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and my energy healing regimen minimize the possibility of any further deterioration i must admit i have been hard on myelf much of my life i have been self destructive uptight scared impatient and easily frustrated but i feel that this is behind me i am more self compassionate self trusting and increasingly self loving to create joy and a sense of peace and love i write short stories for my grandchildren practice self compassion power walk every day spend time at the lake and in nature energy heal for others blog about my experience with parkinson s write books am learning to play one finger chords on the guitar i begin each day by stating the following today i place my attention on thoughts and activities that foster joy love trust and contentment whenever i experience anxiety i recite the following energy alchemizing script to my inner self i say this thank you so much for assisting me in giving over to the universal energetic intelligence all of the fear energy that occupies my energy field including that which is at the root of the intense anxiety i am experiencing so that it can be alchemized into divine love and dispersed out into the quantum energy field and i thank you for this energetic alchemy and dispersal and i keep repeating this until the anxiety subsides i will also in between reciting the script focus on my breath for example a three second inhale followed by a six second exhale i will also practice the physiological sigh breathing technique a powerful inhale followed by a short top up inhale followed by a long slow exhale practicing self compassion involves a lot of positive self talk and expressions of kindness for example i will say i am so proud of myself for having the courage to spend the better part of my day off meds in order to learn as much as i can about living with the symptoms of parkinson s it s not easy infact it s quite hard wishing you a magnificent day by fredphillips posted in living in excellent health parkinson s all parkinson s healing tagged eliminate stress fear focus on the breath how to heal parkinson s naturally inspiration joy love parkinson s recovery symptoms 8 apr 26 2026 living in excellent health 122 is self compassion a solution to parkinson s where there is self compassion there is self love where there is self love there is no chronic fear where there is no chronnic fear there is no chronic stress where there is no chronic stress there is no parkinson s this i believe is a truism self compassion could be the key that unlocks the mystery of how to recover from the symptoms of pd self compassion came into my awareness recently it wasn t something i was thinking about i was focused on self love but then it occurred to me that self compassion might come first my suspicians were confirmed by chatgpt according to chatgpt self compassion is the ability to treat yourself with the same kindness understanding and patience you would offer someone you care about especially when you re struggling failing or in pain chatgpt provided a simple metaphor self compassion is akin to watering a plant whereas self love is the plant growing some people know self compassion intuitively some learn it experientially others learn through guidance how many of us are aware of self compassion let alone practice it as i said until recently it wasn t on my radar screen self criticism says you can do better self compassion says this is hard it s okay to be frustrated disappointed scared angry to want to give up to feel sorry for yourself to want to get back at somebody these are all natural feelings it s not in our best interests to dwell on them or act on them though self compassion means being kind to yourself especially when things are hard taking a problem solving approach first to all challenges acknowledging that you are trying your best acknowledging that you will not always be successful and that failures are an important and inevitable part of the experience letting go of expectations saying i won t make a hard moment harder you don t accept the harsh criticisms of others it s okay to not always win or be successful or perfect for these are opportunities to learn and honor your competition being your biggest cheerleader when things are difficult as for parkinson s it s okay to feel scared frustrated and weary and it s okay to want to take meds or more meds it s a damn scary condition and it s hard living with these symptoms self compassion activates the sensory section of the vagus nerve which activates the parasympathetic calm nervous system which triggers the release of feel good neurotransmitters and hormones including dopamine so it has a neurological impact here s how self compassion affects parkinson s symptoms without self compassion cortisol the stress hormone rises dopamine is suppressed tension increases and symptoms last longer with self compassion cortisol doesn t rise as much dopamine levels drop only slightly tension is lower and eases sooner and symptoms are less intense with practice and repetition the stress response and parkinson s symptoms can be significantly reduced a simple way to get started is to say living with the symptoms of parkinson s is hard and i m doing my best to accept the challenge wishing you a self compassionate day by fredphillips posted in living in excellent health parkinson s all parkinson s inspirational tagged dopamine eliminate stress fear how to heal parkinson s naturally inspiration neurotransmitters parkinson s 0 apr 12 2026 living in excellent health 121 a solution for parkinson s freezing i am thrilled to tell you that i have discovered a solution for freezing and shuffle walking it involves a walking pole with a step over foot let me explain freezing for me has been one of the most troublesome if not terrifying symptoms of pd i ve had many high speed shuffling moments which actually has a name festinating gait and tumbles due to freezing freezing typically occurs in one of two situations one taking a first step and two approaching something like a doorway or a chair i ve taken a few tumbles into the livingroom furniture it seems the parkinson s fearful brain sees these doorways and chairs as hazards and in so doing triggers the fight flight freeze response by last fall i was having a lot of difficulty when off meds just walking across the living room walking out to the car or walking from the basement stairs to the woodstove also for fear of falling i wouldn t go anywhere in public unless i was on meds this freezing challenge stimulated three fixes that eventually led to this inventive walking pole solution all three discoveries occurred while off meds first a few years ago it occurred to me that i could put pieces of cloth at various places on the floor in order to step over them i had learned while on a nature walk that if i had something to step over like a tree root i could walk okay the cloths proved to be effective but not practical especially when the kids visited with their dogs the cloth pieces were constantly being kicked about then last fall i figured out that if i put a fly swatter on the floor in front of me i could step over it then bend down and twirl it around my foot so that it was back in front then step over it again and just keep repeating the process it was a slow process but it worked i found it especially helpful for getting to the bathroom in the middle of the night although it was stressful mainly because i was half asleep and bent