Moving beyond our experiences

I was prompted to post this entry as a counterweight to an article which I read today that I found pretty sad to say the least.

In an interview with a local artist, the artist explains that her work is motivated by negative influences from her childhood and that holding onto these negative experiences and influences is what drives her to produce her bizarre work.

This artists prides herself on holding onto her prejudice and her negative emotions and actually feeds off of this poison in order to produce her work. She describes negative male influences, mostly her father which have created this grotesque!

A lesson in gratitude

A Grecian Summer

I met a good friend today whom I had not seen for at least 5 years. Through hard work and a healthy inheritance, my friend is comfortable and some would say wealthy. We started by exchanging our family news and what our kids were up to. My friend went first and updated me on himself, each of his children and his brothers and their families whom I knew well. The first thing he told me was that he was now a diabetic and that he suffered from hypertension. He takes medication for his hypertension and his diabetes and part of the side effects especially of the anti-hypertensive medication is that it makes him tired and he cannot over exert himself so for exercise he has to content himself with walking a couple of miles every day. He then told me that his eldest son, aged 40 had recently suffered a stroke at work and has now got left sided weakness as well other problems associated with his stroke. He told me that his youngest son was diagnosed with depression at the age of 15 or 16 and despite treatment he has become socially withdrawn and spends most of his time playing computer games in his room. He told me that his sister had passed away from a very aggressive cancer but this was only after she had lost her two sons whom were in their 30's. Apparently they died in their sleep and the cause of this remained unknown to this day. By this point I was experiencing a great deal of inner turmoil as I was thinking; my God how much more tragedy can come this man's way? He then told me that his younger brother, aged 56 had also suffered a stroke and now slurred his speech and had left sided weakness. His brothers' daughter aged 15 or 16 was severely mentally unwell and was a frequent visitor to the local mental health hospital. His brother had also become an alcoholic and shows no signs of beginning to take responsibility for his health or his family's welfare.

At last he then asked me for my news. I told him that all my family members were well. I enjoy good health and I actively take responsibility for my continued good health by taking care of my nutrition and through regular exercise. I had travelled widely and experienced a great many things, including living in New Zealand for a number of years. In the process of my travels, I also spent a great deal and do not currently own my own house nor do I have any savings. I have a wife that means the world to me and children that are healthy although not financially sound.

I came away from my meeting with my friend and as I arrived home and before entering the house, I raised both hands to God in gratitude for everything that I have and for the health and well being of my family. There are truly things that money cannot buy and I have them all in abundance.

Can't see the wood for the trees?

When I was working with a patient whom happened to also be a friend, He told me about a close friend of his whom he felt would benefit from the treatment that I provided although it was difficult for her to make the trip down to see me.

I suggested that he might be able to give it ago as he was familiar with my techniques and I felt confident that he would be able to administer the treatment effectively. He called me a few days later and told me that she had difficulty identifying any one particular event that could have any bearing on her present difficulties and therefore he was unsure how to commence.

If we leave a garden untended for long enough, it becomes overgrown and it may even be difficult to identify individual plants if the foliage becomes dense enough. I remain convinced that every emotional issue has a cause. A person presenting with generalised anxiety will be unable to pinpoint what the trigger for his or her anxiety is, he or she may not even be able to remember how it all started. Invariably the anxiety response would have been triggered or caused by an unpleasant or uncomfortable event and as time passed this anxiety was no longer confined to the original event but with time this would have developed into a generalised anxiety state and when asking such a person what was making them anxious or how this all started they would reply .. I don't know and they would be telling the truth. So here we have a situation whereby the person is continuing to experience anxiety which was originally caused by an event that they can no longer recall on a conscious level. Their subconscious however continues to trigger the anxiety response. This is the same as our previous analogy of the overgrown garden, left to its own devices we may not be able to recognise what was planted in there in the first place, unless we are able to do a lot weeding and digging.

To treat a person with generalised anxiety we need to do a lot of pruning and weeding before we get to root cause. his may take a few sessions before we can break through the dense foliage. It maybe necessary initially to simply deal with the anxiety symptoms, the racing heart, the tight chest, the sweaty palms and the feelings in the stomach. Eventually though when we have removed enough layers the root cause invariably becomes clear. This is always a significant moment for it is at this point that the patient has their "aha" moment and the therapist can deal the hammer blow to the original cause of the emotional disturbance.

It is well known that the human organism produces an electrical current via the activities of the central nervous system. I postulate that exposure to sudden unpleasant or traumatic events can create a disturbance in this field and unless this is corrected soon afterwards, then we begin to see various emotional/psychological disturbances emerging. As I have said previously, a single traumatic event which causes an emotional response can be corrected quickly and easily. Emotional disturbances caused by exposure to sustained stress or trauma may require longer and more frequent application of our corrective treatments but still with the same permanent resolution of the presenting symptoms.

Calling all Phobia/PTSD Sufferers

Hi,

Following on form my write ups on the subject of PTSD I am looking for volunteers in the UK whom have diagnosed Phobias or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and whom are willing to be videoed while receiving therapy (For Free!).

If you are intersted and don't mind your therapy session going public then please drop me a line!

Future Plans

Hi,

I have spent some time with my good friend Paul and I must say the guy is a real inspiration! He kicks my butt into gear everytime I spend time with him!

Well the even better news is that we are going to collaborate on a joint project that is designed to deliver fast , effective & guaranteed solutions for people whom suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or Phobias.

Stay tuned and I will update you on how and when you can get hold of these tools!

Be Well

Hypertension, the silent killer

Hi,

Today I just wanted to tackle the subject hypertension or High Blood Pressure, a condition described as "The Silent Killer".

