Dec 05 2016
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Dec 01 2016
What Happens When You Let Go Of Negativity? You Create An Amazing LIfe, That’s What – 13 Ways – Vol. 390, December 1, 2016
With the presidential and other elections firmly behind us now, how about getting back to our own lives? How about we realize that being used as ‘pawns’ in the theatrics that is and has been politics to “manufacture consent,” as Norm Chomsky has written about for decades now, is a damaging manner in which to be manipulated ‘by the powers that be.” What does he mean by this? Simple. By distracting the masses by putting out issues that mean “nothing” instead of dealing with the true facts on matters that DO matter, the populace will consent to whatever is being placed in front of them. This is how Hitler came to power as the German currency became useless after WW1, blaming the Jews and anyone else that didn’t fit what he looked like -a blond Arian. It was masterfully played out with his charisma, telling the masses that he had the ultimate answer to gaining Germany her power back. It is also the manner in which our politicians here in the U.S. are able to get Americans to go to war for non-issues, against third world countries who haven’t the power to fight us back. Iran, Grenada, Panama, Nicaragua, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Iraq, and of course Cuba back in the 60’s.
Once we come to realize that we are being played by a media that is taking the position of our government – because “freedom of the press” doesn’t exist in this country, regardless of what you were taught in school, perhaps you would best be served by letting go of the nonsense and concentrate on that which you can do to release the negativity from your world. How? Well, here are some ideas that will turn around your perception of your world by how it is that you choose to spend your time. Because, in the end, this is what is going to ratchet up or down your qualities of life. So here we go:
1. Stop watching the idiocy on the television. If you desire to get the news of the day, go online and find impartial journalist who are giving you facts instead of “spins” other wise known as editorials.
2. Ask yourself what is it that you truly like and even admire about yourself. I will give you an example for myself: I love the fact that regardless of being screwed over (as has anyone who has lived more then a few years has been), I will never allow anyone to crush my heart centered manner of living. It is my heart that allows me to create the best friends in this world, for whom I am there when they need me, and who are there even when I haven’t asked for their assistance. Somehow, they always know when to inquire what I may be in need of their support. I admire the fact that when I choose to do something, I get it done. It doesn’t matter how illogical (read: crazy) it may seem, I go for it anyway and life is brought to a whole other level of experience and understanding! Your turn…..
3. Declutter you life! If you haven’t moved in decades, it is time to get rid of all that crap that is holding you down and back. Just dump it in the trash, donate it to some organization that will give it to the poor, and feel the lightness that comes about in your soul.
4. Speaking about the soul, get in touch with with your own soul and what it is asking of you right now. The easiest way to do this is to get yourself into a very relaxed state – go out to a quiet spot in nature or even in your home, and just take a few deep breaths in, hold them for a few seconds and then exhale. Close your eyes: tighten and then release each set of muscles in your body starting with your feet and working your way up to your head. Then allow your mind to focus on your heart and your soul, It will know how to do this and then allow whatever is to come up to come up. The way you do this, is to just allow it to come up. It will indeed do so, and you will realize all those things that you were “meaning” to do and never did. Make a list and start doing those things. Till you do, you will never be aligned with your greater self, which will leave you in the negative feeling space you may be currently experiencing.
5. Stop contemplating your belly button, meaning stop going over and over your past and all those horrible things others did to you, or worse those horrible things you felt you did yourself to yourself or worse to others. These are in the past and let them stay there. For most, if not all of these things, no one cares but you (unless you are serving time somewhere because of your actions, in which case, you need to forgive yourself, and then let it go.)
What’s the best way to stop contemplating your belly button? Well, a bit of a story here:
Many years ago when I was working in elder care, I had a 60 year old client who went into the mental ward every other month because of depression with suicidal feelings, or because of anxiety so great she didn’t feel safe at home. She was able to stop this insanity by doing a couple of things, but the one I want to share with you is this one: She got out of her own head and started volunteering with Cerebral Palsy patients in a program down the hill from where she lived. What she realized is that these folks were physically deformed and developmentally disabled. There wasn’t a thing that they could do to change that, however she could make their lives better by giving her love and attention to them. That volunteer job became a paid job, even though that was never her intention. Better than that, she realized that she had much more control over her life then she was taking. She could have an adult conversation with her psychiatrist to get on medications that had fewer or perhaps evert no side-effects. She could concentrate her time on being with people that she enjoyed being with, because they brought out the best in her. She could get back to her writing and she could take control of her legal status. She did all these things and found her way to a beautiful relationship with a loving man who she married until he passed away some 15 or more years later. You see, it is all in your own perceptions as to what you can create for yourself. Make better choices, by standing for doing something for others, and you will no longer be focused on what’s wrong with your own life. Because, the reality is that there are very few things that we can’t change for the better so long as we are able to be positive in our thinking processes. And by the way, that client landed in the mental hospital a grand total of three times over the 15 years after we completed our work together due to major stressors in her life, one of them losing her husband. She always stayed in contact with me through letters, which is how I know.
