tmholland

I am prone to paranoia. Because I know that you are not interested in the inner workings of my personal psychosis, I will explain a slightly paranoid phenomenon that has...

The topic of the day is IBS RELAPSE. Now, I know we can look at this a number of ways, but for the purposes of this article, I would like...

In a previous article, I spoke about the idea of relapse with regards to IBS. A lot of times relapse and ‘bad periods’ with IBS happen because we lose focus...

In the mental health field, we talk ‘Stages of Change’ all the time. For those unfamiliar, the ‘Stages of Change’ model provides an efficient structural model to help describe the...

The more I read about the many psychological issues that people with IBS experience, the more the subject of confidence and self-esteem come up. IBS saps your strength. IBS does...

Guess what I just did? Made an espresso...it's excellent. After I'm done, I will have another. Somewhere in between I will smoke a cigarette. Being that this is a forum...

One of the biggest struggles I've had since I began struggling with IBS is the transition from coffee to tea. I am a coffee junkie. Before the stomach troubles, I...

I don’t want this to be the ‘at least you don’t have Cancer!’ article. I don’t want to downplay the significance, the pain and the disruption of IBS at all...

I wrote an article not long ago about how one should go about looking for a good therapist. I consider 'talk therapy' the very center of my wellness. I avoided...

In my first article regarding working with IBS, I talked about the struggles that I experienced while working at an uber corporate financial company. I mentioned that I am now...

Working with IBS sucks hard. Depending on what kind of job you do, it may be easier to manage in some types of work and more difficult in others. I...

Since the beginning, my struggle with IBS has had me running a gauntlet of negative emotions. Fear, depression, anxiety, frustration and most recently; anger. I have tried looking for a...

I am a musician. Have been since the age of five. My Mother forced me to take piano lessons, which I carefully hid from my friends. I was embarrassed. I...

I’m going to show my bottom a little here, in an effort to reach out to those of you that are struggling with the financial issues involved in getting proper...

During my most recent visit to my GI doc, we were brainstorming about possible ways to ease my stress and anxiety in order to reduce the frequency and severity of...

I am a very open person. If you want to know something about me, just ask. I’ll tell you most anything about me, warts and all. That said, I’ve mentioned...

I have a drinking problem...but I don't necessarily mean just with alcohol. I have sworn off alcohol for the better part of 12 years, but had to replace the alcohol...

I thought I might say a word or two about the ‘invisible’ nature of IBS. We ‘just’ have IBS, right? The stigma and lack of understanding associated with this terrible...

My mother actually asked me why I would put my name and face to articles about IBS and more specifically, my own IBS. Her candor took me off guard, but...

God? If you’re listening, I would like to make a request. Please take away my IBS for one day…just one day…or two, if you’re feeling generous, so that I can...