Now I don't want to go into the in's and out's of Hypertension on this blog. Anyone facing this serious health risk has probably heard it all from their doctor and probably been advised to change their diet, excercise more and most probably been prescribed some form of medication.

What you doctor probably won't tell you is that medications used to lower blood pressure are known to cause a huge variety of side effects and over time can produce other problems which mean you need another medication to counteract the effects of the first one and this cycle continues without ever addressing the real causes of high blood pressure! So you could have High Blod pressure to start with and then end up with a coronary bypass operation further down the line due entirely to the side effects of the medication!

It's quite a horror story I know, but there is an alternative.... A few years ago I woke up one morning and sat on the edge of the bed feeling dizzy, I did not feel well at all. I checked my blood pressure at home using my own digital Sphygmanometer and got a reading of 140/100. Needless to say I was shocked and felt pretty bad as I contemplated the prospect of having to take medication for the rest of my life!

That same morning I spoke to a friend of mine and out of the blue he asked me how my blood pressure was; I told him the reading I had got this morning and he immediately suggested that I begin supplementing my diet with Co-Enzyme Q10. I had heard of this substance but not used it before so I thought I may as well give it a go, and I bought some the same day.

I only took 30mg a day but by the end of the week I was getting readings of 125/70. Needless to say I was overjoyed! There is a lot of scientific evidence out there which shows that Co-Enzyme Q10 is an enzyme that is essential for maintaining Cardiovascular wellbeing, for some reason however mainstream medicine does not seem to have picked up on its value as a supplement! Co-Enzyme Q10 is especially important if you are taking any of the cholesterol lowering drugs known as Statins. These drugs in themselves are another horror story but we won't go into that here!

Now up until recently Q10 was only available in the form of Ubiquinone, and most available formulations still only offer this version. Ubiquinone is still a very valuable supplement and converts in the body to Q10 although it is not converted easily. Recently though the story has gotten better....Enter Ubiquinol!

When scientists at the Department of Ageing Biology, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan, studied the anti ageing effects of new ubiquinol CoQ10, using a special breed of mice that age quickly, little did they expect what was going to happen next…

They divided the mice into three groups giving the first group no CoQ10, the second group ubiquinone CoQ10 and the third group the special new version known as ubiquinol CoQ10.

At nine months, both CoQ10 groups were ageing markedly slower than the group who took no CoQ10.

Then at ten months – a point that equates to late middle age in humans – the three rates of ageing diverged significantly.

The ubiquinol mice were ageing 40% slower than the old-style ubiquinone mice… and 51% slower than the group taking none.

Then by 12 months of age the difference was truly remarkable!

The poor old mice which got no CoQ10, were at death’s door. They were suffering all the classic signs of human ageing: They couldn’t move, or respond to any stimulation... they had eye damage... bent backs, and patchy, discoloured skins.

The group who received old style ubiquinone had begun to experience signs of ageing, but were in much better shape.

Whereas... the ubiquinol mice looked perfectly normal and healthy. In spite of being old, they showed no signs of ageing.

They had glossy coats and no physical deformities. Plus, they were running around as alert, responsive and energetic as spring lambs!

However, one word of caution if you’re considering tapping into CoQ10’s ‘miraculous’ benefits like many other health– savvy folk are doing...

Not all CoQ10 is equal


There are many brands of CoQ10 supplements on the market that only use this cheaper ubiquinone – which is more difficult for your body to absorb.

So my advice is to make sure that the CoQ10 that’s sitting in your medicine cabinet is ubiquinOL, rather than ubiquinoNE. Those two little letters make a huge difference...

This new formulation is limited and unavailable elswhere, to pick up your supply at special rates go copy the following link into your web browser and click Go!

http://www.alsearsmd.com/shop.php?af=1231750

When you arrive at the site, type in the word "Accel" into the site search box!

To your very good health,

Blessings

Marwan

Collegial Therapy!

I asked a colleague of mine to take a look at my blog page today and to give me her opinion on its presentation and its contents.

The results of this request were not entirely what I expected.....

After reading my last entry about PTSD, she asked me about the type of therapy I offered and I explained that I was more interested in generating a balance between our intellect and our emotions and I briefly told her what the therapy involved. No sooner had I done this than she told me that she had an issue which had seriously impacted upon her life for some time. This issue caused her to feel anxious when out in public and very vulnerable. My colleague believed that she was unattractive & had low self esteem.

Objectively this lady was a very attractive young blonde, whom was on the verge of representing her country in the sport of Kick Boxing at the next Olympics!!

From the outside looking in, the evidence did not support this lady's beliefs. These distorted beliefs and emotions were a result of past experiences which were now manifesting as social anxiety and trauma.

I agreed to help, I asked her to focus upon her feelings and imagine herself going out in public, to a supermarket or a bar and the prospect of meeting others. Just the thought of this was enough to cause her heart rate to increase, her palms to start sweating and for her to feel generally panicked! I then applied the therapeutic intervention and within a few minutes, the thought of going out in public and meeting people no longer triggered any negative, anxious responses.

An hour later and after my colleague had been to lunch and did a spot of shopping, I asked her how she had felt whilst she was out? She stopped for a moment and then said; Oh! I didn't notice anything actually but I probably will feel anxious later.... Needless to say she didn't, however her reaction is not uncommon. Many people that I treat don't notice that the problem has simply gone away and when you bring it to their attention they are suddenly confused and have a hard time attributing the dissapearance of the problem to the techniques that you have used. Personally this does not bother me, it is enough for me to know that I have made a difference, wehter people recognise this or not is not the issue.