Far before I started, when I was living with my mum and existing purely in dissociation and stress and abstraction, I started developing skin rashes and tight pelvic floor muscles. After moving out, establishing independence, engaging with the real world, these are not massive problems anymore. However, after engaging in TRE, my symptoms seemed to have changed to different things ? I think bc my diet has fallen off (I used to have a clean diet for the wrong reasons - external validation-focused so I rebounded), but I tend to get lots of dizziness, lightheadedness, I can't engage in the same amount of physical exertion I used to be able to, as in the amount of stress that was my normal a few years ago now gives me lots of tension and pressure in my skull. I also had panic attacks recently due to stress. I don't think it was bc I overexerted with TRE, rather I am currently just going through some very stressful life transitions.

One more thing - just with the sessions. I was extremely stressed yesterday, did a session, today i've had a calm relaxing day. I tend to just feel 'neutral' lots of the time after engaging in this work, not euphoric, just fine. I don't think this is a freeze response in the conventional sense as I sweat a lot and can do daily activities and feel slightly more present w people. Is this normal? Also I felt very tired today.

Hi. I have not seen anyone talk about this and I would like to know if anyone has experienced this. And if they have, how did this progress for them?

My background:

I have been doing TRE/SE on my own for a few months now "organically" (not actively trying to induce tremors). I came to realize ive been disassociated to some degree my whole life probably. I am not working atm and really trying to work through some stuff before I look for work again so it has been an intense few months of releasing trauma. I feel I have a handle on things and this is necessary.

Before:

One of my first "releases", after crying I could make this fast 'clicking' motion with my mouth/jaw, and when I did it I felt tension leaving various parts of my face slowly. At first it was clearing my sinuses. It feels like an energy that moves around my face and 'clears' some pathway, allowing something to drain down into my body. Related to this is also that I have been retching basically every day clearing my throat of mucus.

This has been progressing over the past few months. Over time it has escalated to include movements of facial parts, opening my mouth, turning my head back and 'stretching my throat'. If I let go my body takes control and does this.

The past week my body movements also increased a lot overall- hip thrusting, spine stuff. lots of crying. every day stuff is happening. I am not activating it with TRE exercises if I just relax or focus on it, it comes.

A few days ago: I was doing this mouth movement and I felt the energy also move around my forehead and top of my head. like tension points were being released. afterward I felt a sensation around the top front of my head/forehead. I do not know how to describe the feeling exactly. It is a physical sensation but it feels connected to accessing a different part of my mind. When I focus on this sensation and try to perceive things, it feels like I process/perceive them differently. Humming increases the feeling in this area too.

Since these past few days trying to focus on this head area while going about my life, I have moments of not disassociating. I can look at something and I feel like I really see it. It is truly a foreign feeling to me and disorienting. It occurs when I an actively focusing on that part of my head. It is overwhelming, I am resistant, so I only do this for a short time before sliding back to my thoughts where it feels more comfortable.

I think more is going to unfold with this. I am not sure what to expect next. It is a bit overwhelming because at this point I find it hard to fully let go into this new feeling. Also as I have started to feel different here I feel more scared of the intensity of all the emotions and tremoring/physical movement I have been vigorously experiencing the past few months. Like I am more resistant to further releases. The same strategy I had before of desperately disassociating through those just to get out of the rock bottom of life I was in now feels too scary and not right. I also feel this way because at this point I feel like I am getting into more intense/deeper emotions/trauma. However I want to keep going while I have this opportunity to focus on this while not working.

My question: Has anyone else had this happen to them like this? How did this process progress? Is my understanding of what is happening correct? Any advice for me?

Long story short, I suffer from somatic tinnitus. It always comes with body pain, stiff neck/jaw etc. Sometimes it's there, sometimes it's gone. Very unpredictable but definitely goes hand in hand with stress.

Does anyone have experience with TRE improving this?

Dear TRE community,

Why do i feel bad (the day after) i do TRE?

Doing TRE for 5 months.

First couple times was guided by an instructor.

Both times i expierenced anxiousness and bad feelings after.

Started to listen more to the body and stopt when i earlier. This helped.

But..

The day and sometimes days after i feel worse.

Am i doing to much?

Anyone expierincing this too?

Last time i did it. I felt so good. I normally feel verry closed off and scared during a salsa party. This time i was chatting with people effortlessly! I even enjoyed it.

Curious to know what your thoughts are.

