for me. It was depressing as Dan has reiterated several times. I feel it can be helpful for people who have no clue what could be bothering them. But those that know don't need to relive trauma again and again. Also I think there were more people with "book-cures" in the past because there wasn't all the trendy "invisible illness" things we see on social media constantly and "alternative healers". People followed Sarno with blind faith and now being constantly bombarded with things makes the TMS personality of indecisiveness worse, thus, not allowing the trust component to evolve. Thanks to all that are in the TMS world- students and teachers alike! I am, too, convinced now that everything and everyone has TMS. ;)
Hey thanks for your comment! Very insightful re my old mate burny and not many book cures these days. Hope you’re on the up.
Thanks for your insights and experience Gearhead Gal.
Great interview. I most loved the part where Nick’s pain from running just vanished one day, after several days of colorful symptoms. You give me hope!
Thanks for doing these success stories and your daily videos. They really keep me motivated and hopeful.
You are very welcome.
Thank you for sharing your story!!! This is very helpful. I also have complex symptoms so stories like this are so encouraging to listen to.
Awesome.
Two beautiful beings coming together to share this beautiful journey, thank you for such an inspiring story ❤️
Our pleasure!
Not sure the book he’s speaking off but Claire Weekes was Australian and she wrote the best books on panic/anxiety ever written. Highly suggest.
The book Nick mentioned is Power over Panic by Bronwyn Fox. We got it wrong in the interview.
love claire weekes books.
Claire Weekes book helped me get through major panic attacks in my 20s and helped me keep working and living. I'm 77 now
Thank you Nick for sharing your story & so many insights. I can relate w/the multi-symptom issues. Hearing your story turned a switch for me. I’m hoping for cont’d faith bc whenever a symptom appears a bit of doubt creeps in. Thank you Dan for featuring these success stories. Your daily videos are a lifeline, but so much value & hope in these successes. Hearing them takes Mind-Body to a new level of understanding. I feel if I could hear 1/day, wd prob be healed. I save them for when I’m having a hard day & they always inspire me. Thank you!!
Thanks for sharing your story Nick. So glad you have found the best road for you! Keep up the good work!❤️
Thank you for sharing Nick and Dan! You have helped so many people and inspired us with your story. Bless you both
Thanks Diane.
Wow.. what a wonderful story Nick..🥰💜💜
So happy for you and that you found such a treasure in your journey..🤗
Thank you Dan for sharing an amazing interview and for all the work you do and guidance you provide..
Very grateful..🙏🏼✨💙
Our pleasure Marly.
This was an awesome recovery story! Nick is an inspiration and Dan, you keep my spirits up regularly as I heal.
Awesome! Thank you!
Fantastic interview. Nick was a great speaker and it was nice to hear how he integrated so many of your PDP concepts, Dan. Much gratitude to you both!
Thanks Ginny.
Thank you Dan and Nick for sharing this video, I can see myself in so many of your symptoms, and how you thought about them, what's really helped me so much is herring how you changed your thoughts and approach to each symptoms you'v had such a lot to cope with, and your determination to find a answer, as resulted in a happy ending, so pleased for you, the thing I'm most grateful for is finding your videos and daily support Dan,
My pleasure Kathy.
Thank you dan & nick, i got so much out of this interview. Very inspiring and motivating from someone who also has a lot of symptoms. Thank you both 💗 xx
Our pleasure Charlotte.
Part 2 is my coaching jam - I listen to this nearly every day - my path is Nick, Rebecca, Dan and Rose 🌹- and Rose and I will stop therapy when present day me operates from safety / self compassion without mom and dad in me’ blommin’ head ❤️✝️
Wonderful
nick hit it right on the nail, dan. the beauty of your teachings is your gift to articulate the simplicity of the process of recovering from tms.
i first heard about sarno a few years ago. i followed everything he recommended and delved into journaling and emotional healing… all to no avail. his emphasis on uncovering THE INCIDENT that caused everything was a source of so much tension in itself. your teachings, on the other hand, emphasize indifference and neutrality towards symptoms and that journaling is not a prerequisite to healing. i love that. i realize i’m repeating myself in these comments, but this insight is a gift and i can’t thank you enough.
nick’s story is wonderful… and he’s hilarious (our stories retrospect are! 😂)
i hope you’re enjoying your day, dan. and again, thank you, my guru. ❤
“Where’s Mister Burny? I haven’t heard from Burny in ages - where’s he been?” HAHAHA love this guy! Thank you for this success story. INCREDIBLY inspirational!