6. If you have people in your life that trigger you, let them know that when they do “x” it makes you feel “y”, and this is what you would like them to do instead. They will either do what you request or not. If they are unable to or refuse to do as you request, allow that relationship to die. In so doing you will allow for a better healthier relationship to come into your life.
7. Stop taking things personally that aren’t personal. Just because someone didn’t immediately respond to your email or phone call doesn’t mean they are ignoring you. Perhaps they missed it or maybe the information never got through. Haven’t you ever missed someone’s email or missed a phone call because the message didn’t get there till days later? Hell, all you need do is contact them again and in the subject line write ****Second time around RE (whatever was in the original subject line). I do this regularly and people see it because they can’t miss it!
If someone missed a phone call – text them instead or leave another message letting them know when you are available to speak – that will decrease that horrible thing known as “phone tag.”
8. Respect each person’s favorite method of communicating. So, I have a rule where if someone wants to communicate with me, especially if it is an update, they get on the phone and call me, or I am utterly uninterested, unless they take the time to send me a very nice old fashioned letter either in the mail or via email putting something that will catch my attention in the subject line. Train the people in your life in how you want to connect. As a hypnotist, I realize all the mistaken comments that occur in texting and emails and I refuse to engage with them. This is because the vocal intonations, which account for more of the meaning then the words is lost. Of course non-verbal body language tells me much more then anything spoken as people will contradict their words with their body language – so in person is the best way for me to communicate with anyone, because I am into clarity of communicating. It saves a whole lot of negative emotions. Why go there if I don’t have to? Perhaps you now feel the same way.
9. If someone says that they can’t hear you, or they don’t have the time to talk to you when you call, or isn’t interested in your offer for whatever – do both of you a favor and LISTEN to what they are saying and respect that. It will allow you to move onto a better situation with someone who is ready to give you the attention that you deserve, while saving a ton of time for both of you. That is what I call a win/win.
10. Take some time every morning to do those things that help to center you. Back in 2004 when I did my Master Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming we had to pair up and go through a treatment protocol with our partners to release something that was causing harm to us. In my case, my bronchial asthma was the thing that was creating much grief for me, while concerning my clients with my health, as I was coughing more and more with the talking that was needed to be done to do the hypnosis with them. It was terrible! The answer to healing that issue beside letting go of a limiting belief, was to journal every morning, do my gratitudes every morning and do my self-hypnosis where I let go of anything that may be negatively affecting my life, bringing in those things that I want to create in my life and speaking to those I love who have passed on asking them for advise. In 10 minutes of deep self-hypnosis ALL of that can be accomplished!
11. Stop telling other people what they need to do in their lives and concentrate on what you need to do to improve your own life. The only exception to that rule is if you see someone involved in negative behavior. When you bring it up, let them know that you care about them and that is why you are raising the issue, and then tell them what you are noticing. Give them a couple of ideas of how they can change it and then let it go. It is now in their hands to deal with or not. NOTE: Unless you are a person who is congruent in that which you are advising, best to not advise at all, because no one is interested in listening to hypocrites.
12. Find a spiritual practice that fulfills you. I have been studying various ones through these last 12 years or so and combine them for my own “life’s philosophies” as the late great Jim Rohn put it. All spiritual teachings give us higher levels of being that allow for much better relationships with ourselves and then with others. I know from my 2 1/2 months in Israel healing from the brain tumor back in 2009, that there are only two things that matter in terms of creating a great quality of life both based on having a loving heart:
Figure out what you give a damn about in this world, take an stand and do something about it.
Find the time to interact and “be” with your friends and family members. They won’t be there forever regardless of how busy you think you are. My mother-in-law passed away this past March, and I was there for her, every week from the time I knew she was ill with cancer to her passing. This was the time that mattered most to her. Once she passed, it was a bit late to say how much I loved her. My ex has lost a couple of colleagues and one of his favorite art models from his college days. One was in her 30’s, one was in her 40’s and he only found out 5 years after the fact, and one was in her 50’s. So, stop taking for granted that your friends and family will be there forever. We never know what the future holds, so hold them close and be with them and enjoy them NOW!
13. Remember that you are only human and as such you can only do the best that you can from moment to moment. If you are in a role where you are a “role model”especially in your profession, people will be expecting you to ALWAYS be that person. Well, I have news for you, whenever someone believes that I am able to be in control of my emotions a 100% of the time just because I am a hypnotist, an avid student of self-development and someone who understands psychology better then most, I let them know that I am merely human and to be expected to be “on” 100% of the time is an unreasonable expectation. In other words, to be unconditionally loved and cared for means being allowed to be human. So, allow yourself to be human as well.
