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    Psychosomatic...?

    I was flipping through a book at a friend of a friends house ages ago. It was an index of various afflictions and injuries - ie. A bruise on your thigh. A cut on your thumb. Acne on your back. Burns, scrapes ect. ect. and where they are located blah blah blah.

    Now here's where it gets tricky - the idea behind this book was that all those things are psychosomatic, in that our thoughts and mental state were the driving force behind the presence of those injuries.

    Just for an example-
    Say that a bruised knee is an indication of missing your family.
    Or a completely snapped off fingernail points to a high level of stress. (That one is actually true, for me.)

    Anyway, is ANY of this ringing a bell for anybody?? Or do you have any suggestions on where the hell I could look? Words/phrases to try? I've been looking and looking and looking. Argh!! So frustrating...

    The book was paperback, fairly slim and about A5 size. Pale blue with dark blue writing maybe? Or it could have been brown??

    **Obviously there could be a degree of quackery here to take into account.
    Burns on the insides of your arms could mean something. Or they could just mean... you are a baker?

    Debating its credibility only welcome if you're also interested in helping me find it!

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    Default Re: Psychosomatic...?

    i kind of see...
    that sounds interesting.

    more info, please? like how the subconscious turns into a tangible ailment?
    or maybe you're wondering the same thing?

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    Hmm years ago I read a friends copy of a book, it was all the body parts and things that could go wrong with them, and what mental/emotional/lifestyle things that related to.

    Sound similar tyo what you mean? Basically that physical illnesses manifested when an emotional problem wasnt dealt with, is the gist of it that I remember?

    I can ask her what its called if that sounds like the same sort of thing? this was quite a big book, lots of info in it.
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    Default Re: Psychosomatic...?

    Quote Originally Posted by Miaowren View Post
    **Obviously there could be a degree of quackery here to take into account.
    I think you hit the nail on the head. Have you Google'd this stuff?
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    'You can heal your life' by Louise Hay?

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    Argh! Hmm, how to explain?
    (And now you see my frustration?! If I had the words my google-ing would've been successful )

    Okay erm... like all the different emotions and feelings about stuff you could possibly have, are going to manifest on your body...

    Oh wait, sorry. Yeah exactly!
    Only this book wasn't about 'something' resulting in internal symptoms - It was about external symptoms and it gave a specific cause for each one.

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    Oh sweet Jeebus yes!! That sounds very very promising. (I knew this would be the best place to start asking around!!) I'm getting a bit excited, I don't want to get my hopes up!! Ok so, at worst maybe it has the clues to 'the magic google words' because so far I'm not even coming close! (Which is.. still exciting!!)

    ***

    And yes, I did think that to myself as I wrote it. But no, seriously like the whole tip just shears off in one piece. (Like only pink left and the whole white bit just gone.) Could be any finger off any hand. It's like a warning because if I don't sort myself out then they just keep snapping one at a time
    (Actually loosing the nail doesn't bother me - apart from the weird exposed fingertip sensation. They grow quick.)

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    ...tsk

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    I had a look, and nope that's not it. But I am interested in that kind of stuff too, so I'm going to go back and have a better look at it later. Thank-you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by loopylou View Post
    'You can heal your life' by Louise Hay?
    Thats what I was thinking - I found the whole list of symtons and related emotions online earlier this year so it could be worth googling.

    Edited to add: Chinese Medicine, Homeopathy and some other alternative practitionere also deal with the relationship between emotional health and physical health. Occasionally youll find an orthodox Dr who will too.

    There is some information here about individual broken nails. I do amature palmistry though and I dont read much into this on its own, although Im still learning bviously - you need to look at the rest of the hand to get a full picture

    Scroll down the page to find it.




    Broken Fingernail - Index Finger
    Our fingernails reflect the defenses we maintain against the outside world. When a nail breaks (or is filed down, bitten, cut, or torn off by a rampaging gazelle - it doesn't matter which) it indicates a breaking down of some of these protections. The area of life is affected is shown by which nail breaks, while the severity of the break identifies how serious the issue actually is.
    Remember that the stationary hand shows long-term issues (often relating to family), while the moving hand indicates current situations.

    The index finger reflects the ambitions, Ego, leadership, and power. A broken fingernail here is a sure sign of problems at work. On the moving hand it shows a new or temporary difficulty, while on the stationary hand it tells of a reoccurrence of an ongoing issue.

    If your own index fingernail is broken, realize that something has penetrated your defenses and harmed your ego. Identify the cause. This is crucial in order to prevent future reoccurrences.

    Once you know the source, remedy the situation by adjusting your own thoughts and ideas. You have contributed to your own misfortune, and only you can correct it. By altering your thoughts, you will change both your actions and your emotions, effectively negating the harm which has been done to your ego.

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    Default Re: Psychosomatic...?

    Louise Grey has an entire book on this. There's just an abbreviated version in the back of "You Can Heal Your Life". Great book by the way.

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    ^^^Do you mean Louise Hay?

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    Since I moved away to Colorado, my knees have been bruised and I do missed my family.

    However, since I moved to Colorado, I have been stripping. I think floorwork is a more logical explanation for bruises. This isn't really anything I would ever put any stock in...but it is certainly an interesting thing to read about.
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    I've never heard of this. My nails break when I do dishes, but I don't find them stressful.

    Eh, anyways, I believe we do purposely injure ourselves without realizing it. Like my boyfriend who injured his finger a day before the typed paper was due, or how my mother hurt her arm when she got tired of babysitting her grandchildren. Or how I always hurt myself doing exercises because I don't really like exercising. In high school I got sick all the time because I hated it, and now that I'm in college and enjoy it, I never get sick.

    I'm not sure I believe in accidents...
    There's only so much you can learn in one place...
    The longer you wait, the more time that you waste.

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    For the record Louise L Hays book doesnt say anything about bruises of any kind relating to missing your family - nor does it say anything knee related does either. In fact I dont think missing ones family is in there lol - but I dont think the OP meant that example literally

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    Miaowren - my ex-boyfriend used to call his dog Loopylou, her name was Lucy and she was this feisty little fox terrier - that's where I stole the name from!

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    "Symptoms of Visceral Disease" by Francis M. Pottenger

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    Carolyn Myss has books on this ("Anatomy of the Spirit")

    "Molecules of Emotion" - Candace Pert (don't think it goes into specifics and I don't have this book yet)
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    Yes MsQwerty... sorry about that!

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