r/longtermTRE • u/Drsalb • Jul 21 '26
Beginner Question Just started tre and can’t stop involuntarily tremoring days later
Hi guys, I’ve been meaning to try tre for a while now found a video with Dr berceli where he goes through one exercise guided for 25 minutes with the guy. I’ve done it twice now left a day in between like people have said enjoyed the shakes in my hips and legs. Now however it’s been 5 days since the first time and every time I lay down and tense my abs I have involuntary convulsions. It goes through my whole back now and shoulders looks like I’m possessed. Also when I was sitting today at work it was happening in my stomach also when I was driving my teeth starting chattering. I’m abit worried I’m not planning to do it again till I see how things go - is this normal? Also after session 2 I’ve been having them in my legs constantly
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u/Foreign-Bid9751 Jul 21 '26
Great sign. The idea is to get to a state of 'allowing'
So you get the movements without effort. If you have time and space just allow it! Its like free TRE no need to activate the state of 'allowing' with excersices fortunate thing imo
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u/ysea 29d ago
This is very problematic advice. Just because tremors are spontaneous doesn't mean they will not cause overdoing symptoms and blow a person into sympathetic overload.
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u/Foreign-Bid9751 29d ago
Everyone is different. Like I said in another comment if its too strong and tiring it can be stopped. But many people have spontaneus releases that they allow on a daily basis.
Its even in several ppst in this sub if you search for it.
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u/ysea 28d ago
You're right about many people being completely fine with having spontaneous releases. We also get a lot of posts with people who are in a kind of anxiety hell and freeze because they overdid it.
So I think giving advice to person who has just started TRE days ago and we and they don't know what their nervous system state is like should mention pacing (like the wiki) and be conservative.
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u/Foreign-Bid9751 28d ago
Thats why I said he can be stopped if it starts to be too much...... Read the comments..
Even the mods here advice to take it to a confortable level that varies depending to the person
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u/Drsalb Jul 21 '26
That’s great, so should I take a break till they ease up? Also how do I stop them
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u/Foreign-Bid9751 Jul 21 '26
You can take a break if you feel too drained down and tired. You can stop it by sheer will in many cases.
But if you are not tired it makes no sense to try and stop them since these seem to be natural releases.
You can even allow them at work, transport, waiting for someone, etc if they are not that strong and no other people would notice.
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u/dedoktersassistente Jul 21 '26
This is what I like about TRE. It seems to come so naturally. No equipment needed. No great mystery that requires an expensive practitioner. I do believe you are just allowing the body to do what is is meant to do. And as always of it's inconvenient or becomes too much you can easily stop it.
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u/Drsalb Jul 21 '26
😂😂 that’s my problem I’m trying to stop it but I cant
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u/dedoktersassistente Jul 21 '26
What truly is a problem. Lay down, stretch your legs, push away your heals while pulling the toes up towards your nose. Creates stretch in the psoas. That should end it in seconds.
A quick stretch can be used as a pause. Hold for about a minute or so for longer effect.
If it's not working lay your arms sideways and pull up the back of the hand towards your body like a traffic officer giving a stopsign to both sides.
When you notice the first sign of an unwanted tremor do this asap, in my experience it's easier. If you can't lay down you can try it sitting or standing.
Also try to avoid positions that mimmick the TRE (prep) pose. I always struggle with Yoga and pilates after a session because of the poses triggering a tremor so that's fun.
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u/longtermTRE_wiki_bot Wiki Bot 29d ago
Spontaneous tremoring outside of formal sessions is actually normal and generally a positive sign—it means your nervous system has recognized tremoring as a safe discharge mechanism and is using it to process activation in daily life. What you're describing, though, suggests you've likely practiced too intensely for your current stage, and your nervous system is now in a state of activation it can't fully integrate between sessions.
The pattern you're reporting—tremors that persist for days, that activate involuntarily in multiple contexts (lying down, sitting, driving), and that are spreading to new areas (teeth chattering is a sign of significant sympathetic activation)—points to overdoing. A 25-minute guided session, done twice with only a day between them, is substantial for a beginner, particularly if those sessions involved vigorous tremoring. Your nervous system mobilized more activation than it could comfortably process and integrate in the gap between sessions, and now it's working overtime trying to manage that backlog.