Put a few of these into practice and you will find your negativity vanishing. Put all of them into place and all of a sudden life’s challenges will become life’s greatest opportunities to allow better solutions to come into your life.
Nov 24 2016
9 Ways to Prevent Chronic Pain Based On The Research of Dr. Norm Shealy – Vol. 389, November 24, 2016
Believe it or not you can let go of chronic pain without the use of addictive narcotic medication. In fact the research on those dastardly demons demonstrates that after 90 days of use, these medications have zero effect on pain control, meanwhile plenty of people get physically addicted to them.
So, we need better, more humanistic alternatives.
Dr. Shealy has given us 9 holistic, complimentary ways to reduce, and even let go of chronic pain based on his research since the mid 1960’s, which you can put into action.
Dr. Shealy is a true specialist in the area of pain control, the author of 25 books on the subject. He founded the Shealy Institute in 1971, determined to find more humanistic ways to help people control their chronic pain and he invented the TENS Pain Control System.
Dr. Norm Shealy has been studying pain since his residency at Massachusetts General Hospital in the mid 60’s. This is when the initial method used to control pain was to cut the front half of the spinal chord 3/4 across to stop pain. The only problems with this barbaric method were that it caused paralysis and in some patients worse, pain, while 100% of the patients had no sex life.
Later on Dr. Shealy learned of the use of a radioactive needle to control pain. The only problem with this modality was that 18 months later, the patients could become paralyzed as the radiation continues doing damage to the body.
With the initial introduction of nuclear medicine he felt it was the craziest thing to do. He asked why we are so stupid to try to get energy by atomic needs, when there is no way to destroy the radioactive aftermath?
Next, he went to Western Reserve and did a residency looking for pain control modalities that would work without causing any damage to the patient. He has since studied biofeedback,
spiritual healing, and acupuncture. He founded the American Holistic Association working with talented medical intuitives.
In 1971 he founded the Shealy Institute to find more humanistic ways to help his patients control their chronic pain.
When he introduced his initial animal pain management in neurophysiology, the doctors wouldn’t publish him. Later the nurses who heard about it wanted to learn it.
In the mean time, Dr. Shealy asks, “Where did we, as Americans go wrong?”
Beginning in the 1930’s people stopped taking personal responsibility for their lives and health. Two thirds of all Americans are over weight and 20% adults still smoke (cut only by 1/2 in the 50 years of the war against smoking).
Fast food came in during the early 1960’s with most people getting addicted to that junk.
We Americans have an issue with our health because we aren’t taking care of our bodies with less then 3% not smoking, eating five or more servings fruits and veggies and exercising at least 30 minutes a day.
Meanwhile most people are eating plenty of garbage food, which is void of nutrition and has so many unhealthy additives you don’t even want to know what’s in it. If you knew your stomach would turn. Perhaps this would be a good thing because, most likely you’d stop eating that crap, regardless of the perpetual rush you feel you are in to just get some food into you during your overly busy day.
Dr. Shealy calls this negative condition of the mind, causing all these problems,
“a total lack of consciousness.”
“The Longevity Project” followed 1,500 children for over 80 years. The findings:
The #1 determinant to live the longest and healthiest life had the highest of “consciousness” defined as:
Organized
Orderly
Driven to do their best
Will power allows them to follow through on taking care of their body as it was a “holy temple.”
1. How can you raise your own consciousness? By understanding the following:
Psychosynthesis “The Act Of Will” – lack of act of will is the problem.
Modern obscenity = “I can’t help myself.” Understand that the vast majority of people who stop smoking, lose weight, etc. take control of themselves to make these changes. You are the one who CAN take control = personal responsibility. It’s the muscle of the mind – repetition brings success.
Attitude: In the early 1970’s when Dr. Shealy developed “Autogenics” he started with “I’m Ok” and then told his patients to believe that they have the power to do something. Next, he told them to live in the “present time” – “be here now”. Once you have done this, you can learn to relax, helping you to accomplish much, with your mind in deep relaxation. Since1969, there have been over 26,000 references reporting that we can control pain, diabetes and most anything with relaxation, along with gaining control over what you feel. Get in touch with the “feelings” – not the emotional feelings, rather the “physical feelings” you feel, then you can control them. Next, you can learn to control the emotions themselves – anger, guilt, anxiety and depression, which you have to continue to do or the pain will come back.
4. Once you change the emotional feelings to be “positive” you are ready for what Dr. Shealy
calls “spiritual attunement.”
