When Has Panic Ever Helped You?

[@Inge508]

We don’t need to panic about our symptoms anymore since we know they are temporary and not life- threatening. Each video /each day brings us closer to recovery.. Thanks you Dan ! Have a wonderful confident - writing weekend ! Don’t panic, just write your coaching down and there is your book 📕 😀👏🙋‍♀️

[@nickyathos8162]

Thank you very much lam in Cyprus l found you a few weeks ago l safer from bad headaches for 10 years and l found that lam a bit better so l shall keep seeing your videos and hopefully get well

[@markhendrickson8460]

It seems to me recovery from chronic pain is about allowing your brain and body to return to homeostasis-in other words a normalized brain. But for that to happen the whole brain, both the left and right hemispheres, need to be normalized. As for the left, normalization comes through teaching your brain cognitively that you are safe. As for the right hemisphere, it means feeling and expressing emotions. I am finding that if all I do is focus on the left side symptoms do not reduce; but when I do that along with the emotional work, symptoms start to go down. For me the first is easier than the second since I have spent a lifetime being largely disconnected from my emotions. What do you think?

[@MillicentRuby-fc5sv]

Hi Dan, I am struggling as I have a history of the doctors telling me I am OK when I wasn't and I don't know how to get past this. For example they said I didn't have breast cancer and I even had a clear mammogram but my symptoms continued and 9 months later I had breast cancer diagnosed by MRI (I had a rare type that didn't show on mammogram). Same with appendicitis, they said I was fine and sent me home but 2 days later my appendix burst. I can't get past the first stage of being able to believe nothing is wrong with me when my experience is that even when they say I'm OK I'm not. It was only my anxiety that kept me going back to the doctor and eventually diagnosed with cancer. I feel like I'm subconsciously hanging onto the anxiety as it did literally save my life a few years ago. It's almost like my anxiety is the only thing I can trust. I don't know how it is possible to get past this. Would be grateful for any help.

[@sallym9769]

Hi Millicent! I understand perfectly what you are saying. I have had 2 major blood clots which required surgery for removal. I will be on blood thinners forever. Every time I have a pain in my legs, my brain tries to take over and convince me that I have another clot and I should go into panic mode. So I have to calm myself down and then remind my brain that I am on blood thinners and have a permanent clot filter. Is there something that I have done in the last few days that could have triggered this pain? If so I tell myself that when I had the clots before, I literally could not walk, so if I do not feel worse the next day, it is probably not a clot and if it is worse, then I go to the hospital. I also have had surgery to remove a large kidney stone and I used the techniques I learned from Dan to help me deal with the pain. This was a God send as I needed 2 procedures and had to have a stent for 3 months. You lose nothing by not panicking even if it is a serious situation. It can make a real difference in your life and allows you to look at things critically and respond appropriately without letting the fear over take you. I know this is tough, but it is worthwhile. Big hugs.

[@marieberglund149]

Same i hade two x pregnensy they said go home you are ok, but I said the baby is not in the place it should be. Same I went to the doctor many times with headaches no go home it’s stress and then bam it burst in the brain and I hade a bleeding.

[@brunamagrini9014]

I found you a few days ago. You hit behaviors exactly where they are, hetting in the way of life. This video is on point ! It needs to be my mantra

[@vickidvorak6344]

I needed this today. Thanks so much Dan! And thank you for all the insight you've given over the years...I'm taking 80% less medication and only have a fraction of the pain I had 5 years ago. 😊

[@hew195050]

It’s so easy to say, Just don’t panic, but not at all easy to do it. People can give all kinds of advice but it falls on deaf ears when a person is already in that state.

[@dianedrummond2624]

Thank you for this video I get it so much more through listening to all your videos We don’t have people like you in Australia We have to look for everything from overseas Your explanations are amazing just have to teach Drs over here on TMS 🥰

[@lisagr2888]

So true! ❤

[@meganobrien1019]

Thankyou 🙏needed this one today

[@Mal17281]

Hi Dan thank you for your videos. I missed the Wednesday group call but was able to watch replay. Im hoping to be able to attend one of the upcoming group sessions.

[@kathleenwharton2139]

Panic just comes on you! The Best you can do is reassure yourself. 😊❤

[@dr.amitabhamukherjee3601]

IMO the only issue Dan's simple, clear approach doesn't have an answer to is how one is supposed to react to a sudden severe uptick in the pain/symptom. 'Calm indifference' in this situation simply doesn't work; it's well-nigh impossible to stay calm and indifference is not an option. 'Reassurance'? Well, maybe . .

[@Pishgul]

Thanks. For young people who has fear about their job and/or have pain during work what should they do during work?

[@carolgray327]

What if panic is the problem? You have panic everyday. There is no reason for it it's just there everyday. 😢😞

[@carolgray327]

I think something is wrong with my brain. I worry too and I have the shakes for no reason. Is age the reason for all of this. 70 and live alone

[@PainFreeYou]

It's never too late to teach your brain you are safe. Panic is driven by fear. Why is your system on such high alert?

[@PainFreeYou]

Age is not a reason to shake and be in panic every day. Have you had the shakes looked at to rule out an organic cause of them? If yes and the doctors don't have an answer, then it is very likely your brain creating the symptoms. A great place to begin is my fast start playlist. DansFastStart.com Begin there. Understand and implement.

[@1STBUCKLEY]

Rule out the shakes medically and if all clear I'd say excessive cortisol adrenaline (fear) responsible

[@eviemorgs]

The book / app the dare response for curing anxiety and panic is great for this, many overlaps with what Dan teaches for chronic pain, the root cause is the same 😊

[@saltrays]

Great videos always! I was sharing this PDP strategy with a friend and how it’s started to help me and they said “maybe your pain tolerance is just increasing” - how do you respond to that?

[@PainFreeYou]

They are incorrect. This approach is not about pain tolerance at all. It's about literally teaching your brain that there is no need for the pain. When the brain buys that message, it will turn it down, then off. Have your friend watch my fast start playlist if they want to understand. DansFastStart.com

[@CherryLane-si1yj]

When I read your post, I found it so amusing. Dan’s response was so wonderfully succinct and elegant. I stopped telling people about PDP/TMS. Believing in the reality of the “mindbody” connection is an ontological (nature of existence) shift for people. It’s that serious. Sure some people believe it in a kind of uncommitted way, as in “I’m gonna get some yoga pants and some essential oils and a diffuser because the doctor says I need to relax and de-stress.” The whole mindfulness thing. But that isn’t the same thing as understanding deeply that the brain perceives a lack of safety, due to our thoughts or environment, and is turning to pain, anxiety, or other sensations as a distraction. That shift is seismic for folks. They can’t accept the scientific validity of TMS, and I found that nothing I said could convince the person. I’m not coming from a place of arrogance. I WAS that person for ages. Then something happened by accident that opened me up to the possibility.

[@boogie1434]

Woke up with a tiny cold sore looking thing on my lip and a little inflammation this morning and accidentally rubbed my eye. I freaked out, showered with tons of soap fearing that I'm going to get eye herpes and lose my vision or something. I'm not even sexually active so I didn't understand any of it, trying to remember if I've ever had herpes. I don't know what to do but this video put me a bit more at ease

[@selmo6376]

How do I manage to make part in the support group and, eventually a coaching session with you Dan Buglio ? Thanks a lot !

[@تلاواتقرأنيةطيبة]

Hi Dan. How can we recover from addiction and at the same time recover from TMS?

[@haijby4346]

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[@laracroft8]

Because it feels like I wont be aware of something serious or I wont be able to make it in time to a hospital. It feels like ignoring. Can you make a video about that too :(