tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31907857.post216039872604472287..comments2023-10-25T09:15:33.744-05:00Comments on Mischief & Magic: RK Sterlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01034917381901499281noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31907857.post-70803237120554169762007-02-20T13:49:00.000-06:002007-02-20T13:49:00.000-06:00I'm sorry to hear that, Spy. I can see how that wo...I'm sorry to hear that, Spy. I can see how that would happen too. Glad you're feeling better!RK Sterlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034917381901499281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31907857.post-22812466443425875652007-02-20T09:51:00.000-06:002007-02-20T09:51:00.000-06:00That is awesome! I totally agree, but ... I have ...That is awesome! I totally agree, but ... I have to tell you. I was really sick for about eight years. I <I>did</I> learn to block pain really well, but I also (when I was in school) confused everyone. In my determined effort to will away my illness, I spent weeks "pretending" I wasn't sick. Then I'd just collapse. It was an exhausting mental cycle, because then I'd blame myself and beat myself up for not being able to will it away. Ugh. I'm so glad I'm past those days!Spy Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299551957327543491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31907857.post-24946158252964362102007-02-19T18:57:00.000-06:002007-02-19T18:57:00.000-06:00How interesting, Edie! If I'd read that first, it ...How interesting, Edie! If I'd read that first, it might not have taken me so long. :)<BR/><BR/>It really is fascinating how much our thoughts can affect our bodies. (Like the exercise article link I put up a few days ago.)<BR/><BR/>After I wrote this blog, I remembered a time when my mother and I went to visit a couple of her sisters one winter. <BR/><BR/>We were all freezing, and there was a small space heater nearby. We took turns standing by it until we got warm. My one aunt even got too hot and moved away from it because she felt like it was burning. Not long after that, I noticed something--it wasn't even turned on and hadn't been the whole time! But because we <I>expected</I> to get warm, <I>believed</I> we would get warm, we did.RK Sterlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034917381901499281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31907857.post-48266051455329755682007-02-19T18:50:00.000-06:002007-02-19T18:50:00.000-06:00I forgot to say that the xrays and tests were proo...I forgot to say that the xrays and tests were proof that you had a back problem ... and then proof that you'd <EM>willed</EM> it away. Visualizations and affirmations really work!Edie Ramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084144940233965447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31907857.post-63983814151459861082007-02-19T18:46:00.000-06:002007-02-19T18:46:00.000-06:00Kate, I read a book years ago, I think the title w...Kate, I read a book years ago, I think the title was NO MORE BACK PAIN. Something like that. Basically the doctor said that back pain was all in our minds. I'd been getting lower back pain every day for weeks, and as soon as I read that, the pain went away.<BR/><BR/>I do get lower back pain once in a while now, but that's usually when I sit too long at my computer. <BR/><BR/>I have a migraine now that's awful and I'm trying not to take Imitrex. I'm going to keep telling myself that I'm NOT in pain, and see if it goes away.Edie Ramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084144940233965447noreply@blogger.com