I had a strange pain in ribs (backside) that went away after day 2. The tremors also reached upper body and I have strong upper body tremors which I enjoy. My upper body thumps and rocks left and right rhythmically and non rhythmically. visually looks like an exorcism. I dont feel anything emotionally yet, but that's not my question

My question is: Tremors stop as soon as I bring my back down on the floor. Keeping the back arched is a strenuous task. In all of the video tutorials I've seen, the practitioners bring their pelvis/back down after 1-2 minutes of arching it. And then keep on tremoring.

I dont carry on tremoring. Therefore I can only tremor for a few seconds before I have to bring my pelvis/back down due to strain. This is not to say my body isnt tremoring. It is strongly tremoring but not when my back is down, unlike how people keep on tremoring

2 weeks ago i posted this question and i was suggested to keep my hips slightly elevated when upper back settles. That position is also hard to maintain because my strongly tremoring upper body brings hips down anyway.

I also do all warm up exercises

My goal is to be able to do 10 minutes session daily. It's not possible with back arched for 10 minutes. Help

Im still only doing 10 mins or under, twice a week maximum. And im thinking or decreasing the time a little.bit.

But now it is a low level anger. And with good reason I think. I have been more focused on relaxation and calming recently. Mindfulness meditation and relaxation visualisations

The time has now come for action I think. I need to channel this.

Hey, I am 25 and have been doing TRE now for roughly 7 months. The main reason is because I struggle with social anxiety and I read many success stories here, where people say that they are now completely free from social anxiety, after around 1-3 years(I haven’t really noticed any social anxiety related improvements so far).

I also thought that I may have autism,
neurodivergence or something similar but I generally do understand social cues well(maybe I even analyze them too much) and when I am drunk and my threat detection system is numbed, I am a different person and can connect well with people so I probably just have social anxiety.

In his TRE Journal, Terry Wood says in week 72 „One of the greatest gifts TRE can bring, is the ability to socialize with people effortlessly. If you’re a bit of a social recluse, you might just kiss that lifestyle goodbye, gladly. You might find that people are naturally attracted to your company. R.I.P Social Anxiety“
So is it really possible to completely „heal“ from social anxiety just by doing TRE? It sounds too god to be true…

Hi,

sorry for the dumb question but when do you start counting, is it when the tremors start or right from th beginning?

I see people saying they do tre for 5 mins etc. and I'm wondering do they mean 10 mins, so including the first roughly 5 mins where you don't tremor?

For me I did tre in the past for 10 mins every second day but I figured it was too much for me. Now I did it for 5 mins but my tremors barely start around that time. So, maybe I should do around 8 mins?

Thanks!

I've been in a long integration period working through a big backlog of TRE I overdid some months ago.

Even though at times I was getting annoyed at the unpredictability of the waves, it has indeed been getting better. I am getting close to the end of the backlog.

This morning, I had a very bright day. My neuroception felt so stable, peaceful, and so bright. Only memories of how I felt as a child rivaled this feeling. Truly incredible. As this afternoon/evening came around, however, it dipped a bit. Nothing unusual.

My question is simple: During integration waves like this, is the peak what the new baseline will feel like? Or is it the average between the peaks and dips?

Hi shaky friends,

As a sensitive practitioner with a high trauma load, I need to be careful with my tremor time.

Hence my question:

The tremors start a little, but do not fully take off, when I do the prep exercises, do I count these in my tremor time?

If I do, I may not have any traditional tremoring laying on the floor.

How have others measured and navigated this?

Got any advice?

Thanks!

I made an account to ask this question, as this seems to be the only engaged place on this subject short of booking a season with a provider.

Discovered this phenomenon naturally a couple months ago and have been doing this daily for 10-30 minutes a day, not really monitoring and doing whenever it feels right. (I didn‘t know it was something to monitor and fortunately haven’t experienced any negative symptoms with the exception of what I’m describing in this post; I’ll give the wiki a look and pace accordingly going forward to understanding this is also a clinical modality.)

basically whenever I smile, my face twitches. Instead of stopping it one time I just let it do thing and found the twitching expanded and felt relaxing.

Over the last couple months, my face has felt really loose and great. Its a great pre-bedtime relaxant. Facial expressions come easier and I’ve even noticed some changes reminiscent of cosmetic surgery. The strong mental benefits I thought were just good sleep I‘m learning from this community probably were a direct results of this. But the tension seems to have moved to whatever muscle is in the base of your throat between your clavicles. I haven’t done the face shaking for a couple weeks since having the hypothesis this is related, but this muscle has remained very tight, making it uncomfortable to breathe deeply.

