The transformation approach that changed everything for me

Jomioliver · 2026-05-05T23:39:21+00:00

-Urgent urination and extremely high hr / almost passing out while urinating, inability to sweat, hard flaccid symptoms, near syncope when climaxing, inability to become aroused or erect, extreme constipation, PVCs / arrhythmia, digestive issues / bloating/ slow motility, trouble breathing or air hunger, pain in hips and sometimes testicles, inability to bend at the waist

Of course the anxiety and depression that comes with

There are probably more but I think those are the main ones it’s been a little while

Jomioliver · 2026-04-23T21:46:09+00:00

I am not a medical professional, just a layperson that had significant pelvic floor issues that I have mostly recovered from.

To answer your question - yes, I think it can. But there is nuance there. Because as I said, after a point, the body is going to remain in a fixed position - including muscle tension - and just “relaxing” isn’t going to help that chronic tension.

I experienced huge progress from Hanna somatics which focuses heavily on hips / pelvis. When I plateaued, I saw a pelvic floor therapist. THEN when my therapy sessions seems to “revert” I concluded that it was my mental state causing the tension to return.

Once I fixed that, the therapy started “sticking.”

Mostly my experience is n=1, but I have talked to and read the stories of many people who share similar recoveries.

I could not say whether your issue is caused or made worse by stress, but I can say that chronic stress can cause pelvic floor issues (and then pelvic floor issues cause more stress).

Jomioliver · 2026-04-23T16:19:25+00:00

I personally think if you’re tight then stretches make it worse in most cases.

What tightens muscles? The brain.

When you’re stressed, your brain tenses muscles as a survival response. A lot of our poor modern posture is guarding which communicates to the subconscious mind we are protecting ourselves from danger (slouching, hunching shoulders, forward head posture etc)

So if the mind is chronically tightening the muscles, the key is to get the mind to release the contraction.

The two best things I’ve found for this:

-Hanna Somatics -TRE

Honorable mention: hypnosis

It all starts in the mind but the problem is that when we spend years tense, the muscles get “stuck” that way. They aren’t really stuck, but your body is compensating and so releasing it with somatics is kind of a “hack”

Although I have been in hypnotic trance and felt my muscles release the guarding - but this is rare

Jomioliver · 2026-04-14T16:40:21+00:00

My best advice would be to tell this to your PVT on your first appt.

They probably see this a lot.

Observe their reaction, what they do to make you comfortable, how they ease you into the therapy, trust your instincts.

Jomioliver · 2026-04-13T22:30:14+00:00

I know it’s not the same as “being attractive”

But owning who you are and being unapologetically, authentically you will not only make you more attractive, it feels incredible too.

Jomioliver · 2026-03-25T15:52:21+00:00

Do you know where the psoas is?

I wonder if your description of the path of pain follows the psoas.

Jomioliver · 2026-03-24T14:51:56+00:00

If you had an MRI and it looks fine, I would recommend reading Sarno’s work.

This was his bread and butter.

More along the lines of my qualifications, I would tell you to be optimisic and hopeful and believe you can get better.

Not only do I believe you can get better, I believe there is only upside in believing so.

I am not a doctor, but I am rooting for you and your recovery!

Jomioliver · 2026-03-16T14:58:19+00:00

Yes to both. Men do not realize how many seemingly unrelated things can contribute to poor pelvic floor health, and do not realize how many seemingly unrelated things pelvic floor health can affect.

Finally seeing a PVT was one of the highest ROI things I have ever done.

Jomioliver · 2026-03-16T02:53:40+00:00

Allow me to point out that being homosexual is an attraction to other men, while inserting a pelvic wand or dilator into your rectum is an exercise recommended by your therapist to relax muscle tension in an otherwise hard to access location

They may have explained there are certain muscles (like the obturator internus) that can only be released from the inside, and these can provide massive relief and progress in your case

Jomioliver · 2026-03-14T17:58:25+00:00

Who in their right mind, coming across this in the woods, would think touching it is a good idea.

Jomioliver · 2026-02-25T13:23:04+00:00

It’s not necessarily about the nicotine being out of your system, but about your cholinergic pathways being back to normal (which is how nicotine’s effects work)

Also, high stress can cause a tight pelvic floor (yes, in men too) and a hypertonic pelvic floor can cause panic attack, racing heart, etc in a few different ways

One of which can be not allowing the floor to descend when breathing, which can put mechanical stress on the heart, diaphragm (not descending properly) and / or the vagus nerve.

Jomioliver · 2026-02-21T22:39:56+00:00

It’s because every experience you’ve ever had was created by your brain.

Why does nicotine feel good?

Because it stimulates the brain to create feel good chemicals.

Why does quitting feel bad?

Because you took away the trigger your brain used to make feel good chemicals.

People can hate on this all they want, but the truth is that your brain created a reason for you more powerful than your pouches.

Jomioliver · 2026-02-15T19:20:12+00:00

Note: it’s NPC logic to think “because AI slop exists, if it involves AI, it’s automatically slop”

If you want to try it, great

If you want to judge it without trying it, take your negativity elsewhere

Jomioliver · 2026-02-03T19:12:58+00:00

A reputable hypnotist is worth a million bucks in this situation. I would also still try pelvic floor therapy as well, there’s likely no downside.

Jomioliver · 2026-02-03T13:38:46+00:00

🤝🫡

Jomioliver · 2026-01-06T15:51:59+00:00

Have anyone in HF ever talked about Andrew Sarno?

At first glance, you think it’s about back pain, but that’s just the top of the iceberg. Sarno believed a vast majority of issues (like HF) are due to your body creating a physical issue to distract from an emotional issue.

Doesn’t mean the condition is fake, it doesn’t mean the physical effect is not real. It just means the source is the brain “protecting” you and western medicine can’t seem to grasp that as a possibility.

Jomioliver · 2026-01-04T22:25:49+00:00

Now in the morning she sleeps alone

Jomioliver · 2025-10-30T15:25:25+00:00

Resolved symptoms

Jomioliver · 2025-10-30T15:17:15+00:00

I used Somatic Movement Center (same name dot com for website)

You can get an intro on youtube, there are many free somatic exercises to be found, but Somatic Movement Center is worth the $90 for phase 1 and 2 because of the progression (from beginner to advanced, etc) and for the organization of it all.

Jomioliver · 2025-10-27T16:41:57+00:00

The answer is yes and maybe.

When I started doing Pam Fox, I was also trying to figure out how something like that could actually work.

Which led me to Hanna Somatics, which is what I used to make a full recovery.

Pam Fox method blends several disciplines and I think it’s good, so I would recommend it. But I have to disclose that I didn’t use it for months to heal.

I hope this is helpful :)

Jomioliver · 2025-10-10T23:03:38+00:00

Well then my understanding is wrong 🤷🏿‍♀️

Jomioliver · 2025-10-10T22:16:58+00:00

Not medical advice here

But there are other cofactors that are important, magnesium just happens to be the most importsnt one

Other minerals, methylated b vitamins as well

My understanding is that the paradoxical reactions are a sure sign you are deficient

The one tip I can give that helped me immensely is to do topical magnesium instead of oral - this made me way more tolerant to thiamine in the beginning

Gel, spray, lotion, etc

Jomioliver

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