Imagine a physician telling you that if only you had better thoughts you wouldn’t be having the physical issue you’re having. Just think more positively. Just focus on what I tell you to think about and all will be fine. You must be overly dramatic that is why you are having _______ problem i.e. a broken back, irritable bowel, torn ACL, rheumatoid arthritis, colon cancer…. if you just stopped thinking about your physical probs, then they wouldn’t be an issue. You’re creating these probs. Eye roll.
Wow, we didn’t know we had so much power. So basically, our afflictions are our fault? Great, another reason to hate ourselves, blame ourselves for our physical problems.
I think so many practitioners are not well equipped to deal with strong emotions and honest frustrations about health concerns. This, “you need to be more positive, look on the bright side and you will get better” – is pretty dismissive and alienating and also adds additional layers to our burden.
Sometimes life seems like a dirty trick – things go awry like menopause, for example… I met this naturopath who’s been pretty decent with my care. Lately she’s basically telling me that hormones are controlled by the brain and that I’m creating my insomnia, hot flashes, excessive peeing, mood swings, etc in my mind. Wait, What? Oh, the anger that arose in me. Seriously, I can only pray and hope she “gets” the opportunity to experience how “in control” she is over the hormonal changes in her body.
Talk about shaming someone for something that’s supposedly “natural”. So if we think better thoughts there would be no such thing as menopause…shit why don’t other people know this truth? Market that shit! That the best kept secret.
Said Dr. wants me to feel better about what’s going on. So easy to say Doc, Oh so you have a bulging hernia?, you don’t sleep more than 4 hours a night?, you’ve gained 10 pounds with hormone fluctuation?, etc… I think it would better serve you to bypass the loss, bypass the pain, bypass those dark thoughts, they’re not useful – they have no information for you…bypass yourself and your body after all because, shit, that body’s not a safe place to be. Transcend that mother fucker. Could you imagine such a perspective?LOL
Pretend you’re someone else, pretend it’s not happening, pretend you have a better life. Smile for fucks sake. Because then others won’t feel so helpless, they won’t have to see your struggle. Just shut up about your sorrows, ain’t nobody got time for that. And Jesus Christ, try harder, what’s wrong with you. If you put more effort in this wouldn’t be happening to you. LMAO
I hope I made you laugh! We must laugh because if not, then we’d cry and Lord knows, that’s not allowed, we might get sicker hahaha. I enjoy writing about the gas lighters on my path. I hope you have been entertained.
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