Digest Number 385

[Guest guest]

Ellie,

 

I lurk a lot but could not ignore your post. I have had my share of burdens too

as have most. From major depression and co-dependancy to abandonment and bunches

of religion induced guilt but I agree with PJ in that we only hurt ourselves

when we carry around all those unhealed woulds. I stumbled on the principle of

forgiveness years ago and now have found a wonderful book to back it up. While

you are in your " inward state " why not pick up a copy of Colin Tipping's book

Radical Forgiveness. You can download the first chapter (see Free Read) from

his website.

www.radicalforgiveness.com. I want you to know that I do feel compassion for

you and you are not to be blamed for holding onto these things. The way I see

it, it is considered normal in our society to feel as you do in response to the

burdens of life but " it isn't necessary " to keep on carrying them. Read the book

and see if it resonates with you. You can be whole again in body, emotions and

spirit.

 

I wish for you perfect health and peace of mind,

Mary

 

Message: 3

Thu, 5 Oct 2000 23:26:06 EDT

GRANDMABEAR712

HELLO!

 

First of all I would like to thank everyone who has given me feedback on the

posts I have sent in. Sorry I haven't written to all of you before now but

I've been withdrawing for the past few days. Right now is not a good time for

me. It has been a year ago yesterday (Oct. 4th) that my niece and godchild

committed suicide. She left 3 little girls ages 5, 3 and 6 months. Also a

friend of mine for 38 years died of cancer 6 months ago. I miss them both so

much.

 

Things I've said in my posts have only been a tip of the iceberg in my life.

I too Florie have gone through drugs and alcoholism. I have been clean for 25

years. Yes, I try to be strong but sometimes it catch's up with me especially

at this time. I am here listening to everyone and hoping for peace. I also

experience panic attacks. I'm on medication for them also anti depressants. I

see a therapist once a month too. My past always seems to be right there to

haunt me.

 

Caroline, with what you said to me I would swear you know me personally. The

guilt is always there. I can't seem to let it go. I was told all my life by

my Mother that it was all my fault for everything. I was raised in such a

dysfunctional family. I grew up feeling that it was all my doing.

 

Well, there I go again. Thank you all for listening to me. Sometime it helps

to talk about it.

 

Thanks,

My love to all of you,

Ellie

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Regarding the lady with lowered libido:

Something in your description suggests to me that she

might benefit in general from an " aggressive energy

(AE) " treatment. What you wrote was that your patient

is alternating between weepiness and irritability.

This sounds like a K'o cycle phenomena that might

respond well to AE. You might notice if there are

other significant K'o phenomena (such as white and

green colors, weep and shout, etcetera) appearing.

 

What you wrote was that your patient is alternating

between weepiness and irritability. This sounds like a

K'o cycle phenomena that might respond well to AE. You

might notice if there are other significant K'o

phenomena (such as white and green colors, weep and

shout, etcetera) appearing.

 

AE is usually the first treatment I perform on any new

patient and almost always the first treatment I give

to animals. The theory is that toxic heat may be

trapped in one or more organs. This must be cleared

before performing any other treatments in order to

avoid spreading heat along the K'o cycle. (I sometimes

describe this to patients as being similar to removing

stones and debris from soil before planting a garden

or like doing a full format on a computer disk before

placing any files on it).

 

Keep this treatment in mind for any patient exhibiting

sets of K'o cycle symptoms or who are tending to be

weepy for no reason. It is a wonderful, simple, gentle

treatment that is terrific as an introduction to

acupuncture (almost never painful, yet can have

powerful effects). It touches all the associated

effect points (AEPs) of the Yin organs.

 

I've had amazing results on animals using only this

treatement. Also, I personally have received this

treatment many times and always have felt great

afterwards. It's a great " stress buster. " I might

consider this treatment for anyone who has recently

been under anasthesia, incurred trauma, or been under

chronic stress (like killer traffic in a big city!)

 

NOTES:

-For safety sake, note that in elderly or very

vulnerable patients, only one chou should be treated

at a time. In all patients the HT AEP should be

treated after all the other needles have been removed.

 

 

-You may need to take three or four sessions or extend

your treatment time in order to complete all the

points.

 

-Be ready to raise the temperature in the room

slightly or to drape the patient after several

minutes, as clearing heat may leave them feeling a bit

chilly.

 

PREPARATION:

Have the patient lay on their stomach or sit on a

backless chair/stool (below table level, so they can

rest their arms and head against the table once the

needles are in). If the patient is seated, have them

keep their feet flat on the ground and their hands on

their knees until you have got the needles in.

 

TECHNIQUE:

Insert needles VERY SHALLOWLY, with no action, in the

AEPs of the Yin organs excluding the HT AEP (BL-13,

BL-14, BL-18, BL-20, BL-23). For each chou, also

insert one dummy needle at a non-point for purposes of

comparing skin response. Once the needles are in, you

want to look for any points where redness, swelling

and/or heat appear. Compare these to the dummy needles

to determine if this is normal in general for the

patient or if particular points are significantly

different.

 

Leave the needles in until the redness, swelling and

heat disappear. Be sure to needle (and clear heat)

bilaterally. Remove the needles when the heat signs

have disappeared. Treat the HT AEP (BL-15) after the

other AEPs are cleared.

 

AFTER TREATMENT:

-Remind the patient to avoid hot or cold showers,

wind, back slaps, etcetera for a day or so, as there

can be continued clearing when they leave the

treatment space.

-When the patient returns for their next treatment,

you may want to test (repeat the treatment) on any

AEPs that took a particularly long time to clear the

first time.

 

I look forward to hearing from anyone who wants to

write about their experiences treating AE, including

the observations before, during and after needling.

 

Sincerely,

Cathy Benedetto, M.Ac., L.Ac, and soon to be Dipl.Ac!

 

 

 

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