Self-healing chronic diseases

[Thibo]

Recently it was determined that my body is suffering from two chronic diseases, one of them has a great impact on my liver and can be called serious.
The doctors and science tell me that I will most likely have to undergo a liver transplant and my life will be median.
I just turned 25 years old.

This has affected me greatly over the past few months both physically and mentally.
I was continuously in a circle of fear and uncertainty. I just didn't believe it that this could happen overnight even now it still feels surreal. 

Recently I listened to an audio book by Wayne Dyer. Here he talked about the power of self-healing. This was so powerful and inspiring that I had to cry with joy.
For the first time since my body became "sick" I believed that I could heal. That I was stronger both physically and mentally!

For the last few months I have been trying to live a holistic life through, mediation, self-reflection, contemplation, observation, being in nature, simple living, healthy living, being gentle with others, trying to understand people, quieting my ego. 
Never before have I looked death and fear so closely in the eye. And never in my life have I felt so strongly connected to myself as I do now.
But it is not always easy sometimes there are still thoughts with uncertainty and fear of the future.
How can I give this fear and "disease" love and compassion so that this is accepted once and for all?
If there are people who live with a similar situation or can give advice I would love to hear it.

I have been following you for almost 5 years now and you have given me something beyond words. I am grateful to you from the bottom of my heart Leo.
I would love to see you make a video on self-healing, with your own reflections, observations,... 

With love and admiration,
Thibo

 

Edited November 2, 2022 by Thibo

[caesar13]

Well, I think visualization and self-healing have a connection. There's a paragraph in the book "How to Talk to Anyone" (the one that I recently read) that mentioned that a man who met with an accident had visualized himself running his marathon on his bed (taking into consideration every corner, his breath, how long the track is, and such things all in his mind's eye) for as long as he was in the hospital. He didn't win the race but didn't have the feeling that he didn't lack the practice. Somehow his body healed the "lack of practice" or filled that gap with something else...I hope you get my point.

Quite frankly, man, I think you're very positive. Even in this situation, you have enough control over your mind that you subconsciously said your mind "everything is okay" while you've been writing the post.

I think you're already healing! That positiveness and optimism you've is the main medicine!

As a guy of the same age as you, I envy you for your optimism

[Thibo]

@caesar13 thank you for your message 

[Federico del pueblo]

@Thibo there's a lot to say about self healing, it's a bit of a complex topic.

Obviously, if you can find a doctor who's specialized in your disease, this would be very helpful too.

People who recover from complicated chronic diseases typically do so by sticking to some kind of holistic recovery approach for a lot of time.

What can such an approach consist of? Well, a lot of the things you already mentioned...but why is that? Let's first address what keeps people sick to answer that.

People stay sick due to several factors that are working against them at the same time, so that it becomes too hard for the body to heal whatever ailment is present.

For a lot of people the factors are inadequate nutrition (especially if the illness comes with specific, new nutrition needs/problems like intolerances etc.), toxins from the environment and in food and very importantly chronic stress. That last factor is typically underestimated but it is more often than not what prevents recovery, because a body will not heal in a state of stress and people completely misjudge how stressed they are because they've somewhat normalised to it because it seems normal in our modern world to be stressed.

So if you can find some kind of good supplement program for your liver condition (or maybe even conventional medication in some cases), the nutrition that works for you, avoid toxins WITHOUT becoming completely neurotic about never ever eating the wrong thing or being exposed to some toxin and manage to keep your stress level low, then you maximize your chances for healing.

Important note about the stress issue: in a lot of cases psychological trauma and all the consequential anxieties also plays a major role in recovery. Trauma is basically a type of chronic stress and it effects the body on many levels, including the regulation of genes (gene expression) and your entire biochemistry and physiology.

If you want to get still more hyped about healing the body using the mind I'd recommend Dr. Joe Dispenza's 'you are the placebo'. It's just so informative and jaw droppingly inspiring due to the amazing recovery stories it includes.

For immediate help with any of your lingering anxieties about health I'd recommend 'emotional freedom techniques'. This technique can help you to rewire your brain in order to weaken/eliminate these anxieties and calm the stress center in your brain.

Hope this helps.

Good luck and best wishes.