Been thinking about things over the past few months, actually the past year. Last year around this time I was stricken with horrific sharp pain under my ribs that sent me to the ER, and then for round after round of tests. The severity of the pain was suspect by the hospital and my doctor of pancreatitis. Though I had not drank for a few years, nor on a regular basis in about 15, pancreatitis was a possibility.
Yet the enzyme tests and CT scan and gallbladder tests and everything else turned out normal.
It was eventually ruled that I had possibly gotten an ulcer. And although medical books might tell you that they are not "caused" by stress or inner turmoil, many people diagnosed with ulcers will tell you otherwise.
This pain went on for months, and I was learning to just either deal with it or take some special medications to help stop the churning and burning. Once the marital seperation was underway, my symptoms ceased entirely. Interesting.
Fast forward to the past few weeks/months. There have been times when I notice a pang of pain or a strong burning sensation. This is my gut telling me I am in trouble. And nearly every pang has been accompanied by some type of inner turmoil or grief. And when I have been able to sit back, breath deeply and refocus my thoughts of anger or frustration on gratitude, the pain subsides.
I am reminded that not only are resentment and chaos bad for my mind, but they are bad for my body as well. And on my end, an ouce of prevention is helpful on both fronts. This incorporates the Serenity Prayer, and Gratitude. Also letting go of stuff, and in a big way. I can possibly keep an ulcer at bay by practicing the principles. I can also keep a brain-ache at bay by practicing same. An ounce of prevention, people!!
-- Edited by jonijoni1 on Saturday 28th of August 2010 07:35:31 PM
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