Guest guest Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Yes, it has crossed my mind. I had eating problems as a child .... afraid to swallow food at times ... inherited, learnt behavior from my Mom. It went away during my college years (they were fun, relaxing, beer drinking times, AWAY from home). Then, swallowing problems resurfaced (as achalasia) shortly after I had children. Hmm .... Was sent to a psycologist for 2 yrs, until a medical doctor finally diagnosed it as A. Take a stab at analyzing my life, if you'd like. from Caledon, Ontario, Canada .... 5 yrs since my Heller ... life is much better now. Not perfect ... but much, much better and manageable ... eat most things. I am lucky. Did the Ironman Triathlon only 14 months after my Heller Myotomy .... and still race triathlons and trail run races today. achalasia From: egaira@... Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:38:43 +0000 Subject: Emotional trauma Have any of you found that emotional trauma may be the cause of A? Even something that happened in late childhood? Eva from chicagoland _________________________________________________________________ Reinvent how you stay in touch with the new Windows Live Messenger. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9650731 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 > > Have any of you found that emotional trauma may be the cause of A? Even something that happened in late childhood? > > Eva from chicagoland > Hi, well i dont know whether this counts but my dad died of esophagael cancer when i was about 1 years old ? and obviously that caused lots of erm upset and stress growing up ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Hi Eva, In my case it's absolutely out of the question that emotional trauma could be the cause of my achalasia. I cannot think of any emotional trauma I experienced in my life and furthermore I always have loved eating. But everyone is different of course... Often us achalasians are told that emotions play a huge role in our disease. I think emotions always play a role when someone has a disease. Though I have to admit, that I never ever experienced it that way myself. We all want to know why we have got what we have got, I would love to know more about the reason why, about the cause of achalasia. Yet, I think we ought to be very carefull not to get ourselves placed in the corner that it is some " mental " illness. I am absolutely convinced that for the biggest part of us that is not the case, it's a physical disease. Though we don't know the cause, we do know that it is physical. Isabella ________________________________ From: goldenmtgoat <egaira@...> achalasia Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 12:38:43 AM Subject: Emotional trauma Have any of you found that emotional trauma may be the cause of A? Even something that happened in late childhood? Eva from chicagoland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Hi Isabella, Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experience. Just to clarify my original post, I don't mean " the " cause but a " cause " or contributing factor. In my case, it now appears to me that A may have been caused originally by an emotional trauma in my childhood, which I buried, and have not even been aware of until now. Achalasia, the physical disease, started surfacing more recently. The night time component last August when my dad came home from the hospital/nursing home and refused to go to daycare. This was after I had done some deep digging into my past--including my buried emotions. My training has taught me that all diseases have a several components besides the physical. There is also the emotional, mental, spiritual and energetic. Disease often starts in the energy field before it is found in the physical. A is not a " mental " illness but there is a mental component. It definitely is in the physical for most of us, but it is affected by stress and emotions and mental state. By the way, I've always loved eating too. Daytime and nighttime. I'm very interested in the German convention and the Achalasia book. I lived in Germany for about 3 years as a child and can speak and read (a little). " Danke schon " for informing us about it. Eva from Chicago > > Hi Eva, > > In my case it's absolutely out of the question that emotional trauma could be the cause of my achalasia. I cannot think of any emotional trauma I experienced in my life and furthermore I always have loved eating. But everyone is different of course... > > Often us achalasians are told that emotions play a huge role in our disease. I think emotions always play a role when someone has a disease. Though I have to admit, that I never ever experienced it that way myself. > > We all want to know why we have got what we have got, I would love to know more about the reason why, about the cause of achalasia. Yet, I think we ought to be very carefull not to get ourselves placed in the corner that it is some " mental " illness. I am absolutely convinced that for the biggest part of us that is not the case, it's a physical disease. Though we don't know the cause, we do know that it is physical. > > Isabella > > > > > ________________________________ > From: goldenmtgoat <egaira@...> > achalasia > Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 12:38:43 AM > Subject: Emotional trauma > > > > > > Have any of you found that emotional trauma may be the cause of A? Even something that happened in late childhood? > > Eva from chicagoland > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 So often cancer follows severe emotional trauma. The concept was popularized by R.G. Hamer and I have seen verification when interviewing participants in our program. I also see the problem compounded when the cancer patient is given a cancer diagnosis, and then again when given the final send off: " I'm sorry, Mr/Mrs/Ms____, there is nothing more we can do. " I recently encountered a very bright man who, when told a version of latter in a context in which he had reason to believe he was doing ok, plummeted into a deep depression. The shock was organic and no amount of reasoning nor explanation could resurrect him from his seemingly hopeless state. Of course such a condition makes it very difficult for the alternative practitioner -- one can only hope for irrefutable evidence of a quick turnaround. There may be ways though that this trauma can be prevented. The US military noticed that wounded soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan rarely suffered post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) if they were given a shot of morphine immediately after being injured. Research is now continuing by giving morphine immediately to rape victims to see if they fare better than a control group. I do think that a little self medication might be just the ticket before an appointment with a physician who could deliver bad news as fact or as a manipulation to get you into treatment. If you have a physician whom you know to be a self-important jerk, there is a little trick you can do to level the playing field. When he/she steps into the room and shakes your hand, immediately start wiping it off, and al little feigned disgust won't hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 I think you are right on . I was going through a terrible time in my life. I received eviction notice, soon after I received a divorce decree, It was two weeks later that I received my cancer diagnosis. I was under a terrible amount of stress and was about ready to just give up. Five years have passed and I have re-married, changed my outlook on life and changed my diet. I have been diagnosed as cured but I will always keep to the organic diet and lowering my stress by exercise and mental cleansing. Stress can give you Cancer or a heart Attack. Al Spokane WA ________________________________ From: VGammill <vgammill@...> Sent: Mon, July 26, 2010 11:25:43 AM Subject: [ ] Emotional Trauma So often cancer follows severe emotional trauma. The concept was popularized by R.G. Hamer and I have seen verification when interviewing participants in our program. I also see the problem compounded when the cancer patient is given a cancer diagnosis, and then again when given the final send off: " I'm sorry, Mr/Mrs/Ms____, there is nothing more we can do. " I recently encountered a very bright man who, when told a version of latter in a context in which he had reason to believe he was doing ok, plummeted into a deep depression. The shock was organic and no amount of reasoning nor explanation could resurrect him from his seemingly hopeless state. Of course such a condition makes it very difficult for the alternative practitioner -- one can only hope for irrefutable evidence of a quick turnaround. There may be ways though that this trauma can be prevented. The US military noticed that wounded soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan rarely suffered post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) if they were given a shot of morphine immediately after being injured. Research is now continuing by giving morphine immediately to rape victims to see if they fare better than a control group. I do think that a little self medication might be just the ticket before an appointment with a physician who could deliver bad news as fact or as a manipulation to get you into treatment. If you have a physician whom you know to be a self-important jerk, there is a little trick you can do to level the playing field. When he/she steps into the room and shakes your hand, immediately start wiping it off, and al little feigned disgust won't hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 It doesn't matter whether or not Emotional Trauma is a direct cause or just a 'causal relationship', what matters is battling the cancer and nobody is going to stay healthy with severe emotional trauma and 'severe' is whatever it means to the person affected. Just think about how one feels when under that stressful situation. How on earth can the body withstand the constant stress without breaking down? There are some that believe simply removing the stress/trauma, will bring about healing. Perhaps in some cases it can. When a cancer is advanced, that's when it appears strong intervention, above and beyond removing stress, is warranted. Clearly a change in diet to a 'better one' is good and getting rid of the stress? Very good. Joe C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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