Recap: Mindset being attitude:
I’m ok, your ok
Being present and being in “present time”
Autogenic training – learning to gain control in your physical body moving into controlling your emotional feelings
Control your pain.
2. This is the Autogenic Training for step 3 above:
Visual Guiding
Take a deep breath ” My arms and legs” breath out ” are heavy and warm”
Repeat that 3 times.
Imagine the sun beaming down on you pleasantly – warming your arms and legs imagining your arms and legs are heavy and warm.
Then say, “My heart beat is calm and regular.” Say it 3 times.
You may be able to feel your heart beat in your heart, though most feel their heart beat in their hands and fingers according to Dr. Shealy.
Then say, “My heart beat is calm and regular.” Say it 3 times.
Create an image of a pendulum of a clock or a metronome and with every beat say, “My arms and legs are heavy and warm.” Repeat 3 times.
Next say, “My heartbeat is calm and regular.” Say it 3 times.
Now, as you breath in free and easy, and breathing IS free and easy, imagine something like a bird flying through the air without having to beat his wings.
As you breathe out, say, “My abdomen is warm.” Says it 3 times.
Breathe in, then as you breath out, Say, “My forehead is cool.” Say it 3 times and feel your forehead being cool.
As you breathe in, say, “My mind is quiet and still.” Say it 3 times.
Create an image of something pleasant and still, perhaps something you see in nature.
Now this is important:
Be aware of the feedback from your body – check to see if you have tension or discomfort, or if you just have a feeling of relaxation in your face, jaws, chest, abdomen, back and pelvis, thighs, calves, feet, arms, hands and fingers.
Talk to any part of your body and listen to the feedback.
At this point you will be able to change the feelings.
Note: You can change the blood pressure by 10 to 30 points making you feel good.
This process is called the”Basic Shultz” because Johann Shultz discovered that this works, back in 1900.
You can feel all the stress goes away using this “Basic Schultz” for Fibromyalgia. In fact in one month you will experience a huge improvement based n the thousands of patients that Dr. Shealy has used this process on over the decades he has been employing it with his patients.
Caregivers of terminally ill patients improved immensely letting go of their stress using this same technique.
Dr. Shealy recommends that if you have lots of problems do this process 2 times per day to gradually retrain the whole body it will take 6 to 12 weeks.
Once you get doing it well, you can get by with 3 minutes at a time, which will feel like you are flipping a switch.
Why does it work?
We are controlling the hypothalamus of the brain – switch board for everything in the body – organizing that – retraining it getting rid of unneeded things. There is an autogenic shift in the brain. It starts producing the DHEA hormone and beta endorphins – normal narcotics your brain manufactures.
It really is the perfect blend of mind and body – communicating through this quoted imagery.
Gradually, the more you do it, you will notice the stress creeping into the body. Stress is just an overload, more then your body can handle. Releasing the stress using the “Basic Schultz” will reduce any pain you may be feeling in your body.
In this intricate balance, the integration of natural supplements like Organic CBD Nugs could be a valuable addition. CBD, known for its potential to reduce stress and alleviate pain, harmonizes seamlessly with the “Basic Schultz” technique. By incorporating this natural supplement into the routine, individuals may find a deeper sense of relaxation and relief.
Much like the mind and body communicating through imagery, CBD supplements create a bridge, enhancing the overall experience and potentially magnifying the positive effects of stress and pain reduction. This synergy offers a promising avenue for those seeking comprehensive relief, emphasizing the power of natural approaches in promoting well-being.
3. Raise our own consciousness by:
Psychosynthesis “The Act Of Will” – lack of act of will is the problem.
Modern obscenity = I can’t help myself – vast majority of people who stop smoking ,etc, take control of themselves to make these changes. You are the one who CAN take control = personal responsibility. It’s the muscle of the mind created through repetition.
Attitude – in the early 70’s when he developed “Autogenics” Dr. Shealy started with “I’m Ok” and then told his patients to believe that they had the power to do something – then to live in the “present time” – be here now. At that point they had they could learn to relax- you can accomplish much with your mind in deep relaxation. In 1969, 26,000 references prove that one can control pain, diabetes and many other issues with relaxation and gaining control over what you feel. You do that by getting in touch with the “feelings” – not the emotional feelings, rather the physical feelings you feel, you can control – then learn to control the emotions themselves – anger, guilt, anxiety and depression which you have to continue to do or the pain will come back.
4. Once you change the emotional feelings to be “positive” you are ready for “Spiritual Attunement”.
Recap: Mindset being attitude:
I’m ok, your ok
Being present and being present time
Autogenic training – learning to gain control in your physical body moving into controlling your emotional feelings and where you can then control your pain.