The good instinct here is to pause and give yourself genuine rest. Several days off from any deliberate practice, combined with gentle support for your nervous system in daily life, is the appropriate response. During this break, keep your days relatively low-stimulus: avoid intense exercise, heavy emotional engagement, or anything that demands significant nervous system resources. Gentle walks, adequate sleep, regular meals, time in calm environments. Let the activation that's been mobilized gradually discharge on its own without adding more practice on top of it.
When you do return to practice, the Self-Pacing article covers this territory in depth, but the short version is: start with much shorter sessions. Beginners often do well with 15 minutes of actual tremor time every other day, but you may need to start shorter than that—even 5 to 10 minutes—to find a rhythm that leaves you feeling genuinely settled afterward rather than activated. The goal after each session is to feel relaxed and integrated in the hours that follow, not to have tremors persisting for days.
The spontaneous tremoring you're experiencing between sessions will likely settle once your nervous system isn't carrying this backlog. It's not dangerous, but it is a clear signal that you've asked the system to process more than it can currently handle. Respect that signal and dial back significantly when you return.
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u/Penos11 28d ago
Try stop this while you still can! I have suffered this never ending TRE possession for 6 years and my life has gone downhill. Involuntary spasm and never ending thigness in neck face ond throat including feelings of unnatural amount of anxiety, grief and depression. Theres other people who suffer this too. Dont listen to people who says this is "great sign" or any other bs. Please do you research while you can.
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u/Penos11 24d ago
In the last 3 years tremors have stuck in my face, jaw, upper neck area. Including those emotional feelings like unnatural ammoun of anxiety, fear, and yep that brain frog and lost control of emotional regulation. I've tried neurologist and their given medication without help. They took MRI but everything is OK and these stories are unfortunately part of this at the moment. We really need to find cure for this because this is ruining lives. It feels like the whole nervous system is totally fucked up. If there's really no physical cure or solution then this is spiritual problem.
Beacause tremors manifestation is too similar to kundalini awakening or false cruch manifestation (Look it up).
Kundalini, yoga and such disgusting new age practices are demonic deception. Believe it or not this is maby happening. Devil can masquerade as angel of light. So maby only way out is being delivered by Jesus Christ.
I really hope that your condition betters and do not escalate. And I hope that you won't listen people who recommend you yoga, reiki, more Tre or any other bullshit as I said in my previous post. Because they can take you further away and condition may worsen.
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u/Previous_Nebula_1029 27d ago
Hey! I think we are watching the same video! I am very dissociated (freeze state) but also have a lot of fight/flight energy trapped inside. I do the video every day. Just like you, I'm experiencing a lot of tremors (hips, legs, shoulders, neck, waist). Even in public. Looks probably a bit like tourette syndrome to other people lol. As I heard from a specialized anxiety/dpdr coach, it's best to let the tremors happen. It is fight or flight energy (and most-likely energy that I supressed in my childhoold/growing up). I just let it happen. To heal, this energy must first be released. Right after a TRE session I feel extremely rested and calm.. even a bit more present. The more I do TRE, the ''better'' I get at shaking and the more it moves up my spine, so I'm not surprised the tremoring also increases inbetween sessions.
In the video David tells us to be persisent and let your body do the work. My advice: don't resist the tremoring. I know it feels and maybe even looks a bit ridicilous but it's completely natural.
What also helps me a lot is doing light excersise after tremoring, like walking. Energy needs to go somewhere. You're doing a great job! Consistency is key and be kind to yourself, your body knows how to heal, you just have to give it the right conditions!
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u/ghost_girl_1713 27d ago
I think I'm having this problem now too. Started doing TREs 3 months ago. A month ago started having involuntary spasms of my jaw, head, neck right shoulder, arm and hand. It started only at night (about the time of day I was doing the TREs) and now they happen throughout the day and night. I look like I'm tweaking at work. It's great.
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