THE SELF-MANAGEMENT OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF PAIN: THE PAIN OF CHILDBIRTH
April 29th, 2009
I do not intend to discuss each and every form of pain, but this system lends itself so well to the control of the pain of childbirth that we must have a few final words about it. The young woman approaching childbirth is in fact subjected to an extraordinary number of anxiety-producing influences. Other women [...]
LIVING WITHOUT STRESS: EFFECTS OF MEDITATION
April 23rd, 2009
There is evidence showing that meditation in the absence of visualization is more effective in the treatment of cancer. The main problem that leads people into visualizing is that the inexperienced see it as something practical as opposed to the rather mystical idea of stillness. Visualization is an easy technique as it gives the meditator [...]
INFERIOR PSYCHOLOGICAL REACTIONS TO ESCAPE STRESS: SUCCESS
April 23rd, 2009
Each of us is a conglomerate of living matter. By the process of evolution there has been built into us a whole series of psychological reactions which help us survive. The way in which we become aggressive, when we are faced with someone who is acting aggressively towards us, is a simple example of this [...]
BODILY SYMPTOMS OF STRESS: BREATHING TROUBLES AND CHRONIC CONSTIPATION
April 23rd, 2009
Breathing troubles «Sometimes I can’t get my breath. Breathing won’t come naturally. Talking to someone and I have to gulp. Conscious of my breathing. If I was not conscious of it, I would not be ready to take a breath if it should stop. Does your breathing just sometimes stop? It must when you [...]