The Power of Thought

 It occurred to me today that it is possible to alleviate pain by changing your thoughts and beliefs. Earlier, I was feeling a sense of dread knowing that my period is around the corner. I have been suffering from endometriosis and I have been traumatized from all the pain. I felt that diet and exercise did not always work and the pain worsens before there is an earthquake close by. I have been having horrible anxiety from it. I was thinking about wanting to get a partial hysterectomy and how I have never been under the knife before in all the 30 years of my life. It made me feel depressed and ill inside. I have recently been despising my uterus and willing to blame it for me eventually becoming addicted to pain killers in the future. I have been thinking This thing inside of me has become a monster that needs to be put to death. I want it out. It not only causes me physical pain, but it possesses me too where I can be difficult to be around. Why continue to put up with something that causes me to suffer unduly? Why? It is so unfair. I would then sink into self-pity, making myself into a victim, feeling defeated and helpless. Today, I realize that there is a way to manage this without eventually having to turn to pain killers or an operation - Through prayer and changing my thoughts. I told myself that the first thing to do is to stop identifying as a sufferer of this disease. It is not who I am. The pain does not define me. I must separate from it. Whatever painful condition you are suffering from, stop identifying with it. I'm not saying to forget that there is something wrong or not seek treatment. Not identifying with the pain and suffering provides relief. You need to empower yourself. If you are in pain right now, know that it will pass. Picture it diminishing. There is actual scientific proof that this is effective. Think about healing and getting better. We all deserve to be happy and healthy.