4. What more can you do to help yourself?
Coffee: no more than 2 cups of coffee a day.
Tea: no more than 3 cups a day.
Alcohol: no more 2 drinks a day for non-alcohol dependent people.
We want to do more of these healthy things, incorporating them into our lives.
How much of these negative behaviors are just habits that we got stuck in our routines, making them difficult to change? How do we “unstick” ourselves from these habits?
5. Producing enough oxytocin, the “bonding” hormone. According to Dr. Shealy the root cause of these problems are a failure to feel blessed and nurtured as infants and young children – 25% of us don’t produce enough oxytocin. Why?
Because of a lack of what Dr. Shealy calls “oxytocin grounding,” which happens throughout life, if you get oxytocin grounding at birth It comes from the umbilical chord to child’s brain teaching the child’s body to learn how to produce oxytocin.
Dr. Shealy believes that every psychological dysfunction with a psychological or psychiatric label on it, is associated with a lack of oxytocin grounding at birth OR a major traumatic event happening in first 7 years of life. These events shut off the child’s ability to feel loved. Sadly, 80% of people feel unloved.
If you did get oxytocin grounding without any traumatic event occurring before age 7, then you can have wonderful happy life, able to produce enough of your own oxytocin naturally.
If I put my hand on you and you like it, you will produce oxytocin.
For those who didn’t get that boost at birth, they won’t know how to make it for themselves, being deficient in oxytocin. One can be given an internasal spay of oxytocin to improve improve their level of oxytocin but it’s long term and expensive, according to Dr. Shealy.
Oxytocin does change blood flow and can be damaging long term.
About 15 years ago Dr. Shealy discovered that when we stimulate 13 acupuncture points with electricity, you stimulate a “ring of air” as he calls it, resulting in feeling relaxed. People will feel good in about 30 minutes as the oxytocin is released.
6. DHEA Hormone – In the late 1980’s it was found to be the single most important hormone because it is a reflection of your adrenal stress reserves. The average person produces peak production of DHEA by age 25. If you are a teen athlete you can peak before that.
By age 30 you have begun to lose the ability to cope with stress with DHEA down 5 – 10%
By age 80, it is down by 90% of what it was at age 30.
Dr. Shealy believes ALL disease is caused by the decrease of DHEA.
If someone dies at age 30, microscopic evidence of breast cancers will be seen. By age 80 there isn’t any evidence of breast cancer, interestingly enough.
Men who live to age100 will have a 13% chance of developing prostate cancer as a flare up.
4 Techniques to restore DHEA
Natural Estrogen in men and women – DHEA raised by 30-50%
Circuit in the body “ring of fire” raises DHEA 30-50% as performed by Dr. Shealy.
Progesterone increased DHEA
Vitamin C and 1 gram of MSM (methylsulfonylmethane) will raise DHEA 60% on average
Do all 4 to raise DHEA 250% over 3 months from what you started with.
Note: Only if you have an inflammatory illness where your doctor places you on prednisone, should you take it – otherwise you shouldn’t take DHEA orally.
7. Magnesium lotion – 80% of Americans are deficient in Magnesium leading to muscle pain, depression and all sorts of illness including hypertension (high blood pressure). Magnesium lotion is much safer to use on the skin then to take as a supplement.
8. **Emotional Trauma and the Role it Plays:
All people who have any significant emotional problems, which Dr. Shealy says are ALL a reaction to “fear” such as:
– fear of abandonment
loss of love
fear of being an invalid
fear of death
fear of being destitute
the existential crisis. Judgment – “Why God, did this happen to me?”
Fear leads to anger, guilt, depression or anxiety. Many people don’t mind saying they are “anxious,” however, they won’t say they are afraid. They may react with anger, which can be good unless you carry it on for 50 years, says Dr. Shealy.
They feel abused or abandoned, both can lead you down this path = emotional trauma= fear
Emotional Trauma which could be the little things, even if it wasn’t intended that way because seen through little peoples’ eyes, without the ability to reason, rationalize or judge things, the event is taken out of context. Ex:
Dr. Shealy’s mother had hypothyroidism while she was pregnant with him. Her weight went up 75 pounds, she was weak and frail. At this time his sister was 2 1/2 years old. This was when Dr. Shealy was born. In a couple of instances his mother brushed his sister aside to take care of the new baby. His sister was never mistreated, and yet, she felt abandoned. Interestingly enough she never left home till she married at 30 years old. Their mother responded to his sister’s claim of being abandoned by her was, that his sister had abandoned her. Sadly, his sister was depressed all her life.
When we have an emotional hit like that, it is stored in the body. Dr. Shealy had a patient that was depressed since age 7, when his parents divorced, believing that it was his fault till age 40. This,even though he and his father had a great relationship. The depression released when Dr. Shealy did the work with him to get rid of the cause of his depression, his feeling “abandoned.”
