Imagine a river of rushing water blocked by three large boulders, along with smaller stones, and plenty of sediment that builds up as a result of the block. Now loosen the largest of the three boulders. What do you think will happen?
This is what it’s like when you recover from an autoimmune disease.
As a holistic doctor, I recognize that any health condition, and autoimmune diseases in particular,, have a physical, mental/emotional, and spiritual component. Using the above example, we can consider two possibilities. One, the physical aspect – the symptoms, were the largest of the boulders. The second is when the illness itself is the largest of the boulders. In many respects, both would be valid.
The Physical Aspect As the Boulder. In Riding the Waves: Diagnosing, Treating, and Living with EMF Sensitivity, I provide a list of remedies that reduce and/or eliminate physical symptoms associated with EMF Sensitivity.
As I mention in the book, my objective was to find remedies that were inexpensive, available without prescription or trip to a physician, and would have no side effects. I succeeded.
I have learned much since then but the book still stands on its own. The remedies work. If anything, further research has validated much of my earlier work.
Once the symptoms were out of the way I was able to turn my attention to the other aspects of an autoimmune disease, the mental/emotional and the spiritual.
By the time someone is diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, the body has been in trouble for some time. We either ignore problems, telling ourselves they aren’t that bad, or, as in my own situation, we are unaware of them until physical health is impacted.
Throughout this healing process I have examined the decisions that led me to Sickville. Putting my actions under a microscope wasn’t pretty but it was enlightening. I was able to utilize this information when strategizing a recovery, not to mention keeping myself from a relapse.
More Work Needed. Now that I’m physically healthy, I need to work on my mental/emotional and spiritual recovery.
The Illness As the Boulder. I have to admit, I saw this one coming because I knew that all the elements of our lives are interconnected.
That doesn’t make it any easier to deal with. Not by a long shot.
I knew that once my time and energy was freed up from activities related to physical recovery, some major event was imminent. I knew it was a matter of time. In fact, wanting to get it over with, I told God “Bring it on!”
Be careful what you wish for!
Accelerating the Process. I’ve successfully used Feng Shui principles since 1996. Once I realized I was cured of EMF Sensitivity, I knew it was time to make some serious changes to my environment.
To reflect the passage from someone who was sick to someone who is well.
I discovered a plant that was very ill in the health and family area. Bye Bye sick plant! I went through my closet and gathered up clothing that no longer reflected who I am. The latest of many donate runs. I changed furniture around and updated various Feng Shui cures to reflect not only my new health status but to energize the new goals I set for myself. I didn’t have to spend any money for this. I just passed along things no longer serving me and moved other items around. I let go of anything that said “Sick” to me.
Right away I felt the energy shift. The butterflies in my stomach told me I’d woken a sleeping giant. I’d further loosened a boulder which meant the flood waters would be ripping through some other area of my life. I didn’t have long to wait.
Less than a week went by when chaos swept through. I’m doing the best I can to deal with it but I will be so glad when this too has passed!
Music. I recently looked over the iTunes purchases made throughout my illness. Funny, I never made an iTunes purchase until I was sick. Prior to that all my music was ripped from CDs I owned. I’m sure there’s a tie-in for this – somehow.
A great deal of the music was purchased to help me get through tough times. As I look at this stuff from a place of wellness I see how much of it no longer serves.
A lot of this stuff is in genres and by artists I would normally never listen to. Some of it is really dark relative to the Classic Rock and 80s stuff I typically listen to.
I’m going to save the files off to a directory somewhere and focus on the music that brings me joy. hope I never have to dig out those other tunes again.
I’m grateful not to have to spend time and energy on recovering from physical illness. That isn’t to say everything’s perfect now. I’m definitely facing challenges in other parts of my life. Holistically speaking, this was long in coming.
When Is It Over? Autoimmune conditions are years in the making. In detoxing every area of my life I’m able to slowly resolve – layer by layer – the components that contributed to my illness.
The boulders need to be moved, followed by the large rocks, and then the sediment needs to go so that the river of energy can flow freely through my life again. Without these blocks my life should, in its entirety, heal.
The process continues…
Filed under: EMF Sensitivity, Holistic Living