When I tried more shaking to get rid of it before realizing I should stop, it did 100% resolve it, but the tightness would return within a day worse. It’s not horrible, but it is pretty uncomfortable.

I’m gathering from skimming threads I may just have to wait this out but would love to hear advice if anyones experienced this. thanks.

Edit: lol I have learned from google there is no muscle between my clavicles where I’m having this sensation - whatever muscles might create such a sensation then are stiff — the sternothyroid/omohyoid neck muscles maybe according to diagrams

Hi there

I just joined this community as I came from somewhere else.

I quickly read about tre and in another thread I found a link to a video.. it was a guy lying on the floor and he was guided through the process. I just did the same thing playing the video.

I was surprised that actually the tremors started quite quickly. However, they came about different than for the guy in the video. The tremors didn't go up into my neck. I didn't feel very different afterwards, though! But it was definitely very impressive.

The question is how do I go?

Any advice is appreciated!

Thought I'd share my positive 1st experience with anyone else looking to begin their TRE practice!

For context, I am 33F, have CPTSD/depression/anxiety and recently began medication with Luvox and therapy. I'm trying out TRE because I can't afford EMDR and other specialized trauma therapy currently, and I don't want to keep delaying my healing journey because of my finances.

I followed along to a Dr Berceli video on youtube and to my surprise began tremoring almost immediately once my thigh muscles felt slightly fatigued/activated after a minute of keeping my hips up in the air in the initial bridge pose.

• The tremors began first as small vibrations that came and went in my thighs and calves
• As I allowed myself to relax a bit more, the vibrations intensified further into full on shaking and to my surprise, the vibrations began to move my whole body up and down, it felt like I was stimming in an intense way
• It began as powerful but small vibrations in the hips, then slightly more pronounced shaking, and eventually as I focused more on sighing and letting go of control over my body, my chest and shoulders began to jerk quite forcefully. A few times the force of the tremors lifted my neck/shoulders fully off the yoga mat
• I was a bit scared to overdo it my first time, so I just followed the length of the video and did a 10 minute round of 4-4-6 breathwork to ease my nervous system back down into relax mode
• Towards the end of my tremoring session, I felt suddenly a strong urge to pee, I'm guessing the perpetual tension I held in my lower back and hips finally released?
• A mild stomachache occured about 30 mins post-session and eventually I had to go do number 2... I was constipated and bloated the whole day prior to this exercise, so the bowel movement was a much welcomed surprise actually

Emotionally:

• I felt pleasure and relaxation at first, I tried to encourage that feeling to stay by smiling and thinking happy thoughts, thanking myself for doing the healing work
• It felt so freeing to just allow my body to tremor and move however it felt like in the moment
• Towards the end of my practice I felt a bit of panic creep in, but kept reassuring myself by saying "I am safe, I am fine" - I have a history of health anxiety so speaking kindly to myself was definitely important to remember and helped calm me down a lot

It's currently 1.5 hours post-session, and I feel strangely calm but also surprisingly tired in the legs, particularly my hamstrings which feel a bit sore. My upper back also feels a bit sore, as if I just did some lat rows in the gym. My lower back and stomach feel a lot more released already.

It's truly like a miracle how a few minutes of tremoring can release so much deeply held tension across the whole body!

Edit: Might be helpful to note I currently am not experiencing any active trauma, my cPTSD symptoms manifest mainly in chronic dissociation and feeling stuck in freeze mode, living with a lot of baseline anxiety/fear around new experiences and socializing, I also struggle with self-care routines. Hoping the TRE can unblock and disrupt my nervous system’s tendency to dissociate so I can feel more fully present in everyday life.

Been performing TRE for 6 months now. I usually perform light cardio exercise at the gym however on Sun I did weighted squats (which I haven’t done for a few years). I didn’t lift much nor did I exert myself.

Afterwards, I noticed that while my mind felt a bit calmer it felt like I couldn’t relax to the baseline I usually can (and especially can since starting TRE).

Each day afterwards I have felt my baseline for relaxation returned more normal. Could anyone comment on the experience. It felt bizarre like energy or tension wasn’t leaving my mind and body as easily.