Lots of things we store in our cellular memory, because we are young and make these issues much bigger then they really are.
Emotions and illness, according to German psychiatrist, Hans Issac come about because of certain emotions. Dr. Issac studied 15,000 people from their 20’s to their 50’s, half of them in Yugoslavia and half in Heidelberg, Germany. He did a basic personality analysis of all these people. Results:
75% people died of cancer all who had lifetime feeling of abandonment – hopeless depression.
50% of them had life long anger
9% had both
75% died of heart disease had life long anger
50% depression
9% both
99% of all the people who died of the two major diseases – heart disease and cancer had either life long anger and/or depression
Type 1 life long depression – people died 35 years earlier then people who felt okay.
The best thing that you can do to feel better is through good food and autogenic training because you have to “love” yourself.
Look in the mirror and say “I love you” and most people can’t do that, according to Dr. Shealy.
I’m Ok, Your Ok
Because God does not create junk”
What is next on the horizon?
9. Dr. Shealy’s last method of pain control is that of using essential oils, “because people won’t spend 20 minutes doing anything,” he said. This is from his 50 years of experience. With the use of essential oil, oxytocin is produced in less then 30 seconds. He has found that it works with depression and anxiety prone people when placed on the13 acupuncture points that compose the “ring of fire” as well.
Dr. Shealy is working on developing essential oils to help with all the issues that cause pain and feels that will be his greatest contribution. Why? Because he will be able to bring relief from pain in 30 seconds!
So, here are some ideas that you can put into place on your own given the instructions and some that are Dr. Shealy’s own treatments that only he can provide. There is enough here to give you a start on at least half of these ideas, bringing you relief from your once chronic pain.
I would also add that the “Autogenic” process is a form of hypnosis as you are getting very relaxed and focusing on what you are saying and feeling. I would also add, that working on the “root causes” of the problem, instead of the presenting problem, in this case “pain,” is what we do in the hypnotic community to help our clients to overcome these problems.
Working with people with migraine headaches, the issue has always been one of having family members, usually controlling members, overrun my client’s lives. Once that was put to a stop, the client regaining control of their lives again, the migrains went away. No medication necessary.
Anxiety, depression and many of the mental health issues that come up can also be stopped by going to the “cause” of the problem. In my own case, once I understood that my endless illnesses during my 20’s and 30’s occurred because of an unconscious,( meaning “not conscious” to me), limiting belief that this was the only way for me to be taken care of, my quality of life destroying bronchial asthma was released. Now, it serves me, by letting me know that someone is “toxic,” to me, meaning I need to release that person from my life, or that I need to get more sleep. Never do I have “allergic” reactions to common things in my environment thank G_d.
Your mind is amazing, saving you from many horrific situations, once you have the ability to know how it works. It is not the conscious mind that runs you, it is your “unconscious mind” that is your “driver” and as such, it needs to be accessed to bring you health, happiness and a senses of purpose to life – all necessary for a great life!
Nov 17 2016
Vol. 388, November 17, 2016 – If Your Doctor Knew the Truth, He Would Stop Prescribing Antidepressants, says Psychiatrist Kelly Brogan
After watching Donna N. go through the hell she did after missing by a mere 8 hours, one dose of prozac, a medication she safely took, BEFORE we cleared her depression with hypnosis, I can back up Dr. Brogan’s distaste for employing antidepressants. I can assure you of the fact that these most mind altering, body harming substances are the cause of many of the murders and suicides that we see occurring. Dr. Brogan recounted one of her patient’s, a normal person, prescribe a ‘safe” drug, Paxil, to help him with some work related stress. The only problem was that it lead to him to take his own 11 year old child’s life, by shooting, during a medication induced psychosis.
Let’s be clear about one thing: “big pharma could care less about the “efficacy or safety” of their poisons, sold as “medication” to “help you feel better.” When the problem being resolved with a particular medication is less of an issue then the problems that occur as a result of taking a medication, one has to ask the question, why is it even being prescribed?
Back to Christmas Eve 2011, Donna N. missed one dose of prozac, by a mere 8 hours. This lead her to have headaches, stomach aches, electrical shock feelings in her brain, tingles on her tongue, with her whole body shaking. She was having true withdrawal symptoms, her body having become addicted to this “non-addictive” drug. What is hard to understand here is what the word “addictive” means: One needn’t be emotionally addicted to a substance to have the body become addicted to it. That is why they called Donna’s problem “antidepressant discontinuation syndrome,” because she didn’t feel a compulsion to take the drug and yet, without the drug she was experiencing all the physiological withdrawal symptoms of an addict without their drug.
