Healing Myths, Healing Magic by Donald M. Epstein

Author:Donald M. Epstein [Epstein, Donald M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: healing, health, epstein
ISBN: 9781934408209
Publisher: Amber-Allen Publishing
Published: 2000-11-15T08:00:00+00:00

Arnold’s Story

Arnold had experienced intermittent chest pain for a couple of years. He was in his forties, was thirty pounds overweight, and was considered an overachiever at work. His cardiologist told him that he had a heart valve problem, and he was offered a number of treatment options, including drugs and surgery.

One day as he lay in bed, the pressure in his chest increased. Feeling both angry and fearful, Arnold instinctively rubbed his chest, and at the same time, began to sob. Arnold had never done this before. While he sobbed, the pain spread from his chest to his arms, shoulders, head, and face. His hands became numb. Arnold felt as though he had entered an “altered realm of consciousness” between dreaming and wakefulness. Then, just as he felt he was going to die, he screamed. His scream was filled with grief and sorrow, and he realized he was crying for those deceased family members for whom he had never grieved. This process lasted about six hours.

The following morning, though still sad, Arnold awakened feeling refreshed. He later observed that it was a good thing his wife was not home because she would have called an ambulance to take him to the hospital, where they would have seen his “awakening” as a sign of disease, and tried to arrest it. Years later, Arnold mentioned that the chest discomfort had never returned. In Arnold’s case, healing did not necessarily mean feeling better, but rather better feeling what he needed to feel.

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