Glad you enjoyed!
Hahahaha glad I made you laugh and you had me laughing too reading your comment. Farewell Mr Burny!
@@Mozzos Haha
What a fabulous interview this is 🎉🎉I think it’s my favorite
Awesome.
Glad you enjoyed it! hope all is well.
Awesome interview, thank you!
Yes terror at times is the word...I can relate to the emotions..we are all the same...symptoms may be different but I feel the connection with all of you.❤
I don’t even have words for how inspiring this story is. I can relate so very much to Nicks challenges. I’m only a month in to this work but I’m learning consistency, patience, and to be ok with incremental growth and most of all, safety. 🙏🏼💜🙏🏼
Wonderful! Watch my fast start video playlist to learn what's going on and what to do about it. DansFastStart.com
I've watched them like 5 times and I plan on joining the group in a week or so@@PainFreeYou
Dan rocks and I'm glad Nick gives him kudos. Thanks for telling your story, Nick.
Thank you Marcia.
Loved this so much, Thank you Nick...Awesome 🤎🤎🤎
Your comment about insomnia and why it happened made me go aha. I happen to be struggling with pain at night. I found that I often get pain when I'm on my mattress at night ... but as the sun rises, suddenly, my mattress feels super comfortable. It was bizzare ...until I realise that I tend to think my deep, dark thoughts just as I'm about to sleep.
No wonder I was getting insomnia and pain when night falls. My brain is trying to distract me from all those sad thoughts at that time!
Yes, yes, YES!
What an inspirational story - WOW! Well done Nick, you are a super star 😊
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great stuff! Lotsa plums within his journey. I plucked a few for my holster. I love the success stories as i listen for methods ideas and tools i can apply. Thankyou!
Glad to hear it!
Thank you so much for your sharing! One of the most amazing stories. Thank you for your insights and honesty, so sorry you had to go through all of that. For sure this sharing of your story will help so many others. It already made a difference for me
This is fantastic - so much info, resolve, resilience and encouragement . Will have to listen several times to make sure I get everything . Thank you v much
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much, for this! I am so touched by Nick’s story! And Dan, you do such a wonderful job at everything you do! I’m new at this and have so loved hearing this episode!
Becky - check out my getting started page for the best way to begin: www.PainFreeYou.com/start
@@PainFreeYou thank you so much!
Omg Nick...thank you for sharing. You are an incredible inspiration. I'm so glad for you. And thank you Dan!
You are so welcome!
Fabulous conversation! Thank You Both... I'm making progress thanks to many tms people but mainly you Dan 🙏👏 ❤️
This gives me hope. I have the burning, muscle pain and lots of other pains. Hope that I can learn to calm down faster.
Dans daily videos can help with your symptoms. Healing is possible. There is HOPE!
Thank you very much for this awesome success story !!! "Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy " ~ Saadi
Love that quote.
Thank you for sharing ❤ This was a fantastic inspiration ❤
Dan and Nick thanks so much for this it’s so insightful and so much gold in there. thank you.
Fellow Australian here - thank you for your incredible story Nick. Glad you’re in a better place. I’m just starting this journey so I’m inspired to hear what’s possible. Norman Gunston…ha ha 😂
hahah thanks mate, how goods the little aussie bleeder!
Yes, this is like a Master Class.
Indeed. Nick rocks.
This guy has a C64 on his shelf, absolute legend!😍
Wow, amazing success story and such a sympathetic guy. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Incredible story!!!
I agree.
Wow thank you Nick for sharing!!
Hi Dan thankyou for posting this success story 😊 and thankyou Nick for sharing your story which sounds very similar to mine with childhood I never got ansure,s off my mum before she not long past away but I forgave her as to me past is past and we carnt change that , I live each day has it comes now . Last January I could only just get out of bed now I'm fast walking and getting myself out , I'm still got some Simptoms but with Dan's daily videos they help me out so much 😊 . I need to stop the fear that's my big problem . Thankyou again Dan you are amazing for doing this every day 😊❤️🌻
You are welcome Paula. You are doing great.
@@PainFreeYou Thankyou Dan 😊.
