LP Day 1

Well today was the day :) Went for a lesson of school this morning, and then headed off to Bath to try the Lightning Process. Was pretty nervous, and by the time I arrived at the surgery was almost wishing I hadn't decided to come-I was so scared! Also sitting in the surgery was a man who looked about 20/30, a woman who looked about 40 and a young girl of about 20. They all looked pretty nervous too-which calmed me down a bit.

Finally the woman (Gill,) let us into the room, where she began to explain about the LP. She used many interesting exercises and examples to explain to us how the brain works, and later moved on to explain how we've got stuck into a circle of having M.E. We were encouraged to use the words "doing M.E" as this makes it seem as though we have the power to stop doing it. It's based on having a constant production of adrenaline, as if in the "fight or flight situation." Our bodies are designed to cope with this mass production of adrenaline for a couple of minutes, but if you start producing it almost 24 hours a day it suppresses the digestive system and immune system, and stops the brain working properly.
I was pretty much convinced after all this explaination that the LP was going to work for me :)

We then moved onto the cycle that forms the actual lightning process. Its very difficult to explain in words, but basically if you have a negative or worrying thought, you stop it before it can produce anxiety/adrenalin. Once you've stopped it then you congratulate yourself, and choose to "move on," rather than spend time worrying about it. Gill helped us practise this, and although I was sceptical, after only about 30 minutes of applying this process to my thoughts, I noticed my sore throat and headache had gone, and that my glands in my neck were definitely less swollen. One of the people doing the LP with me had come into the room barely able to stand, and now she could walk across the room! How amazing!!

Anyway I'll be applying the LP to everything I do between now and tomorrows session, and although its hard work, have high hopes for the future :)

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