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| art |
Posted - 07/04/2005 : 16:34:06
Strange things happen every day in life, and for those of us who are respectful of the power of the subconscious mind, these events are sometimes not so easily dismissed...On the other hand, there's always the danger of finding connections where none exist...
I thought I'd throw this out there and see what you guys thought...
My lady friend and I were walking our dogs along some railroad tracks today. We had been driven from the woods by a horde of horse flies that were making us, and the dogs, miserable. Things were not much better along the tracks than they had been in the woods and we were doing everything we could, short of running, to get back to the car as quickly as we could...As the dogs were also getting bitten up, we were each carrying one of the little guys (Italian Greyhounds).
As we went along, she and I were talking about the success I've been having with TMS self-treatment and how, even though I'd gone running in the a.m. my feet (the site of some very painful and stubborn TMS) were still ok enough for the afternoon walk and what a huge imnprovement this was.
No sooner had I mention my feet, than I suddenly stubbed my toe on one of the ties and started to fall. All I could think of was the poor helpless doggie in my arms and how I was determined that he not be hurt..For an instant I thought I was going to recover, but my foot hit something again, and down I went onto the hard splintery wooden tracks and black cinders.
Somehow, thank God, I managed to fall in such a way that the dog was not hurt. I fell on my stomach and had been holding the little guy against my chest, so don't ask me how I managed, but somehow I did..(Which is in itself another kind of testament to the power of the human mind as I was able in that split second, or my mind was, to figure out a way to fall in a way that the dog wouldn't get hurt, something I'm absolutely convinced of)...
But at the same time, I also managed to hurt both feet in two of the exact spots where they'd been giving me so much pain...My big toe on the one foot when I stubbed it, and the ligaments on the top of my left foot which somehow got caught under me as I was falling...Other than that, I was ok, though I had some minor cuts and scrapes on my hands, and some wrist and shoulder stiffness.
I don't want to make too big a deal of this, but it's one heck of a coincidence nonetheless that not only was I talking about my feet and how well they'd be doing when they decided to spaz out so drastically on me, but that I injured myself, or at least "hurt" myself, in these two exact spots which had been giving me so much trouble.
I'm wondering... has there been any discussion of TMS and accident proneness? And as it relates to me specifically, is it possible that this was entirely engineered by my subconscious mind, as if, ok, well, this guy seems to be onto us with this "over-use" subterfuge we've been using all these years, so maybe we're just going to bring out the big guns and arrange it so he really does hurt himself? I hope this is not the case as the implications owuld be kinda chilling.
I know I'm asking a bunch of different things, but it would be great if I could get some of your thoughts...There are some very bright people on this forum and I welcome any and all ideas...
Many thanks,
A |
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| Jim1999 |
Posted - 08/15/2005 : 22:27:58
Art,
I wouldn't be surprised if your unconscious mind caused that "accident". At the end of my recovery, or shortly afterward, I was about to microwave my lunch. The instructions said to puncture the cover with a fork. Well, I missed and ended up puncturing the nail on my thumb!
I immediately suspected that my unconscious mind caused this mistake as a defense (distraction). I could just picture my unconscious mind saying, "Look! It's pain with a real physical cause! You can't make it go away with that Sarno stuff." Of course, I can't actually prove that the injury was intentional, but the timing seemed like more than a coincidence; it was right when TMS was no longer effective as a defense.
Ever since, I've decided not to give my unconscious mind the chance. When the instructions say to puncture the cover with a fork, I don't. It's safer to peel back the cover a little ways.
Jim |
| Tunza |
Posted - 08/15/2005 : 15:30:26
Art, also think you're onto something - something that fascinates me and I'm not ashamed to be analytical about it because it's just natural human curiosity. As far as I'm concerned what you focus on gets more energy attracted to it. "Self-fulfilling prophecies" are an example of this:
Over 10 years ago I was hit by a car while cycling through a busy intersection. I ended up in hospital with broken kneecaps and a plastic surgeon put over 100 stitches in my face to repair lacerations.
When I had the accident I wasn't waering my cycle helmet (I put it in my backpack so that I could let my freshly washed hair dry for a few minutes). This was something I hadn't done since I first purchased the helmet and as I started out my head felt naked without it. I felt quite vulnerable and looked forward to putting the helmet on after turning into the next street.
Well it was in that intersection that I got hit (through a misjudgement on my part). Looking back on the accident I feel the reason I made the error was that I felt vulnerable without my helmet so one part of me almost expected to get hit.
Hope that makes sense. Of course extra rational people would say I was just plain distracted so that's why it happended and I would probably agree with them if it wasn't for so many times since I showed a tendency to get TMS problems...
I've lost count of these episodes of pain, ones that I can see I've triggered myself by what I've put energy into thinking about. For example I can think to myself that I've had several weeks without pain in my back/knee (etc) and the next day I will wake up with pain in whichever spot Ive thought about.
My opinion is that it's all about "creative visualisation". What you put energy into becomes true and that can be negatively or positively.
I always loved my sport (cycling then running) so much that I used to say that I didn't know how I'd survive without it. Well guess what, since I was so fearful of losing the ability to do it I now haven't been able to do it without pain for a long time. Maybe I should name that kind "destructive visualisation". I'm a "worrier" so I'm really good at clearly imagining the worst case scenarios but I find it harder to picture good outcomes. This is something I'm working on. I've also started to do some art recently to put my creative energies into something other than over-thinking my future.
When I think "Wonderful, I've had no pain for a while" my unconscious mind just registers the concept of pain and is reminded to put extra effort into creating that pain for me.
That's what I think happens in my situation anyway. Of course everyone is different.
I find your posts really interesting Art, keep them coming.
Tunza
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| yowire |
Posted - 07/05/2005 : 19:33:42
Hi Art,
I'm not so sure it was a coincidence or overanalyzing. You may have stumbled on to something-literally. As you alluded to the question- Yes, I believe it is possible that being accident prone could be someone's particular form of TMS.
In these individuals, the unconscious mind may take the opportunity, totally beyond the individuals awareness, to put a limb in harm's way under certain circumstances. I think it is possible that this can happen when we are going through an extremely stressful emotional ordeal when even physical pain can not distract us from the misery. When we just keep trudging through it, like a trooper.
I know this is speculation, but it is something to consider and something we should be aware of.
Yowire |
| Stryder |
Posted - 07/05/2005 : 13:47:17
Hi art,
Sound like coincidence to me and an intelligent, perfectionist, smart, consciencious TMSer overanalyzing the situation ;-)
Take care, -Stryder |
| marytabby |
Posted - 07/05/2005 : 07:02:51
I would venture to say you got caught up in your positive thinking about your progress and sort of "got away" with your thoughts and stubbed your toe and fell as a result of your languishing thoughts around recovery. In other words, you were a bit caught off guard I think and maybe not aware of how you were "floating" along carelessly, and bang, you stubbed your toe at the time frame you were in. So I think it's coincidence, but what do I know?
I do think anyone would have been caught off guard just in the sheer embracing the progress. Glad you and the dog are ok! |
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