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No wonder there is so little being done about Neuropathy!
Neuropathy | Last Active: Jul 14, 2021 | Replies (78)Comment receiving replies
Barry, I spoke about hope in my previous post, but I did not mean to ignore ACTION. I did say that until a cure is found it's not bad to try any other thing that works to relieve one's pain. Taking action gives one a sense of purpose in the here and now along any hopes for some future possible cure.
So in your case you have managed very successfully to overcome your torturous back itch using your own will power. That is great and I congratulate you. My wife did the same thing. She has a horrible itching in her feet sometimes and she fights touching it or scratching it and it goes away after a time, occasionally it takes as long as a day or two.
But I am not so sure will power will work as well for everything. I am not sure it's as simple to eradicate the burning 8-9 level of PN pain in one's feet using just will power, is it? For one thing, what would you be willing yourself to do or not do? There is not an action similar to scratching where burning pain is concerned. So this is where the idea of using neuroplasticity to eliminate neuropathy loses me. I'm not particularly bright, but I am open minded and hope to understand this sometime.
Best to you and thank-you Barry, Hank
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@jesfactsmon First, let's clear up one thing, Hank! You are intensely bright. Astute. Aware. Constant learning with you. Anyway, my input, for what it is worth. Sometimes, when my pain is at its very worst, I get really pissed off, and go and vacuum within limits. Before I know it, the pain lowers. Why? I have no idea. But somehow, really focusing on something else, in an intense way, lowers my pain. I have also read a book of Spanish, in Spanish, in the throes of bad pain, and the pain is lowered. Something is going on, for sure. However, the pain always comes back. It never leaves. I have no idea if doing these more intense distractions will eventually reroute my brain. However, they are good pain management. I get utterly exhausted, however, living like this. Nothing is for just for the joy of doing it, anymore. Everything is to manage pain. I think that is why Rachel has left us. She spends her entire day using techniques that she has learned to maintain, improve herself. Utterly exhausting, and I would not wish it on my worst enemy. But there is nothing else to do at this point. So maybe I will excel in Spanish! Yo gusto mucho!!!! Muy bueno! Love, LoriRenee1
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There are no ifs or buts Neuroplasticity has been accepted world wide. Will power is minimal. Your brain changes, but nothing will change if you do not believe and become excited about Neuroplasticity. If you have read both books studiously, as must be done, you should understand, but maybe discussing with another person may help. If I could speak to you on camera it would help. Currently my PN is affecting my eyes and will be meeting up with a Neuro Ophthalmologist soon. Typing
on my small screen is not helping,, and I need write small messages only. I think I have gone as far as I can wih you via this medium. Good luck to both you and your wife.pictured is a new brain skill I am learning. Eating with chop sticks. When I have mastered this new habit, I will then do the same with my .left hand, thus building and changing parts of my brain. Give it a try!