Here is the article and the link is the google video on the book
Article
Google video
Thoughts?
I agree…Belief is powerful, but with that article, Wayne Dyer was way ahead
of the game on that one…but if it’s ‘‘new’’ to you then welcome yourself
to that with open arms and work it to your advantage.
I think that its helpful and definitely important not to identify a sense of self with illness. Though I have a hard time believing people lost hair or had other adverse side effects beyond psycho somatic, similar to hypochondria… I mean you get told of something you can actually put a ton of energy and attention into that feeling suggestive symptoms, resulting in mimic’ed feelings and sensations but without long term effects.
Of course too over thinking does get people sick, also feeling happy is when the body operates best… People with depression and Anxiety for example have a host of physical symptoms from something that starts with just a thought.
Me and a few friends were discussing something similar to this a couple of months ago. One friend of mine has what seems to be a type of arthritis or possibly gulf war syndrome via exposure to nerve agents. He’s looking for solutions that don’t involve meds which include side effects like cancer, hemorrhaging, death or insanity, and tried a naturopathic cleans. It seemed to work for him and he felt better for about a month.
So we were talking about what or why this cleans seemed to have worked when other methods don’t, and another guy (very well practiced MD) blurts out “It’s a placebo effect. Plain and simple. Those cleanses are completely ineffective.”. Those words hit with visible impact. Like a hammer to the chest type of impact. I asked- “The placebo effect is still an effect though, right?”. He responded that it was. “So someone feels better, regardless of whether or not a treatment has medical efficacy, right?”. Affirmative. “So, whats wrong with that?”. Silence.
It was kind of strange and a little bit painful to see someone who thought he felt better- therefore did feel better, suddenly not due to a very potent dose of pessimism.
Check out the Scandanavian film “Fear Me Not”. along this same premise…
It’s on Netflix
A family member has Parkinson’s, if this article doesn’t fit the situation to a T, I don’t know what does.