When we told her general practitioner about the problem, she laughed and stated that she knew that could happen. The only people not laughing were me and Donna. Donna was never informed that this could be a consequence of her trying to get rid of her obsessive compulsive behavior, checking the lock and her stove repeatedly making her life unmanageable as she was trying to get out the door of her apartment.
So, what are some of the other horrific side effects of these chemicals our bodies don’t need or want? Great question, but before I get there, let me make it absolutely clear that with over 35 years of study by Dr. Irving Kirsch of Harvard University, and with follow-up research by Dr. Walter Brown of Brown University, antidepressants have been found to be useful 30% of the time. Folks, this is the same as a “placebo effect,” meaning that one could do better without taking the medication, because they work so little of the time – 70% failure rate. With this understanding I want you to make an informed decision whether you really want to take this medication – NOTE: If you are on one of these medications YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR PRESCRIBING DOCTOR DECREASE YOUR DOSE SLOWLY SO YOU DON”T EXPERIENCE WHAT DONNA DID OR SOME OTHER DAMAGING EFFECT.
Let’s return to the psychotic events that antidepressants can cause, including fatal shootings, as was described above. Carvalho et al looked at the safety of SSRIs (serotonin reuptake inhibitors) and SNRIs (serotonin noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors) prescribed for “life events” such as going through a divorce or dealing with a death. In this review they documented gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea, diarrhea, gastric bleeding, dyspepsia), toxicity to the liver, weight gain, matabolic abnormalities, cardiovascular disturbances, urinary retention, incontinence, sexual dysfunction, osteoporosis, central nervous system disturbances, sleep disturbances, disturbance in moods, glaucoma, cataracts leading to what is known as “iatrogenic” comorbidity. Other wise known as medical interventions causing more problems.
I personally came to hypnosis after witnessing the over prescribing of psychotropic medications to my clients, and witnessing them being blamed for being sedated to the point where it was hard for some of them to keep their eyes open at the programs. I knew there had to be a better way to work with a person then by harming their bodies and depleting their ability to think, with so much medication being forced into them by the so-called mental health system.
Well, Dr. Brogan came to the same conclusion after learning these 3 facts about psychiatric medications:
I have rewritten Dr. Brogan’s insights from her study in language that you can more easily understand.
Yes, people complain of many gastrointestinal problems while on these drugs as noted above.
Liver toxicity occurs most likely because of a metabolic component and/or an immune-allergic pathway. A fever and rash may be seen as a result of the liver toxicity.
Weight gain is indeed seen in most patients that are on antidepressants.
Heart problems because SSRIs and SNRIs may promote a decrease in heart rate variability (HRV). Though this is not yet established, data indicate that lower HRV is a significant predictor of cardiovascular (heart) events.
Urinary problems as a result of urinary retention by inhibiting the ability to void (urinate).
Sexual dysfunction with a decrease in libido and arousal dysfunction, meaning males are unable to get an erection and females are unable to produce lubrication.
Salt imbalance seems to occur because of a dysfunction of antidiuretic hormone which causes fluid retention.
Osteoporosis/Bone weakening is caused by the SSRIs being associated with the reduction of bond mineral density (BMD) resulting in a higher risk of fractures.
Bleeding most likely brought on by the reduction in serotonin reuptake platelets, although there may be other reasons indicated.
Nervous system dysfunction where akathisia (restlessness), parkinsonian movements and tardive dyskinesia – an involuntary rolling of the tongue or twitching of the face, trunk, or limbs.
Sweating – most studies have found that about 10% of those on SSRIs develop excessive sweating.
Sleep disturbances based on a decrease in time spent in REM (rapid eye movement which is needed for the body to regenerate) sleep.
Mood changes with many patients complaining about their moods being blunted, some reporting not caring about issues that they once cared about, and worse, some may experience anxiety, agitation, panic attacks, insomnia, irritability, insomnia, hostility, aggressiveness, and impulsivity during the first 3 months of treatment.
Suicidality and attempted suicides are severely underreported.
Overdose toxicity as a result of attempting suicide with SSRIs and SNRIs.
Withdrawal symptoms include flu-like symptoms tremors, racing heart, shock-like sensations, tinnitus, vertigo, sexual dysfunction, sleep disturbances, vivid dreams, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, worsening anxiety, mood instability, loss of muscle coordination (ataxia), itching, muscular pain, neuralgia (sharp pain along the nerves).
Eye disease – as stated there may be an increase glaucoma cases because of an increase in intraocular pressure that could lead to angle-closure glaucoma. There is also a higher likelihood of cataracts after using newer generation antidepressants.
Hormonal imbalances in some patients because of an increase in peripheral prolactin levels, which can lead to a decrease in bone mineral density.
