You can heal your life

[Alison66]

Through exploring my more spiritual side I came across this book by Louise Hay, 'You can heal your life', and I've found the book at times fascinating, easy to read, but also some elements are questionable. That is not to say they are not true, accurate and real, but simply beyond my level of comprehension, but in a good way.

The book makes you think about your own reality, and makes you question things a little more, which is not a a bad thing.

Anyway, within the book there is a section that discusses common ailments and how they manifest in relation to our inner feelings.
It is quite fascinating and it would be too easy to shun this idea as 'mum o jumbo', but actually, the linked feelings are way too accurate.

This is a great book which has the potential to heal you if only you allow yourself to be open to its ideas.

[Daisy82]

Can you give an example of an emotion linked to a condition from the book?

[Rachael]

I've read that book, it's a great book, but I do think you have to be a bit of a believer.

[Alison66]

Can you give an example of an emotion linked to a condition from the book?

Yes, a problem with your elbow represents changing directions and accepting new experiences.

Eczema Breath-taking anatogonism. Mental eruptions.

[Dannij]

Yes, a problem with your elbow represents changing directions and accepting new experiences.

Eczema Breath-taking anatogonism. Mental eruptions.

Really? And you believe this?

[cherry]

I think it makes sense that our conditions represent on emotions and internal struggles.

[Alison66]

Really? And you believe this?

Yes, I do.

[Megan]

This book explains a very old concept in modern day ways. The book basically suggests that our thoughts and actions have implications to our own health and life. That our emotions become imprinted within our cells, and this imprint can cause damage to our cells over a long period of time.

This concept is not new by any means, how many times have you you heard the phrase 'stress kills'. This book explores ways in which you can recognise the ways in which our emotions are affecting us and suggests ways to overcome the damage that is being done.

[Alda79]

It makes sense that our emotions leave an imprint on our bodies. As Megan says, it is common to hear the comment that 'stress kills' yet we fail to register what this really means. Our everyday stresses, emotions, good, bad and indifferent each have an effect on our health.

[Christiane]

Okay, if you accept that these emotions have an effect on your body what can you do to change them? You can't just make yourself happy about everything.

[Deena]

I've read this book, and one of the main subjects the book reinforces is the concept of forgiveness, of letting go of resentment and ill feelings.

After I read this book, I did do some of the homework the book recommends and I have to say, I think it had a very positive affect on my health and my life. Specifically my mental health.

It helped me to realise I have been carrying around bad feelings of things that happened years and years ago, Things that in many ways I had not realised I had carried. Releasing me of these feelings allowed me to let new feelings in. In a way I felt released to be happy again.

I do think that in order to get something from this book, and many like them you have to believe in the message they give you. However, I will add, I did not start my homework fully believing it would work, only simply hoping it would, but knowing it wouldn't cause any harm.

[Kiara]

This seems to be an emerging concept that is being discussed more openly in the wider domain. People are making the connection between chronic, long term health conditions and long term, or deep rooted emotional issues that the individual person has not dealt with.

I think if it is difficult to believe that about a very stressful situation you have ever found yourself in, some people break out in hives, or blotches, some people get neck and shoulder pains, nausea, diarrhoea, vomiting, crying, palpitations etc these are all acute body responses to an acute episode of stress.

So isn’t it possible that the body can have more subtle reactions to a more chronic emotional problem?

[Alison66]

I do think that in order to get something from this book, and many like them you have to believe in the message they give you. However, I will add, I did not start my homework fully believing it would work, only simply hoping it would, but knowing it wouldn't cause any harm..

I think this is really lovely that you didn't believe, but had hope. I sometimes think thats the best place to start. I do believe in the power of emotions, in fact I recently came across Joe Dispenza, an interesting man with ideas that may not be for everyone, but he explains that our moods become our temperament, our temperament becomes our personality and our personality dictates what we do and how we act and who we do it with. If moods can do this, then it is easy to see how emotions can have a lasting affect on our lives.

[Louise]

I think this is a great book and which can build the foundations of self healing. sometimes we do not understand ourselves and out emotions and ailments. I think this book is a good place to start to inwardly look.

I have a friend who is blighted by one bowel problem after the next in a very severe way, including cancer and ongoing post operative problems, crohns etc There is a part of me that would like to give him the book and ask him if he recognises himself in any of it.

Such problems are associated with fear, lack of confidence, intimacy, security, self criticism and resistance to new ideas as well as a need to love yourself. I wonder if he sees himself in any of these traits, to the point of it being a big problem in his life??

[Teri23]

A friend gave me this book recently, and when I received it I wasn’t sure whether to be insulted or grateful. I have just finished it and can honestly say, I am grateful to my friend for her kind gift and thoughtfulness.

At first I wasn’t sure about the book, it seemed a little to ‘hippy’-ish to me. However, 1/3 of the way through it started to resonate with me, and by the end I have started to recognise patterns in my behaviour and ailments that are very linked to my emotions.

A very insightful read.

[Amie]

There’s a lot of ancient practices, namely two main ones spring to mind Indian, Chinese that firmly believe that the body can heal itself given the right environment, nutrition and mentality.

This concept may seem a voodoo, to some, but actually it is very old and has stood the test of time.