Good advice. I like the message - getting out of our own way; the 'have to do something' approach where time and relaxation - or 'stop doing' really works wonders.
A walk in the woods, reading a book by a river in the sun - always makes me feel better.
Dec 2, 2022·edited Dec 2, 2022Liked by Gary Sharpe
Great writing. Yes, I'm increasingly of the opinion that, actually, all we really need to do is to expand and regain our interoception - literally to feel our body more.
Most other strategies are the mind trying to control it's own healing, I find, though they may be needed to get to the point where our capacity to feel our body is sufficient to catalyse and direct spontaneous healing.
It's like an ability that our ancestors may well have had but which has been lost to us as our mind expanded its capacity to conceptualise and got excited about working with memes.
I have never faced what you are right now. A year ago I had sudden hearing loss from an acoustic neuroma, then a month later Vertigo moved in and took over my physical life. Being vigilantly conscious of maintaining balance is tiring. Fortunately, I have only fallen twice, that during the first week after onset. I am learning what you are describing. You have provided some direction for my thoughts going forward.
Thank you for the amazing article and guidance! I was diagnosed with a condition similar to Parkinson’s and MS about 7 years ago and now I’ve really started to struggle with the condition deteriorating and not being able to do what I used to do. I always thought if I kept going and doing the exercises quickly it would help but all it does is tire me out more. I wanted to ask, I’ve been trying to remind myself not to do this and slow down and take it easy and sometimes it works sometimes not, does the positive message eventually get the brain to listen?
Good advice. I like the message - getting out of our own way; the 'have to do something' approach where time and relaxation - or 'stop doing' really works wonders.
A walk in the woods, reading a book by a river in the sun - always makes me feel better.
Thanks, Gary. Nice.
Agreed, Stop hammering ourselves! This "stop hammering ourselves" may go with "laugh." Laughing is one way to stop hammering ourselves.
Great writing. Yes, I'm increasingly of the opinion that, actually, all we really need to do is to expand and regain our interoception - literally to feel our body more.
Most other strategies are the mind trying to control it's own healing, I find, though they may be needed to get to the point where our capacity to feel our body is sufficient to catalyse and direct spontaneous healing.
It's like an ability that our ancestors may well have had but which has been lost to us as our mind expanded its capacity to conceptualise and got excited about working with memes.
I have never faced what you are right now. A year ago I had sudden hearing loss from an acoustic neuroma, then a month later Vertigo moved in and took over my physical life. Being vigilantly conscious of maintaining balance is tiring. Fortunately, I have only fallen twice, that during the first week after onset. I am learning what you are describing. You have provided some direction for my thoughts going forward.
Lovely!
Thank you.
Thank you for the amazing article and guidance! I was diagnosed with a condition similar to Parkinson’s and MS about 7 years ago and now I’ve really started to struggle with the condition deteriorating and not being able to do what I used to do. I always thought if I kept going and doing the exercises quickly it would help but all it does is tire me out more. I wanted to ask, I’ve been trying to remind myself not to do this and slow down and take it easy and sometimes it works sometimes not, does the positive message eventually get the brain to listen?
Hiya, yes sleep is vitally important I wrote about just recently x https://georgiedonny.substack.com/p/brainwashing-about-contagion-is-a
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Great article. “It takes the time that needs to take.”
Can you list some examples of neural exercises?
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