Guest guest Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 Good for you Diane..... Yes the mind is a very powerful thing indeed!!! I've read of stories of multiple personalities.. where even the eye color has changed or vision where one needed glasses and blind as a bat and other with perfect vision. Now figure that one out!! Imagine a real physical change that can take place. WOW pretty awesome eh? Keep at it hon. Dee~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 Thanks for sharing that Diane I hope you are still feeling better and that was only a small flare. I've found that " imagining myself well " does help. The other night I was feeling kind of sore and started to tell myself that I did not feel any pain over and over in my head and it did make me feel better and eventually it took my mind off of it and the pain stopped completely. You're right - as hard as it is sometimes we need to keep our spirits up and know that we will get better. Best of luck to all of us ladies working to get well. - --- dljcsp wrote: > On Saturday night after working a long day I had > terrible pain. I > used ice and it didn't help I started to play a > computer game that > needs a lot of concentration and sometimes helps > when I have pain > and I couldn't even try to concentrate on it. TV was > on but I didn't > care. I was ready to start crying. I went and got > myself some Irish > Cream and thought that might help me to relax. It > didn't help. > During this whole time I felt like my insides were > in turbulence > and was thinking about the stress this must be > putting on my body. > Finally I decided to try some EFT which I have > talked about before. > Obviously it has not healed me at least not yet! > HOWEVER, I worked with it and after a few minutes I > felt my insides > and my nerves calm down. So then I just relaxed and > let the ice do > it's work. Then I fell asleep. > Although this was a really bad night I still believe > that I will get > well. I think we need to image ourselves well, we > have to see it in > our minds and be open to healing. That is hard when > you are in pain. > You may want to be well but not believe that it can > happen. We need > to believe it and do everything we can to make it > happen. > Diane > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 Yes I am still feeling better. But I did more than try to imaagine myself well I used EFT techniques that Tom introduced me to. That is what really helped me this time. Diane > > > On Saturday night after working a long day I had > > terrible pain. I > > used ice and it didn't help I started to play a > > computer game that > > needs a lot of concentration and sometimes helps > > when I have pain > > and I couldn't even try to concentrate on it. TV was > > on but I didn't > > care. I was ready to start crying. I went and got > > myself some Irish > > Cream and thought that might help me to relax. It > > didn't help. > > During this whole time I felt like my insides were > > in turbulence > > and was thinking about the stress this must be > > putting on my body. > > Finally I decided to try some EFT which I have > > talked about before. > > Obviously it has not healed me at least not yet! > > HOWEVER, I worked with it and after a few minutes I > > felt my insides > > and my nerves calm down. So then I just relaxed and > > let the ice do > > it's work. Then I fell asleep. > > Although this was a really bad night I still believe > > that I will get > > well. I think we need to image ourselves well, we > > have to see it in > > our minds and be open to healing. That is hard when > > you are in pain. > > You may want to be well but not believe that it can > > happen. We need > > to believe it and do everything we can to make it > > happen. > > Diane > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 Great post Diane, Can you please share more on EFT? Glad it is helping you at least to the point where you can be hopeful. Love, Sandi Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Yahoo! Small Business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 I've been down this road of trying so hard to find something to help me not hurt so much and that includes trying hard not to think about my pain at the same time that I am trying to find the thing that I think will help my pain (yep, the trying everything that we can to make ourselves well). What I found after a while when I did stuff like this is that I ended up hurting more. I later discovered that the reason I was hurting more when I would do these types of things is that I was trying too hard. Which is why my body was rebelling against me. The minute I started to accept that this was the way it was and quit trying so hard then my pain started easing up. I know you are thinking Diane that I mean that I gave up when I say the word " accept " and no that's not what I mean. Here's something from an article that talked about chronic illness " accepting your illness is no failure, but it means 'advancing in a new direction' " . My vulvodynia has taken me in a new direction which means that I have to do certain things for it like with my other illnesses in order to keep it in check. But my point for this is that sometimes trying too hard to wish yourself well can sometimes make one sicker instead of better. Point being: everyone is different. Kristy __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 Is this the EFT you are talking about? http://www.emofree.com/ I have heard that it is VERY helpful. I have also been told that EMDR is