This blew my mind

This is a big bunch of bull, and can be easily shot down by the medical community. Believe what you want, of course, but it is scary what some people can convince themselves is true.

Maybe I shouldn't take this personally, but since you and I were discussing my son's accident and illness, I have to speak up. So, an accident shows inability to speak for yourself, and rebellion against authority??? Belief in violence?? Accidents are not always the fault of the person they happen to! My son's car was flattened on a very busy interstate highway by a semi-trailer truck, the truck driver went into my son's lane half-way and hit him. It was the truck driver's fault!! But from what you are saying, it is HIS fault...it wasn't. He was left to pick up the pieces and try to build a life. He's had 6 surgeries in 18 months. He will have to have at least 2 more. And Alzheimer's ''owes its cause to 'refusal to deal with the world as it is???' SERIOUSLY?? It runs in families. It has medical aspects to it, not just mental. Often the brain has started to shrink when Alzheimer's hits someone--and the brain can shrink from age, and from serious heart conditions, and other reasons. So you can hook it all up and then say, oh, he got Alzheimer's because he refused to deal with the world as it is? How could someone prevent Alzheimer's in the real world? And the arthritis being caused by lack of love and too much criticism. Resentment. '' The new thought pattern is to access positive alternatives, in forgiving oneself.'' Oh, my. OK. I am a strong woman. I deal with my own serious illness that seems to run in my family, MS. I raised a big family, took care of some elderly relatives for years that ''refused to deal with the world as it is'' according to you. But according to their doctors, they had memory issues. I never give up, I know that I am a kind person, and I will and have helped many people in my lifetime. I hope to always be able to do so. But somewhere in that book you like, I am sure it probably says something about having MS means you don't like yourself, or you don't like the way your legs look, or....I can't go there. We all have read posts here on mylot over the years that we just scroll past because they upset us in some way, or seem insulting. I tried to scroll by. But it just cut too deeply, thinking of how hard he's struggled, the pain he's gone through, and how badly he wants to be WELL, from the reasons you state that this Louise Hays says is the reason he is suffering--that it's basically his own fault. This. REALLY hurt. I have heard others speak of her books in the past, some liked them, some didn't consider them factual or realistic. But this is just insulting anyone who had a bad accident, has Alzheimer's, or Arthritis! I had considered reading one. I just changed my mind. I am sorry if I seem negative, but you woke the ''mama bear'' mode in me, big time. To see someone try as hard as he has and blaming that accident happened for the reasons you state is just wrong, and hurtful.

It's fascinating to hear your perspective on Louise Hay's "Heal Your Body" and how it resonated with you. The concept of our thoughts and emotions influencing physical health is certainly thought-provoking. The idea that overcoming limiting beliefs and cultivating positive affirmations can be beneficial is interesting, and Hay's specific examples provide a starting point for reflection. While the book's claims haven't been universally accepted by the medical community, it's clear that exploring the mind-body connection can be a valuable personal journey, as your experience demonstrates. It's wonderful that you received such a thoughtful gift and that revisiting it brought you these insights.