SULPHUR

A pain specialist referred me to a clinical psychologist. This was last week and for four days I was in very little pain and could actually sleep for eight hours. I am going back this friday for another go and hope it lasts longer. The treatment was hypnosis and as a skeptical person I was amazed at the effect.

SULPHUR

A pain specialist referred me to a clinical psychologist. This was last week and for four days I was in very little pain and could actually sleep for eight hours. I am going back this friday for another go and hope it lasts longer. The treatment was hypnosis and as a skeptical person I was amazed at the effect.

Salmon of Doubt

I would definitely ditch the accupuncture woman too, especially if you don't get on with her like that! Sorry no-one's been able to help you yet!

Baloo

My sister-in-law is currently learning about crystal therapy as well - have you checked this out? Also, it wouldn't hurt to go to a touch therapist, who might be able to check for and correct any major disturbances in your life energy field. Ask your GP if he/she has consulted your astrological charts yet.

I'm surprised that your accupuncture treatments have been so ineffective. I'd highly recommend getting the FULL name of this accupuncturist and doing a little bit of research. For instance, are there any major numerological clashes between your full name and that of this healer - specificially in the realm of health and happiness? My mother-in-law would be able to provide some useful calculations along these lines. Perhaps, as others have suggested, this accupuncturist just plain isn't that qualified. One sure way to tell is to examine the certifications on the wall of his office: are they arranged in a fairly rectangular fashion? Have they been placed on the north most wall of his office? If the answers are not "yes", the problem might just be that a poor feng shui is interfering with the accupuncture itself. Similarly, what types of scented oils does the accupuncturist use, to maximize the curing potential of aromatherapy?

Just a few other things to consider: How many prayer lists are you on (and would it hurt to get yourself onto a few others)? Assuming you've been wearing magnets on BOTH your ankles and writsts (very important!), are you absolutely SURE the poles are all facing the same direction? In terms of diet, are your meals preserving the appropriate balance of ying and yang? Are you drinking from water supplies where the hydrogen-oxygen clumping effect has been disrupted (you may need to switch to Penta water)? And for the love of everything holy, are you eating food that agrees with your blood type? My father-in-law could spend 3 hours telling you how many times THATS been the source of physiological problems.

Anyway, if none of the above helps, I'd highly recommend seeing a qualified expert. Someone who can identify a chemical compound which causes the problems you've been having, allowing you to treat your ailments by diluting the harmful chemical to one part per trillion trillion water molecules, swallowing the resulting mixture, and finally turning on the untapped resources of your own immune system. Beware: make sure you go to a qualified homeopathic doctor. The best way to determine how qualified these guys are is to ask them to tell you about their one or two most impressive cures they've ever given (anyone who has caused an impressive enough cure is probably not one of those "quacks" out there).

Well, that's my two cents. Please remember: if you wonder about any of the above suggestions (and whether they might work), never take your mind off the most important question of all: what harm can they do? Anyway, best of luck!

-Baloo

The AntiChris

Nice one Baloo!

Chris

Deadbeat

:notworthy Baloo :notworthy

Nickle

:notworthy

Don't forget to try breatharianism.

Enai

Hey Baloo,

I was almost ready to write an earnest response to your post containing various references to quackwatch and randi.org. You are awesome.

Treacle Worshiper,

I also have an inexplicable (but not quite so serious) health problem. I have a pain problem that resurfaces from time to time without any organic illness whatsoever. So I decided to see ...
The homeopath told me to not take pain killers and gave me some white little thingies to put under my tongue until they had dissolved. The day of the pain attack came and it was the worst hell I've been in, ever. I alternately was in pain and freezing cold or I was in pain and sweating. I didn't jump out of the window only because of lack of energy. To crown it, when the pain was over I threw up really bad. And, what do you know? A healing did occur, thank Hahnemann! My brain started to work and I stopped seeing quacks.

Dump that money drain (aka acupuncturist) posthaste. You've better things to do with your time, like getting to know what really is the source of your illness. For lack of a human energy field, I suppose no "blocking" of such can occur, nor be "unblocked".

I wish you the best.
Enai

Treacle Worshipper

Baloo,
That was fantastic :notworthy LOL

crystal therapy

I like crystals, they're pretty. And now they're so popular, I can get 'em cheap. Amazing little bits of rock Don't think they have any special powers tho'.

I never believed in acu; I figured the NHS thought there was something in it & I would give it a try. If it worked objectively, it would work whether I thought it would or not. It hasn't worked, therefore...

Enai,
Yow! What an awful experience.

Dump that money drain (aka acupuncturist) posthaste.

If I were paying she would be long gone. The NHS is a wonderful system but I do think they're wasting money in this case.

For lack of a human energy field, I suppose no "blocking" of such can occur, nor be "unblocked".

I think the medical theory of acu is that it can work by stimulating the nerves. Not sure about that, tho'.

Nickle,
Don't forget to try breatharianism.

Yeah, I need to lose some weight
TW

Enai

The fact that you don't pay for the treatment is a (small) relief. And yes, the "theory" (as far as pseudoscientists understand that word) behind acupuncture is that there are little energy channels in/on your body (the quacks avoid being specific, for good reason) where the "energy flow" is "blocked" when you're ill. The stimulation by the needles is supposed to flush the drain - errr... stimulate energy flow.
Unfortunately, noone has as of yet been able to locate these "energy channels" with means not consisting of a parchment with their locations depicted on it, or memorizing their locations. Unlike veins, arteries, nerves and lymph nodes they're invisible and undetectable by dissection! Convenient, don't you think?

Enai