Visualization

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Hi Louise

Well it worked for me!

Back in 1993 while on four weeks bed rest, during my worst spell to date, I

read about this.

However with me I decided to pick the most grotesque animal I hate and still

hate, the Rat!

Laying in bed in sever pain, I pictured this big black rat, sat on my bed,

gnawing at my knee. That was the only way to describe the pain. I then

decided that I had to do something about it! I visualised the next stage,

climbing out of bed, walking the hall, out the front door and into the

garage. As I opened the garage door, there stood my 'stainless steel

shovel'. I picked it up, brought it back and battered the rat to oblivion.

Exhausted by my trip, I then fell off to sleep!

I find this interesting, because I do not own a 'stainless steel shovel'

Just the thought of dragging this body out of bed, was at the time

exhausting, never mind walking to the garage. However I did get to sleep?

A few nights later this was followed by the Saw, and I amputated my own arm.

Odd because once I had sawed my way through my shoulder joint, the pain

vanished and again I fell to sleep. [Perhaps amputating my shoulder joint

without anaesthetic was more painful than the arthritis?]

In hindsight, I was on many pain killers, but in the subconscious, I think

my conscious had accepted that I had murdered the Rat that was causing this

pain, and amputated the shoulder.

Should I ever find myself in the same situation, I would not hesitate to

used this useful tool again. Although I no longer own a Saw.

Some people visualise the beach and gentle waves, others a sunset, but I

know this would not work for me.

Love and God Bless

Gillian

A friend is, as it were, a second self.