helpful for chronic pain: http://www.emdr.com/somatoform.htm I am getting trained in EMDR next summer so I can use it in private practice and I know a little bit about it. I have heard that it can reduce the emotional impact of the trauma of pain, which would hopefully reduce the pain experience overall. I have found that the healing CDs from IMADULATION: http://www.imadulation.com are incredibly helpful. I am happy to say that between the elavil, acyclovir, CDs, changes in lifestyle (reduced stress and exposure to chemicals) I am feeling a lot better. My flare-ups are less intense and of shorter duration. Lindsey > > I've been down this road of trying so hard to find something to > help me not hurt so much and that includes trying hard not to > think about my pain at the same time that I am trying to find > the thing that I think will help my pain (yep, the trying > everything that we can to make ourselves well). What I found > after a while when I did stuff like this is that I ended up > hurting more. > > I later discovered that the reason I was hurting more when I > would do these types of things is that I was trying too hard. > Which is why my body was rebelling against me. > > The minute I started to accept that this was the way it was and > quit trying so hard then my pain started easing up. > > I know you are thinking Diane that I mean that I gave up when I > say the word " accept " and no that's not what I mean. > > Here's something from an article that talked about chronic > illness " accepting your illness is no failure, but it means > 'advancing in a new direction' " . > > My vulvodynia has taken me in a new direction which means that I > have to do certain things for it like with my other illnesses in > order to keep it in check. > > But my point for this is that sometimes trying too hard to wish > yourself well can sometimes make one sicker instead of better. > > Point being: everyone is different. > > Kristy > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 Kristy, I have no desire to dispute what you are saying. But you could not be missing my point more. First, I am not healed by EFT or anything else. I do feel that EFT has HELPED me tremendously. I am dealing with this illness much, much better. I feel happier even if I have some nights in terrible pain. SEcond, I truly believe in my heart and from all the reading I've done over many years (not to do with this condition which I have had for a year) that thinking and imagining a positive outcome is important. Third, I know the pain that hoping and wishing for something, whether it be a healing, a promotion, a new love, and not getting what you wish for can bring. You are afraid to hope anymore. I understand that. But please don't deny me my hope or anyone elses. Maybe if we all hope and pray together something wonderful will happen. OK that may sound a bit sappy (or maybe a lot) but I am a believer and I choose to take that course. I have been disappointed many times in my life as I'm sure many of us have. And you know, EFT can help us with that if we use it. I've been workin' it and it has helped me a lot. Best wishes to you and everyone else. Diane > > I've been down this road of trying so hard to find something to > help me not hurt so much and that includes trying hard not to > think about my pain at the same time that I am trying to find > the thing that I think will help my pain (yep, the trying > everything that we can to make ourselves well). What I found > after a while when I did stuff like this is that I ended up > hurting more. > > I later discovered that the reason I was hurting more when I > would do these types of things is that I was trying too hard. > Which is why my body was rebelling against me. > > The minute I started to accept that this was the way it was and > quit trying so hard then my pain started easing up. > > I know you are thinking Diane that I mean that I gave up when I > say the word " accept " and no that's not what I mean. > > Here's something from an article that talked about chronic > illness " accepting your illness is no failure, but it means > 'advancing in a new direction' " . > > My vulvodynia has taken me in a new direction which means that I > have to do certain things for it like with my other illnesses in > order to keep it in check. > > But my point for this is that sometimes trying too hard to wish > yourself well can sometimes make one sicker instead of better. > > Point being: everyone is different. > > Kristy > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 Diane, I'm not missing your point. You have come off as being healed in the short time you have done the EFT but thank you for clarifying that point any way just in case I did miss the point. But I'm glad that you think and feel that the EFT is helping you so far. No one is denying you your hope, I'm just showing everyone that there is more than one side to the issue of trying to hope for something. B/c I hoped very hard as well. Just b/c things have gone in a different direction for me doesn't mean that I don't hope a little (which I do have a little thanks to something I read that may tell me more about my own condition). Whether or not I can have the test I read about in the future is another story that remains to be seen. But as I said it's wonderful that you feel good with the EFT but as for it helping everyone that uses it, well, everyone is different. I wish you well. Kristy __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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