IC and 4 Steps to Empowerment

When a doctor says, “You have interstitial cystitis(IC) bladder pain syndrome and it’s treatable but not curable”, a depressing cloud of sadness might descend over you at that moment  But usually it takes time for this kind of medical opinionated attitude to sink in and it’s an attitude that is pervasive in the matter science medical community

And since the expert tells you this, it must be true!  But in such a situation of dogma, you have to be like the fish caught in the net and find a hole and swim out  Otherwise you become just like everyone else caught up in the prevailing belief of the day

This week I’m talking about steps that you can take right now to take over your life and find that hole and swim out of that net to freedom  Of course this kind of action requires baby steps like any healing  You literally have to mentally rise to the occasion  And that’s what I’m talking about  Baby steps toward resolving IC symptoms

The Courage to Step Into the Unknown

Healing is a journey into the unknown  You can’t be sure what’s going to happen  You can talk to friends, support group and the like, but ultimately you don’t know the outcome  So it’s always safe to stay with what’s reassuringly known  But there’s no benefit to that  You just keep getting what you’ve got in the past

And in energy science work it’s not about believing me  It’s about making the observations that by doing the work you’re getting better  This enhances your trust in the discipline.

You see your faith in an energy science mode of healing is entirely in your hands and no one else’s  If you see results some trust occurs and then more faith  As you go along there will be more improvements and more trust with more faith. If you’re being attentive and aware which is brought about by a quiet mind this will be the case

The energy science approach to healing requires commitment on your part  This is in part brought about by a quiet, nonjudgmental, patient and noncritical mind  The mind will get in the way using doubt, indecision, and inertia to leave you without the benefits that you’re seeking.

The Pitta mind when unbalanced is unduly skeptical, emotionally judgmental, impatient, and irritable  What drives this mental activity is fear  Fear of being duped, taken advantage of, and being wrong since Pitta is a perfectionist  The use of understanding yourself as an energy pattern is that it gives you an objective tool to observe yourself without condemning

When you notice yourself becoming curious without these more damaging mental activities you know you’re making progress  Basically mental turmoil induced by fear interferes with the healing process

The excuses such as not enough time, don’t know how, I’m not ….., how will I be if I become different(scary thought), what if it doesn’t work, or the best of all, this is too much work, effort or energy, are the result of the mind wanting to maintain the status quo  Don’t rock the boat  Even if you’re in pain

Whatever goal in life you want to achieve can be obtained and it begins with dealing with the obstacles the mind presents  You have to transform your fear into faith  Faith that it will work  But it starts with an emotional declaration that you will be healthy again(DNA listens best when your internal dialogue is emotional about your declaration)

And if you’re having trouble obtaining your goal, then you may not be associating your goal with enough pain

4 Empowering Steps

First, recognize what your goal is and get crystal clear about it  Think it, then ink it  So get a notebook and place your goal at the top of the page. Then use this journal as a way to track your progress but also to notice the subtle changes that are occurring for you as you do this energy science work (remember that the matter science work is gross but the energy science work is subtle).

Second, what will your life look like if you don’t achieve your goal? This is very important because unless you vividly see the pain you’re experiencing emotionally, psychologically, and physically your mind will not buy into the goal

Third, determine what measurable outcomes will happen as a result of obtaining your goal

Fourth, what are the challenges that are in your way in achieving your goal   These can be thoughts, feelings, emotions, sensations, perceptions, and/or beliefs  These inner limiting beliefs lock you into not getting what you want

The value of meditation is that is allows you to witness your mind’s obstacles to change more easily, whatever they may be  And you don’t have to do this alone!  The danger is getting into groups that are not supportive of an energy science approach to healing  If you participate in groups that are negative and want to wallow in their misery of IC, they will pull you down  Being in the midst of negativity is tantamount to self sabotage

So try these out and let me know what your experience is  And remember baby steps Anything worthwhile in life requires that you get unstuck

To Health as a Skill  Love Dr Bill