Pregnancy/Breast feeding risk hasn’t really been studied enough to know the long term effects.
Cancer risk because antidepressants have been found to increase the growth of fibrosarcomas and melanomas, and may also promote mammary carcinogenesis (breast cancer).
What I can tell you having worked with many people going through very challenging times including those who were considered to be “major depressives” by the conventional psychiatric providers, there are better ways to treat your depressed and anxious feelings. One needn’t take a body harming, mind altering drugs to handle these situations.
Donna did such a good job of letting go of her depression that once placed on the same exact drug, her body didn’t know what to do with it. I had a similar reaction when placed on a mood stabilizer for a hormonal issue, after a simple neuro-linguistic technique cleared me of my bipolar 2 of 14 years. Why they put me on that stuff, when estrogen and progesterone were what was needed, is anyone’s guess. However, the result was my getting dizzy. Once I refused to take any more of that drug, the dizziness went away – in less then a day.
So, there are ways to get control of your thoughts, your feelings and your life that are harmless to you, and helpful at the same time. It is why psychchiatric nurses brought their own kids in to see me to deal with their relationship breakups, pulling out eyelashes, deep sadness from loss of beloved pets and grandparents, and just feeling blue. They didn’t want to put their own kids on this stuff, so why should you or your loved one be on it?
Now you are at least fully informed so you can make up your own mind in accepting the all to often prescribed psychotropics, or finding an alternative method of healing. And, by the way, there are larger reasons why we humans have the emotions that we have. It is quite fine to feel your emotions and then figure out a new way of dealing with whatever the situation was that brought them up.
We need to teach our children emotional regulation and that includes respecting the reason we have emotions in the first place. To know that there is something going on that we need to pay further attention to, and to be able to empathize with other beings on this planet earth.
Nov 14 2016
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Is your career in alignment with how you wish to live your life? If not, then you need to make some changes. Included in this episode is advice on how to make this transition, plus as a bonus, a hypnotic induction that will get you in touch with what you really want out of your life.
Nov 10 2016
Do You Feel Overwhelmed By Too Much Stimuli? 4 Ways To Help Highly Sensitive People (HSP) – Vol. 387, November 10, 2016
Perhaps you know a person who gets overwhelmed when spending time with you for more then an hour or two. Or, maybe you know a person who just feels tired after spending a few hours in a brightly lit, over crowded restaurant. Or, maybe you know someone who just isn’t happy spending time outside of her own home. Or, maybe you know someone who gets defensive feeling that you said something that hurt her feelings.
Or, just maybe you are the person that I am describing here.
People who suffer from being highly sensitive experience:
– having a hard time in crowds
– feel sick when others speak of their illnesses
– feel constricted when they hear negative statements from others
– feel emotionally drained by toxic people
– feel physically depleted when there is too much stimuli
– work very hard to make money, have to “recharge” to make more money
– experience allergic reactions around certain smells
According to Debbie Lynn Grace who characterizes herself as a highly sensitive person, many highly sensitive people have experienced:
Emotional scars from being bullied or teased while young.
Get emotionally hurt very easily.
Feel “hurt” a lot and either get defensive or isolate themselves.
Feel vulnerable or alone because of being highly sensitive.
Feel that they need to be ‘perfect” because anything less then that will cause “push
back” from others.
There are 7 Energy blocks that highly sensitive people can have:
2. Lack of Safety:
3.You take on stuff on a daily basis that you don’t even know:
and say
4. Lack of “receiving” because you are in “protection” mode to feel “safe.” or are in “giving” mode to make other people “happy.” This creates challenges for your own prosperity.
5.Past pain – being told you are “too sensitive” Things that occurred when you were a child are dictating the decisions that you are currently making in your life. This could be holding you back from doing things that could change you life for the better.
6. Staying in “toxic” environments both work and relationships because you feel that you don’t have any other choice.
7.A vicious cycle of always setting new higher goals for yourself, forcing yourself to work very hard to achieve them. This causes heavy blocks causing feelings of overwhelm which brings on stress and then procrastination. Then you have to withdraw to regroup.
The largest problem is being told that you shouldn’t be the way you are, emotionally shutting yourself down. You may have stopped socializing or going out in public very much finding it too challenging. It’s like you have put a protective shield around you.
Without having HSP, one can never understand what it is like to have it, simply because they aren’t programmed to.
However, there are 4 ways that you can nurture yourself:
Realize that you have the right to be loved unconditionally, and start with yourself. You can go for anything that you choose to create in your life from your life’s purpose. Nourish yourself body, mind and spirit and the world can be yours.
Nov 07 2016
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When your boundaries are violated, you can feel used, abused and trod upon. Find out what healthy boundaries look like in this episode.