Love and resonate with this so much. What an inspiration. Somatic tracking, self compassion and active meditation. What a great combo
Glad you enjoyed it!
I've been listening to some Eckhart Tolle....there is this Painbody going on that everybody has...we have to embrace it, not resist it, let it be....
I've only recently discovered this as well. Tolle literally sums up TMS with the pain-body. This is even more evidence that this is a universal experience that could happen to anyone. He goes on to describe how to be safely present with the pain-body and therefore dissolve its power. Dan, Steve O, and Tolle seem to be cut from the same cloth. Their combined work could possibly cure the whole world. Its not just back pain. It's almost everything. Nearly all illness seems to come from these principles.
Thank you Fresh. Really appreciate the kind words.
Thank you for sharing your success story 🙌
Our pleasure!!
excellent!! enjoyed this so much!!!
Thank u guys
Wow, once again any time I come across your videos, the healing and learning continues!!
I am absolutely greatful for this! I fully recovered from TMS 3.5 years ago. Your videos were a huge help!
Now I am recovering from panic attacks, and the connection of the similarities in the TMS and panic attacks recovery approach is helping me a lot!
Thank you!🙏🩷
for me panic attacks are just another form of TMS. Another pain danger signal resulting as Dan would say from perceived danger. Funny how I overcame panic attacks well before knowing of TMS. The moment i could laugh at my panic attacks because they meant nothing at all to me they disappeared. They became like water of a ducks back. Meaningless, nothing!
Hi - I'm also in Australia, Never posted a comment on any social media or on the web anywhere ever so hopefully I am doing it right - not sure where Nick is or if he is interested in touching base directly. My situation is very similar and his success is inspiring. I've been bullying my way to recovery a bit and just loved his down to earth approach to his recovery. I also tried journaling and meditation and found it unhelpful but I do use Rebecca's somatic tracking meditation. Like Nick loved to be active and outdoors and used to love running 😔 I am making progress ouwardly now walking about 8 km a day from 2 year's basically housebound - like Nick I just keep putting on my shoes every day for about a month now and going no matter how much the symptoms scream and fuss but it seems no matter how much I enjoy the walking and smile and am grateful for the sky the birds the sunshine and each step the symptoms are all over the place- I am still making some basic errors- ice, heat, medication reaction etc and inconsistent messagin by being calm and not reacting - what I call overcoming - for a few days and then a brief but horrible meltdown which I generally bounce back quickly from. Maybe too quickly? Perhaps I need that slowing down and self compassionate work as often I feel like I have escaped from the terror but am now doing a lot in the hope of staying free...and the fear that I won't. Don't want to weirdly bother Nick or expect him to fix me - just wondered if he would be happy to connect if he is nearby or even if he isn't.Thank you for your work and time and love Dan. Like Nick I hate the journey but am determined to take it - thank you for making it seem more possible
Great comment Rachel. I got your email. Will respond tomorrow.
@@PainFreeYou thanks so much Dan
Hi Rachel, I’m in Australia also (Central Coast, NSW) & was wondering if you’re a lot better now, 1yr later? This interview with Nick is so inspiring & gives me hope as I’m struggling with CFS for 9yrs now. Did you get any one on one coaching or do any courses?
Thanks so much,
Linda 🙏😊
Thank u from uk 🇬🇧
Oh wow , good story , really body and mind thank you very much
I'm really up and down lately sometimes I feel almost normal than my symptoms come back. Again, I'm never quite 100 percent, when I'm better, but the muscle tension than nerve pains very widely. I'm honestly wondering how to meditate or symatic track when the pain is not constant but, more random. Like bee stings and ant bites.
You don't have to try to get rid of symptoms. Focus on teaching the brain you are safe.
SAFE ❤️❤️👋👋👋 Study, Attention,Fear, Enjoy life
Yep
All the Miyagis 😂 just love the humor! Thank you for sharing your hero’s journey to healing.
haha thanks mate,
I have that fearful attention with my heart. Harmless skipped beats cause me to go into a panic at times. It used to be my back pain but now that has gone because it no longer scares me like it used to. The adrenaline caused insomnia as well so I feel this man's pain. Before that it was IBS. Before that it was ocular halos that lead to migraines. It's crazy how the brain causes another symptom when you no longer care about the other one.
