Denial Isn’t A River in Egypt
"How long have you had heartburn," I asked.
"Not very long," my patient responded.
"Well, how long, can you give me an estimate?"
"Oh, say 10years." he replied.
"How often do you have symptoms of heartburn?" I queried
"Maybe every day." he answers
This particular dialogue is not uncommon. We can call it trivializing, denial, minimizing, or all the above But the bottom line is that the symptom that is being discussed is not important Heartburn, headache, anxiety, fear, abdominal pain, blood in the urine, constipation, chronic cough, chronic sinus congestion, overweight; potential problems that we can decide to put on the back burner or better yet hope that it or they won't come back
The issue is this The energy field mindbody never lies and never holds back when it's in pain It will always speak the truth So to have heartburn and not recognize it for what it is misses the opportunity to be healthier And minor symptoms may be the tip of the iceberg
So infrequent means significant Every symptom is significant because it's the body's way of telling us that the energy body is not happy Let's try not to ignore the opportunity for better health and pay attention and have resolve that we'll do something about whatever the mindbody is showing us
Health is a skill that we work at all the time Love DrBill
