tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574825601915130714.post8655049395077450205..comments2021-05-16T09:59:55.673-07:00Comments on Aspie from Maine: Perception, Fear, and Brain RetrainingKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04931944728963114472noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574825601915130714.post-22234497133954617472010-04-27T13:56:25.023-07:002010-04-27T13:56:25.023-07:00It's more likely to be sensory issues, there a...It's more likely to be sensory issues, there are a lot of new, scary sights and sounds and such in a dr's office. But chemical products are not good for anyone. They can still be bothered by smells in drs offices without having MCS, but most likely its just a scary place for them, they dont know what's going to come next, etc, its all so new.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04931944728963114472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574825601915130714.post-76058472607446673432010-04-27T13:51:05.653-07:002010-04-27T13:51:05.653-07:00Wow! That was very interesting! I think about perc...Wow! That was very interesting! I think about perception, quite a bit, and I do think that there are things outside of our control that do affect perception, but thankfully there are things that are within our control, too - like positive thinking etc. Thank God we do have some control!<br /><br />I love the role-play and visualization technique you talked about; I really believe in that. I love how you visualize/imagine being OK in new settings. <br /><br />When you talked about Chemical Sensitivities it really blew me away. One of my sons went through intense anxiety at the age of 3 in a dentist office; it took him about 30 minutes to walk about 15 feet to get up on the chair to be seen. The Dentist was FURIOUS with both my son and I for "wasting his time." I knew my son was going through something, that he wasn't trying to be difficult, and really was trying so hard to walk over to the chair. I gently encouraged him. I knew I couldn't insist he get moving faser or pick him up and move him - that would have backfired in my face. The Dentist disagreed with me, but I stood my ground and made him wait for my son's sake. I'm glad I did. Dentist and Dr offices have always been very tough places for my boys to be in; I wonder if it is also due to Chemical Sensitivities. I am "WOWed." This is all so interesting.<br /><br />Thanks! :) CorineCorine Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353150427363546277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574825601915130714.post-25122276218743357282010-04-26T02:44:52.222-07:002010-04-26T02:44:52.222-07:00For some, the phrase "spring is in the air&qu...For some, the phrase "spring is in the air" is quite literal. When the winter snow melts and flowers bloom, pollen and other materials can wreak havoc on those suffering from seasonal allergies, usually causing a habit called "mouth breathing." The physical, medical and social problems associated with mouth breathing are not recognized by most health care professionals, according to a study published in the January/February 2010 issue of General Dentistry, the peer-reviewed clinical journal of the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD). Dentists typically request that their patients return every six months, which means that some people see their dentist more frequently than they see their physician. As a result, dentists may be the first to identify the symptoms of mouth breathing. And, because dentists understand the problems associated with mouth breathing, they can help prevent the adverse effects.chicago dentisthttp://www.dentalsalon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574825601915130714.post-45345429655740652792010-04-25T10:33:59.032-07:002010-04-25T10:33:59.032-07:00Oops... sorry if my overzealousness was taken as a...Oops... sorry if my overzealousness was taken as argument. I see your point in needing specific direction to make it work in your own life. <br /><br />I think your comment about how there are many ways to use the mind to change the body also plays into it. There is an overwhelming amount of new information coming out in scientific fields (especially quantum physics), and it takes willingness to sift through it all. Our access and openness to that information is part of what dictates how fast we can change, and we do all learn and grow at different rates.<br /><br />As for Bruce Lipton, so far I've only read excerpts of this book, but I've seen him speak in other venues and he is more able than most I've seen to logically take you through the processes that explain and illustrate the mind-body interactions and help you understand in a way you can use it yourself. Many mind-body speakers/writers these days are either way out in woo-woo land or so scientifically sophisticated it's hard to get a grasp on what they're saying or how to apply the information. This guy has a common sense, logical way of presenting hard to grasp scientific information that makes it easy to understand.