I believe when one symptom goes away, that means you did an excellent job of teaching the brain that symptom was not dangerous. However, we sill have a vigilant brain that is always looking out for danger. In that case, it often misinterprets other NORMAL signals from the body as dangerous. When it perceives danger...pain is the result.
@Pain Free You Sounds about right. I still haven't technically convinced my brain I am safe with messages of affirmation and comfort. Thats a work in progress. I think I will likely sign up and do some of your group sessions for a few months. The regular therapist I've used doesn't seem to be doing me much good and the mention of tms to her made her kinda scoff.
@@thedude8526 If they aren't open to TMS - time to walk away. The group is a great environment for knowledge and implementation.
@@thedude8526 mate thanks for your comments, sound similar to me, I too had a therapist who scoffed at TMS, Dan is the best IMO, highly recommend and encourage you to give him a crack for a few months,
Hi, I am curious about how much facebook is a part of your group coaching program? I won’t/can’t do facebook anymore because…reasons :) So i would like to know how integral this is to the program. Thank you.
I experience what I refer to as "Firecracker Pain." Like a string of firecrackers, the pain moves around. It resolves in one spot, then occurs in another.
Interesting term.
That's meant to be a good healing sign mine as moved but over years
He is explaining my life. The last thing I have is bad allergies. I am trying to treat naturally. The pills have tons of side effects. I started at 15. These syndromes are psychosomatic.
yep
I have allergies, never thought of them as TMS , my control of food not healthy. I'm gonna rethink thanks
@@1STBUCKLEY Stress suppresses the immune system which can allow us to be more allergic to things. Thus TMS - too much stress.
I can remember the exact moment, when I was younger, that I experienced allergies for the first time and I thought to myself, this is weird because nothing had changed in my life to all of a sudden be allergic to. Very interesting.
Love this story . Thanks for sharing
Our pleasure!
Wow! Amazing story. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for posting this! Nick I have the below waist burning it’s also one of my last symptoms. It’s kind of an embarrassing one to share so I am really grateful for you saying it. I am trying your suggestions!
So happy my story helps! You can reach me through my website safe cornerstone dot com if you have any questions etc and definitely consider joining Dan’s group coaching its brilliant!!
Awesome story! Totally relatable!
Journalling can absolutely be a process of focusing on our feelings too much. Jordan Peterson says that for someone who is anxious or depressed or just otherwise kinda neurotic, telling them to focus MORE on their feelings can make them even more neurotic. Cognitive behavioral therapy is the standard treatment for anxious and depressed people. I think this TMS work is a lot like CBT in that you are re-training yourself how to respond to what you are feeling and experiencing.
For me, safety solves so many issues. Anxiety and depression too.
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Wow!!! Inspiring.❤
Nick, when you were going through those hard 9 days of pain did you ever think? How long will this take? What if I have to do another 2 weeks of this pain running? Or did you just stop yourself from thinking that x
cant stop the thoughts but can let them float on by and not engage. Would talk to my brain, safe and ok, these are just sensations, this will pass, i love myself, so proud of you, at end of run celebrate, arms in air, victory, self praise so on....
Dan I’m trying to practice yr methods I hv long term cronic pain sick of life . I’m trying luv from uk 🇬🇧
Focus on calm and safety. Less on frustration and anger.
What is the name of the book? I've subscribed to Curable. I was withdrawn from an antidepressant id been on for 11 years. After 13 years im still living with unexplained symptoms I have to manage daily. I still use a scooter to walk my dog. Does sarno give you step by step instructions? This stuff is resonating with me and its only been 2 days of watching a few videos.
Type Dan Buglio, add him and you can see all the videos. You're in the right place
The book Nick mentioned is Power over Panic by Bronwyn Fox. We got it wrong in the interview. Subscribe to my youtube channel. Daily videos here: ua-cam.com/users/PainFreeYouvideos
@@PainFreeYou Thanks Dan enjoying your vids. I could use some power over panic no shit!
I used Bronwyn Fox's book Power over Panic for my panic attacks too, she also has a book called Working through Panic which i also highly recommend, it's more in depth.
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for sharing. I cant sit or lay down and so much pain from the hips downward
Sorry to hear that. It's reversible. My fast start playlist explains what's happening and what to do about it. Watch, take notes, implement, repeat. DansFastStart.com
Thank you Dan for your feedback