you are telling people about sole in your dreams?? LOL! too funny.....

"We continue to do harmful things to ourselves because our wonderful bodies respond by trying to make us feel better."

this was very elegantly put...very insightful.

And about smoking--??????????????????????

When I realized (discovered, got tired of reading, tired of not being able
to sing clearly...etc) how intense was the Science behind creating
and maintaining this "nicotine delivery system" >>>--think of it that way--it *is* that! including adding very wily and perfectly balanced bronchodilators
to make you inhale deeper, so as to hook you into more consumption!!!....

well

the whole thing finally just fizzled out for me--like a beautiful red ember drowned in water. Ever smelled a drowned cigarette? I'm sure you have.

I'm going to gather my 'opting out' of nicotine info, and post it soon.
:-)
take care

Hi, Fledgling

Your post regarding Alisaun's reiterated the subject of intention. I recently have been feeling as if going 'round and round' on some issues. A vicious cycle.

As I come out of it and onto a straighter path once again, I was reminded of intention.

I realized, once again ;), my intention for initiating change was to 'prove' something to myself about myself. Can't get more conditional than that, IMHO!!

When I was finally able to dispel the illogicalness of that, I remembered the 'successful' approach for me will be to:
Intend to love myself no matter what. This is always so, regardless of what "I" thinks.
This immediately sets me in a relaxed atmosphere, gives space, gives clarity. From there I can 'see' that progress is indeed happening. It is not any other way.

I find I prefer to experience 'flow with' as opposed to 'forcing against' and return to this intention.

And just as Alisaun's post implies, by reclaiming some of the bigger pieces of 'us' that have been missing for so long...the smaller compulsions acting as their artificial substitutes will subside.

Love
Lori

hi Alison,

Lapis has some interesting views on Lyme disease--
maybe he'll post them here...

Dear Alison,

What a thinker you are! And so generous! I know it takes a great deal to 'expose' one's thoughts and feelings on the 'Net. Many read here and would not dream of posting, even if they had success.

That's just how it is. We who can, do...hoping that what we mean to say will help another.

I read somewhere on the 'Net (from a link on CureZone) that Lyme dis-ease is likely caused by parasites. If that is true in any one particular case, that would explain Sugar cravings.

When I was once dieting (my own version of Weight Watchers + 'improved' food choices), I'd be working late and alone in my grocery store and get a sudden demand for sugar. Not in one minute, immediately! I think I could easily have taken a bite out of my desk if there had been nothing else!

A popular idea bandied about for years is that, when we 'diet', the liver becomes depleted of 'body sugar' needed to supply the brain. Therefore the sudden need of sugar, and some momentary dizziness.

Then again, there are some who claim that a tendency to diabetes can be overcome. I'm still working on that one, and questioning my need for fruit, which I've not particularly loved, except for seasonal feasts from time to time. I find apples, and sometimes citrus, and tart plums, difficult to swallow. A little cooked and sweetened applesauce has been nice, a few times in the past.

Today we keep mostly to small amounts of stevia, and/or a little drizzle of pure blackstrap molasses. Still, I give in to a bakery sweet, say, once a week or two...less and less frequently.

I'm discovering that there are hidden natural sources of MSG, too! ...Like tomatoes!

Smoking counteracts candida?! How very interesting! And someone else said that candida hates exercise and sunshine. There's food for thought there.

I also agree with you about "auto immune" diseases, and I think your psychotherapist friend is also a smart cookie. (That's my highest term of praise.)

Alison, I'm trying to put together a whole theory and plan for well-being. Piece by piece it comes to me. I can't tell you how important I feel is your evidence. To me, it is a key.

I also can't forget that some say laughter is very important... the action of laughter, even when nothing funny is going on. You may have read this story before, but they say that one seriously ill man got himself kicked out of hospital, for disturbing the other patients. His laughter must have worked because they don't kick you out of hospital unless you are somewhat improved.

Too, there is a wonderful feeling of calmness, warmth, and well-being from reflexology and Touch for Health. Sometimes I can nearly achieve this with self-treatment. I really like exhaling gently and deeply, especially on the effort part of an exercise movement. I have a Gazelle glider on my porch.

I have high hopes for the Doyletics quick age regression exercise. //www.curezone.org/forums/m.asp?f=241&i=176#i (Imagine being able to completely ignore an original sadness by regressing to BEFORE an event, and remembering your strengths.)