over the entire time and occasionally i would lose my balance the third discovery came to me during the winter while shoveling snow when i realized that if i needed to move from one spot to another which was painfully slow and stressful as i crept along fearing falling i could step over the plow part of the shovel then swing it around in front of me and step over it again then just keep repeating the process again it worked but i found it very slow and not foolproof because occasionally i would trip over the plow then last week an idea popped into my head i could take a walking pole and attach some sort of foot to the base of it so i could step over it i envisioned placing the pole foot in front of my right foot then stepping over it then as i stepped forward with my left foot i would swing the pole foot back in front of my right foot then repeat the process i first tried tying a piece of cloth to the bottom of the pole and while it proved satisfactory for stepping over it proved impractical because it took too long to get the cloth in place i needed something solid then i discovered a plastic paint stirring stick perfect it even had a hole at one end that the tip of the pole fit into perfectly i used duct tape to secure the stick to the pole how did we ever survive before duct tape then i tested it and it worked great that got my mind racing with ideas and questions had somebody already figured this out if not could i patent my invention so i conducted some research first i checked out google and amazon and found nothing similar then i went on chatgpt and discovered that there were companies already selling poles with special features for people with parkinson s although none with a foot and one company was working on red laser technology the red laser serving as the foot brilliant so long as the parkinson s brain can be convinced to step over the red light seems my idea wasn t such a bad idea just a little late and one innovation behind while i wait for the laser light technology to hit the market i will use my invention enthusiastically duct tape and all it s rudimentary but it works given that its primary if not sole purpose is safe mobility it has been a godsend and it has given me a new lease on life and an enormous confidence boost for walking around the house off meds especially going to the bathroom in the middle of the night ps an added benefit of the footed walking pole is that i can carry something while walking multi task something i had lost the ability to do how to make it take any walking pole and duct tape a thin flat piece of wood or plastic like a paint stick to the bottom of the pole or cane at a right angle to your grip the foot should be no more than eight inches long how to use it at present there is too much snow outside so i m just using it indoors i m right handed so i hold the pole with my right hand i start with my feet at a normal width apart left foot slightly ahead of my right foot as in a boxing stance paint stick on the floor in front of my right foot i begin by stepping over the paint stick with my right foot then as i am stepping forward with my left foot i swing the paint stick around my right foot and place back on the floor in front of my right foot then i repeat the process by fredphillips posted in living in excellent health parkinson s all parkinson s general parkinson s inspirational tagged eliminate stress exercise how to heal parkinson s naturally inspiration parkinson s 6 mar 15 2026 living in excellent health 120 stress is the primary cause of the progression of parkinson s if there is one thing i wish i had understood better from the moment i was diagnosed it is the role of stress in the development and progression of the symptoms of parkinson disease particularly as it relates to the step down nature of the disease that i covered in a recent blog post stress anxiety worry fear however you want to characterize it is the primary reason for the development and progression of the symptoms of parkinson s it certainly has been for me going back over the past six years i can pinpoint specific points in time when prolonged periods of intense stress and anxiety resulted in progressively worse symptoms the most recent last may when i was not able to attend my niece s wedding or my brother s celebration of life scheduled for the same weekend because i was overcome with anxiety thinking it was going to be too much for me especially given the unpredictability of the meds i take long before that i spent years in a job where i didn t feel like i belonged and that caused a great deal of stress and unhappiness yes head trauma and over exposure to chemical toxins can also be a factor in the development of pd but i think for the vast majority living in chronic stress is the sole or primary cause especially as it relates to the progression of the disease once the first symptoms are experienced something i have never seen is an explanation of what causes the condition to progress after the head injury ies has been sustained for example if muhammad ali developed pd from all the punches he received during his boxing career then what caused the condition to progress after he stopped boxing similarly if brett favre developed the symptoms of pd from all the concussions he received playing football then what caused the condition to progress after he retired similarly what causes the disease to progress with people who have alledged to have developed it after their exposure to chemicals has ended for instance why did marine corp personnel develop the symptoms of pd years after being exposed to chemicals at camp lejeune i first became aware of the role of fear in 2014 after i experienced a series of panic attacks prior to this i thought anger was the primary cause personality also plays a role as it relates to stress induced pd if a person is easy going forgiving grateful self assured and contented chances are they won t develop the symptoms of parkinson but if a person is uptight fearful angry short tempered untrusting discontented troubled and pessimistic like i was they are a prime candidate one more thing according to chatgpt cortisol the stress hormone actually suppresses the activity of the enzymes that produce dopamine it also interferes with certain neurons dopamine receptors so even if dopamine is present it is ineffective this is diabolical stress doesn t just put our nervous system in the sympathetic stress state it actually sabotages our brain s effort to restore calm parasympathetic state so how do we go about changing our experience how do we stop worrying and minimize anxiety and stress there is both a short term and long term approach short term we need to do our best to make every moment as joyful peaceful loving and content as possible long term we need to change our personality joe dispenza author of you are the placebo says you can t recover from a chronic illness with the same personality that developed the illness in my case i lived so much of my life uptight and in fear i was full of self doubt and discontentment and this i am certain led to me developing the symptoms of pd and has been the sole reason for its progression in order to reduce stress and restore my health i exercise daily light pleasurable exercise i power walk cycle play golf shovel snow and split and stack firewood perform martial arts techniques kicks strikes blocks practice qigong eat healthy foods high fat and protein foods meditate spiritual practice focus on my breath li...