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Re:Ask HN: What is it like to be old? What advice would you ... by koolba on Saturday September 19, 2020 @02:01PM (#24529289)
What does TMS stand for?
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Re:Ask HN: What is it like to be old? What advice would you ... by schroffl on Saturday September 19, 2020 @02:12PM (#24529370)
According to the website in their comment it apparently stands for "Tension Myositis Syndrome (TMS)" (https://www.tmswiki.org/ppd/An_Introduction_to_Tension_Myosi...)
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Re:Ask HN: What is it like to be old? What advice would you ... by superasn on Saturday September 19, 2020 @02:10PM (#24529352)
It stands for tension myositis syndrome. This is a good introduction to it (1)

(1) https://www.tmswiki.org/ppd/An_Introduction_to_Tension_Myosi...

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Re:Ask HN: What is it like to be old? What advice would you ... by playcache on Saturday September 19, 2020 @05:05PM (#24530304)
as others have said, tension myositis syndrome. The theory is supressing uncomfortable thoughts results in the body instead trying to communicate them as pain.

I personally think its quack science, but it seems to work for some people, so that is what matters.

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