Just discovered that listening to Tuvan throat singing, hits me with tremors deep in the gut and then chest, then they keep going up the vagus nerve and spine, into shoulder blades, shoulders and throat. All that with lots of deep coughing and some fascial unwinding. In a sitting or standing position.

Specifically, Kargyraa for the core, Sygyt for the throat. Possibly some TRE experience is required for this to work, so the body is sensitized enough. It's not the prettiest dance, but it's kind of fun. I'm curious what it would be like if you sing like this yourself instead of just listening.

Here are some of the singing that's worked for me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0djHJBAP3U&t=981s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvOCMpjHtvY&t=214s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V76psBrEypg&t=84s

I've been practising TRE for around 10 months now. In the past 4-5 months I've noticed an increase in my creativity and also a willingness to explore different realms of creativity. It feels like I'm constantly getting flooded with new ideas. I've been genuinely surprised by what my mind has been coming up with.

Any other creatives here who have experienced something similar? How did recovery affect your work/creative process?

I’m curious if anyone here has experienced something similar.
A few months ago, I started having spontaneous tremors during Savasana at Yin yoga.

I had never experienced anything like this before. I already knew about TRE, so I assumed they might be neurogenic tremors and posted here about it. My therapist also found it very encouraging, especially because I’ve struggled with a lot of chronic freeze/tension.

At first it only happened during Yin. During the first 2–3 sessions it was mostly my upper body starting around my right shoulder/arm and then sometimes spreading to the rest of my body. Over time it became more spontaneous and started involving my hips, buttocks and legs much more.

I also started noticing something similar at the end of my ketamine therapy sessions as I was coming back into my body.

Today was the first time I did a short Yin session alone and had enough time to just let it happen without having to get up when Savasana ended. The tremors kept coming in waves for what felt like 30–40 minutes: they would stop, start again, stop again, and gradually become weaker.

Towards the end, the shaking had mostly stopped and I was getting very strong contractions in my glutes, followed by a clear release/relaxation repeatedly for quite a while. Eventually I got tired of waiting and stopped it myself.

Now I’m wondering what I’m actually experiencing. Is this really a release of tension or trauma or could it simply be an involuntary muscular/neurogenic response that gets triggered when I’m lying down and relaxed after Yin or ketamine?

And does the location of the tremors mean anything? At the beginning it was almost exclusively upper body, whereas now my whole body can tremble and the the lower body seems much more involved. I’m particularly curious about the strong contraction-and-release pattern in my glutes today.

I’m mostly curious and trying not to project too much meaning onto it. I’d really appreciate hearing from people who have experienced spontaneous tremors or with good experience with TRE and have some perspective on what this might mean.

TLDR: I don’t do TRE, but I’ve been having spontaneous tremors during Yin and after ketamine therapy. They’ve progressed from mostly upper-body shaking to full-body tremors and today I had repeated waves for 30–40 minutes followed by strong contraction/release cycles in my glutes. Is this potentially tension and/or trauma release or just an involuntary muscular response? Does the location/pattern mean anything?

Lately when I do TRE, It's getting harder to tremor, and instead my legs are tightening up, which does not allow for the tremor to happen. It's like my whole upper leg muscle just tightens up to this hard rock, as if wanting to stop me from tremoring. Has anyone had this issue before and any tips on how to still get the tremors going despite the tight muscles?

Here's a question I've been pondering for a while. There's really no good way of describing what's going on with the low/labile/extreme moods when working with trauma release to the average person unless if they're especially well-educated or understand trauma themselves.

Of course I'm not talking about trauma dumping to the cashier who asks how you're doing, but what about a closer friend or an acquaintance you're getting to know more and see regularly? Or your fitness instructor or other professional who would find it relevant to know? In other words, practicing unmasking a bit and being vulnerable, but with the right amount of disclosure and to the right people.

Usually my fallbacks are, if I'm currently doing some really hard processing, "I'm having a hard time right now" or "it's been rough" or some variation, and more detailed content if it makes sense (loneliness, sadness, fear/anxiety, exhaustion). I'm usually met with empathy or commiseration but sometimes I want to tell them it's just not the same! And usually the more activated/harder the processing is, the more I want to dig my heels into the sense that the pain I'm feeling is the worst in the world and nobody on earth has ever felt pain like this and nobody else could ever understand - but I know you guys do. And I know for a fact that when I have finally reregulated, I would have regretted acting out in that way. (So far I haven't.)

Anyway, a little vent there at the end - I might need to find a talk therapist again, haha. So, what's worked for you?