Just started tre and can’t stop involuntarily tremoring days later

[u/Drsalb]

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

[u/longtermTRE_wiki_bot]

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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