Parkinson's Recovery - The Challenge of Keeping the Faith
Posted by KWebster on Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Even if you are enthusiastic and optimistic about getting well today, most people with Parkinson's eventually revert back to the belief that Parkinson's is a "progressively degenerative disease." This belief is held by almost everyone. If you have Parkinson's you will get progressively worse. Guess what? This belief is not true.
Government publications say Parkinson's is "progressive."
Most web sites with a focus on Parkinson's say this. Many health care providers believe Parkinson's is degenerative. But the truth is that recovery is possible. Relief from symptoms happens. People have done it. People are doing it.
Of course it is difficult to sustain a belief that differs from
what knowledgeable authorities say is true. When a bad day creeps up on you, the normal reaction is to say to yourself : "Oh, right. The evidence is staring me in the face.
I am feeling worse today than yesterday. This means I am getting worse, just as 'they' said would happen." We feel good some days and lousy other days. Note that I
say "we." By "we" I mean everyone - people who are healthy and those who are not. The difference is that people who are healthy say to themselves: "I will be better soon."
People with Parkinson's say to themselves
"Oh God. Here it is." The recovery process involves good days and bad days
that come in strange and unpredictable patterns. When the body makes adjustments in its journey to return to a state of balance the aftermath can sometimes be pain and discomfort. Our research shows that as symptoms improve, people
report slightly more pain in the short run. Why is this so? They are paying attention for the first time in their lives to the messages their bodies are giving them. Ever had an entire day of being virtually symptom free? It is
so wonderful when this happens. Then, a bad day comes out of no where. Symptoms smack you in the face. It is challenge to get out of bed. Brushing your teeth is more difficult than yesterday. On a bad day it is tough to dispute the belief that you
are deteriorating. After all, you feel lousy. Those who love you probably hold the same belief that most other people hold. What is this belief? Your ill health today means you are deteriorating. The path to recovery is not a gentle slope in an upward
direction. My observation from working with clients with Parkinson's reveals that recovery zigzags all over the place. Interviews with the Pioneers of Recovery also affirm this reality. Recovery is difficult to track for this reason, especially when you happen to be the one who is experiencing the unpleasant symptoms. The last ditch hope is always for a quick fix. A miracle
would be nice. Surely there is a supplement, a drug or some therapy that will cure Parkinson's? Isn't a cure just around the corner? Wouldn't it be wonderful if a cure were just around the
corner? Waiting for a cure is just a lame excuse not to give your body what it needs to recover. The problem in a nutshell is this. If you believe you are
getting worse, you will get worse. If you sustain the belief that you are in recovery, you will recover. The belief in recovery will be absorbed by each and every cell
in your body. Your cells will exude hope.
Hope is infectious. Hope heals. Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.
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