<br /><br />I can offer names of other authors/speakers from one end of the spectrum to the other (woo-woo to sophisticated science)... we all have such different learning styles (and biases) that that spectrum is necessary in order to find what we can best learn from. I'm thankful we have that much available to us!Kitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574825601915130714.post-62150086423117430732010-04-25T02:42:45.922-07:002010-04-25T02:42:45.922-07:00All I'm saying is that if the guy really wants...All I'm saying is that if the guy really wants his theories to be a way for others to get well, he needs to provide specific, concrete steps towards this. I know it worked for you, and I'm glad it worked for you, but I just think a theory isn't any good if it can't be explained to other people how to do it, in concrete steps. <br />But I didn't mean to start an argument with you - just was your interested in your opinion on it.<br />I'd also argue that if we're talking about using the mind to change the body .... there are many different ways of doing that....subtle and not....and we all do it to some degree....to the degree that we are able to.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04931944728963114472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574825601915130714.post-79192827411706727582010-04-24T13:05:17.648-07:002010-04-24T13:05:17.648-07:00"Willing yourself to be well" is NOT sim..."Willing yourself to be well" is NOT simple! It takes longer and much more work than surgery and drugs... which is why many people in this culture will choose those instead. However, the cure is permanent, rather than questionable and with side effects. It's a matter of taking responsibility for your part in the equation of your condition (which includes your thought processes) and doing what needs to be done, despite outside influences, rather than blaming and therefore giving responsibility and power to conditions and people outside yourself. And you know my health situation, so you know I'm not just some idealistic healthy person with a lot of ideas but no experience in what it means to be disabled. I've been working on these things with varying degrees of success for over 25 years.<br /><br />If you read further, yes, Bruce Lipton does give more physiological explanation (remember, his PhD is in biochemistry). He has very compelling evidence that the way we look at genetics is based on a wrong scientific assumption made over 50 years ago that the scientific world has been loathe to let go of. Once you've grasped the way cells work and how they're powered and what role DNA really plays, it makes more sense to turn to other modes of healing.Kitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574825601915130714.post-51078838897441460732010-04-23T23:53:21.064-07:002010-04-23T23:53:21.064-07:00Unless of course there is more to his book than th...Unless of course there is more to his book than that and that is just an intro - does he propose any concrete ways to change your perception?Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04931944728963114472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574825601915130714.post-68108883345476077482010-04-23T23:51:27.848-07:002010-04-23T23:51:27.848-07:00Hi, I read your link, but he is only talking about...Hi, I read your link, but he is only talking about the SYMPTOMS, not a way to cure them! No matter what you said I do not believe it is as simple as willing yourself to do it. I've tried that before, and found that changes can only come when you are ready and in the right place, and you can't purposefully rush things. But what do you think about Gupta? I still don't know much about him or his program, but I am told that at least he gives you a physical genuine (or not?) way to re train your brain and your reality, instead of relying on willpower.<br /><br />Thanks for the comment :)Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04931944728963114472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574825601915130714.post-81556435775546992432010-04-23T22:48:34.978-07:002010-04-23T22:48:34.978-07:00Do you remember me mentioning Bruce Lipton,PhD, th...Do you remember me mentioning Bruce Lipton,PhD, the biochemist who talks about the effects of thought/perception on neural pathways? I came across an excerpt from one of his books this morning that speaks to what you were saying in this article. There's no need to surgically remove or drug a necessary function in one's system (remember frontal lobotomies were also thought to be a good idea at one time!) when those processes have been proven to be able to change with a (simple? well, not really) change in our thoughts/perceptions. Here's the link... might be worth looking further into his works.<br /><br />http://www.brucelipton.com/book-excerpts/the-nature-of-dis-easeKitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574825601915130714.post-31752362614110564792010-04-23T22:11:11.547-07:002010-04-23T22:11:11.547-07:00Now this is truly interesting!
I'll have a lo...Now this is truly interesting!<br /><br />I'll have a look at the retraining method.<br /><br />Thanks for the words about pretzels and blood.Adelaide Duponthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490123934889071074noreply@blogger.com