Be well, Alison, and your sisters.

Love and energy from a grateful,

fledgling

I have type 1 diabetes which doctors say is an autoimmune disease. I have also come to the conclusion that the body is attacking itself for a reason.

Thank you, Andreas!

The body is not dumb. I don't believe it makes mistakes. I believe that everything the body does is for a reason. It produces painful symptoms to get you to change your habits and stop poisoning youself. But if you do not listen eventually you will die, as in the case with advanced cancer where there was no chemo or radiation involved(this kills people)and type 1 diabetes.

But you know what, who knows what would happen to a type 1 diabetic if you didn't intervene and give them insulin(a drug that only further poisons the body). Maybe the body would sort itself out. There is something called a 'honeymoon period' where for some 'unknown' reason a type 1 diabetic, shortly after diagnosis, starts making insulin again. I think that this is the body trying to heal itself. But of course most people continue to live an unhealthy lifestyle and the honeymoon period stops, they then have to take insulin for the rest of their lives.

I'm determined to eliminate all possible reasons why my body is not able function normally, so that it can. I've read of a few people who have been able to stop taking insulin, and I've certainly reduced mine a LOT since eating a natural raw diet and cleansing. I think that one of my biggest problems is heavy metals and I feel so much better when cleansing them out. So that is my main focus right now, cleansing out the heavy metals.

I used to have OCD(runs in the family). It was mostly obsessive thoughts, but I would also take a little metal thing used to squeeze pimples and poke at spots on my skin until I bruised. It was so relaxing. I would just stop thinking all my obsessive thoughts(anyone who's experienced this knows it can be torture)and the pain would produce 'good feeling' hormones. I used to ask people to hide it from me so that I wasn't able to poke at myself. But I would always feel such intense anxiety if I couldn't that I would eventually make someone get it for me or find it myself.

That was a year ago. Now after months and months of a clean diet I no longer feel that way. All the depression, anxiety, nervousness, and OCD I had is gone! The only thing that remains is the occasional insomnia, diabetes, and chronic fatigue.

I feel such an intense well-being that I never had, not even as a child. A healthy lifestyle is the cure for all ills, including psychological problems. Because it is all connected. Every little uncomfort you feel is a sign that your body is not functioning smoothly, because you do not put the right things into it. Once you do, your body will be able to carry on all it's fuctions perfectly. Making a very happy body, and a very happy you!

Alisaun gives an interesting scenario of possibly nicotine reducing the effects of a candida infection.

Thereby giving an “urge” to smoke.

Wouldn’t surprise me at all.

At present, I’m reading Sam Biser’s new book Resurrection for Souls in Broken Bodies.

He gives another scary scenario.

The body utilizing toxins to extend life.

Here we’re talking about people beaten down so low they are unable to do the simple “cleanses” because they have no overhead for the body to take the shock.

In his scenario, the “cleanse” starts removing the very toxin that the body has been utilizing for maintaining a bodily function.

This would be similar to LDL doing the secondary repair on arteries because for some reason the correct repair function is busted.

Then you start a “cleanse” and it starts removing the LDL.

Boom! Your arteries no longer get repaired.

Very Scary.

GS

Yes, thank you Alisaun for being you and sharing your experiences.

I read your original post some time ago and felt privileged to have done so when recently saw a TV program on US cable. The series title is 'Secret Lives of Women' or some such. It deals with all 'taboo' problems/issues specific to women. The episode I saw was about self-injury and featured three women. It is such a misunderstood behavior and I appreciated that it was publicized.

My mother is a school counselor and she sees this more commonly. I feel it is yet another 'modern-day' behavior only demonstrating the increasing extensiveness of our toxicity.

I am not a 'cutter' so to speak but have taken a blade to flesh a few times in desperation as a teenager. Actually my brother-in-law was a cutter. He developed a drug addiction young, struggled with psychological problems for many years, and ended up overdosing and dying from his drug addiction in his early 20s.

I am very grateful to have found Curezone. It has and continues to open many doors. Being mainly interested in the emotional/psychological/spiritual side of imbalance first, learning about the physical counterpart has been the 'missing piece' that completes the puzzle.

Now I'm going to address Fledgling's post regarding 'fighting compulsions'.

Thanks again for being YOU. You are touching many, directly and indirectly.

Lori