Guest guest Posted August 12, 1999 Report Share Posted August 12, 1999 > SO DO I...what happened while I was out with a FibroFlare to cause all of the political/social hate mail that's flooding this list. Think I'll go back to no-mail and check in later deb > nancym > moderator > who wants > linda back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 , Thank you for this excellent analogy. I'd like to apply it to another part of " stress, " the stress induced by exposure to mold, allergens and chemicals. (especially the physical stress from the body's attempts to protect us). The longer the exposure the longer you are holding the glass of water. How do you put down the " glass of mold " or the " glass of chemicals? " You do it by stopping the exposure, if you can. Here's the general methods, in addition to medical treatments that may increase the endurance of your arm, in order of decreasing effectiveness. 1. Remove the source. The stress is no longer there because the glass of water is gone from your hand. This is similar to 's " extreme avoidance " policy. If you can't do this then: 2. Isolate the exposure source by blocking it. Or, in the example of the water glass, it is still in your hand with your arm extended but you have something propping it up, taking the weight off your arm. If you can't do this then: 3. Reduce the source by ventilation or filtration. Pour some of the water into other glasses or evaporate it so your glass has less weight/stress. You are still exposed and the stress continues but at lower levels. If you can't get the level low enough to be tolerable and begin healing then: 4. Remove yourself from the source. Set down the " glass of exposure, " leave it where it is, and you go elsewhere. The last is extreme and definitely life altering, but sometimes it is the only remaining option before healing can begin. Even then, keep in mind that for some of us the healing takes years and for others it may only be slight. Which makes removing yourself even more critical to the process. If the exposure doesn't stop or isn't reduced to below your reactivity threshold, you cannot heal. It's like staying in the boxing ring with an outraged heavyweight. You must step across the ropes to as safe a place as possible. Carl Grimes Healthy Habitats LLC ----- > sorry - I forgot about the forwards - > > READ THIS....IT'S REALLY WORTHWHILE > > A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an > audience, raised a glass of water and asked, " How > heavy is this glass of water? " > > Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g. > > The lecturer replied, " The absolute weight doesn't > matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it. " > > " If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I > hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right > arm. If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an > ambulance. > > " In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I > hold it, the heavier it becomes. " > > He continued, " And that's the way it is with stress > management. If we carry our burdens all the time, > sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly > heavy, we won't be able to carry on. " > > " As with the glass of water, you have to put it down > for a while and rest before holding it again. When > we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden. " > > " So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of > work down. Don't carry it home. You can pick it up > tomorrow. Whatever burdens you're carrying now, let > them down for a moment if you can. " > > " Relax; pick them up later after you've rested. Life > is short. Enjoy it! " > > And then he shared some ways of dealing with the > burdens of life: > > Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days > you're the statue. > > Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case > you have to eat them. > > Always read stuff that will make you look good if you > die in the middle of it. > > Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be > recalled by their maker. > > Eat a live toad in the morning and nothing worse will > happen to you for the rest of the day. > > If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be > vague. > > If you lend someone $20 and never see that person > again, it was probably worth it. > > It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to > serve as a warning to others. > > Never buy a car you can't push. > > Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, > because then you won't have a leg to stand on. > > Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and > dance. > > Since it's the early worm that gets ea ten by the > bird, sleep late. - The second mouse gets the cheese. > > When everything is coming your way, you're in the > wrong lane. > > Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the > longer you live. > > You may be only one person in the world, but you may > also be the world to one person. > > Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once. > > Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it > happened. > > We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, > some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird > names, and all are different colors but they all have > to live in the same box. > > A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery > on a detour. > > Happiness comes through doors you didn't even know you > left open. > > Have an awesome day and know that someone has thought > about you today..........I did > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 thank you carl, very well put. > > , > > Thank you for this excellent analogy. I'd like to apply it to another > part of " stress, " the stress induced by exposure to mold, allergens > and chemicals. (especially the physical stress from the body's > attempts to protect us). > > The longer the exposure the longer you are holding the glass of > water. How do you put down the " glass of mold " or the " glass of > chemicals? " You do it by stopping the exposure, if you can. Here's > the general methods, in addition to medical treatments that may > increase the endurance of your arm, in order of decreasing > effectiveness. > > 1. Remove the source. The stress is no longer there because the > glass of water is gone from your hand. This is similar to 's > " extreme avoidance " policy. If you can't do this then: > > 2. Isolate the exposure source by blocking it. Or, in the example of > the water glass, it is still in your hand with your arm extended but > you have something propping it up, taking the weight off your arm. If > you can't do this then: > > 3. Reduce the source by ventilation or filtration. Pour some of the > water into other glasses or evaporate it so your glass has less > weight/stress. You are still exposed and the stress continues but at > lower levels. If you can't get the level low enough to be tolerable > and begin healing then: > > 4. Remove yourself from the source. Set down the " glass of exposure, " > leave it where it is, and you go elsewhere. > > The last is extreme and definitely life altering, but sometimes it is > the only remaining option before healing can begin. Even then, keep > in mind that for some of us the healing takes years and for others it > may only be slight. Which makes removing yourself even more critical > to the process. > > If the exposure doesn't stop or isn't reduced to below your > reactivity threshold, you cannot heal. It's like staying in the > boxing ring with an outraged heavyweight. You must step across the > ropes to as safe a place as possible. > > Carl Grimes > Healthy Habitats LLC > > ----- > > sorry - I forgot about the forwards - > > > > READ THIS....IT'S REALLY WORTHWHILE > > > > A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an > > audience, raised a glass of water and asked, " How > > heavy is this glass of water? " > > > > Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g. > > > > The lecturer replied, " The absolute weight doesn't > > matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it. " > > > > " If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I > > hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right > > arm. If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an > > ambulance. > > > > " In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I > > hold it, the heavier it becomes. " > > > > He continued, " And that's the way it is with stress > > management. If we carry our burdens all the time, > > sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly > > heavy, we won't be able to carry on. " > > > > " As with the glass of water, you have to put it down > > for a while and rest before holding it again. When > > we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden. " > > > > " So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of > > work down. Don't carry it home. You can pick it up > > tomorrow. Whatever burdens you're carrying now, let > > them down for a moment if you can. " > > > > " Relax; pick them up later after you've rested. Life > > is short. Enjoy it! " > > > > And then he shared some ways of dealing with the > > burdens of life: > > > > Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days > > you're the statue. > > > > Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case > > you have to eat them. > > > > Always read stuff that will make you look good if you > > die in the middle of it. > > > > Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be > > recalled by their maker. > > > > Eat a live toad in the morning and nothing worse will > > happen to you for the rest of the day. > > > > If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be > > vague. > > > > If you lend someone $20 and never see that person > > again, it was probably worth it. > > > > It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to > > serve as a warning to others. > > > > Never buy a car you can't push. > > > > Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, > > because then you won't have a leg to stand on. > > > > Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and > > dance. > > > > Since it's the early worm that gets ea ten by the > > bird, sleep late. - The second mouse gets the cheese. > > > > When everything is coming your way, you're in the > > wrong lane. > > > > Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the > > longer you live. > > > > You may be only one person in the world, but you may > > also be the world to one person. > > > > Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once. > > > > Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it > > happened. > > > > We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, > > some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird > > names, and all are different colors but they all have > > to live in the same box. > > > > A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery > > on a detour. > > > > Happiness comes through doors you didn't even know you > > left open. > > > > Have an awesome day and know that someone has thought > > about you today..........I did > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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