Continuation of the article “We must take care of each other (part 1)”
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"We need to take care of each other (part 2)"
Popular lies
There was a time when the “not so sick” rarely admitted that they had a symptom or health problem. It was easier to hide it because the symptom did not completely hinder their lives. It did not interfere with their quality of life. Most of the symptoms of the “not so sick” were not visible to others, so they could hide them. This was in their interest because illness was not something nice, fashionable, or accepted. The sick were looked down upon.
In those days, the “chronically ill” also tried to hide their symptoms and conditions. This was more difficult because their health problems interfered with their lives and affected their quality of life. Even if the condition was visible or obvious, the sufferers tried at all costs to minimize, belittle or hide what they were experiencing, because otherwise they would not receive respect. The status quo was to hide any health problem if possible.
Nowadays, it is becoming popular among the “not so sick” to talk about health. There is even a phenomenon where someone “not so sick” can consider it their “achievement” to have “cured” their symptom, after everything they have learned from their doctor, specialist or from the internet, and boast about their seemingly good health on social media. These platform creators talk about the symptom they have overcome as proof that they are an authority in alternative medicine, proof that they have direction and answers. In this way, they gain the interest of people who are still struggling with their symptoms. This creates a surge of attention. The creators of such platforms suddenly receive rising waves of popularity and turn their advice into a livelihood and a professional way of life.
In the world of social media, to keep everyone engaged, you have to give your followers more and more. This drive leads to them becoming popular liars. Desperate for content, some “not-so-sick” platform creators will get ideas about illnesses and symptoms from the “chronically ill” people they follow or read comments from. These same influencers will then start making up stories about how they had the same symptoms so they can profit from supposedly having the answers. The show must go on. This can be deceptive for the “chronically ill” who feels like they’ve found someone who is just like them. It encourages the “chronically ill” to buy into what the “not-so-sick” platform creator is promoting or selling.
This new phenomenon on social media is unfair to the “chronic ill” who truly suffers with multiple symptoms, struggling while seeking some relief, direction, or treatment. It is manipulation to push opinions and merchandise. It is a new exploitation of the decades-long struggle of the “chronic ill” to be recognized, believed, and taken seriously.
If you are truly struggling with symptoms and conditions, you may have encountered these traps where someone is pushing a trend by acting as if they have been through something similar to you. It is important to be aware of the difference between “not so sick” and “chronically sick” so that the latter are not exploited even more than they already are. It is not easy these days to read and decipher whether what you are seeing is a “not so sick” lifestyle designed to attract and lure you in. Realizing that this is happening more and more often and is becoming more popular will give you some protection from being deceived. “Chronically sick” people don’t have the energy or time to play games. Their hours are not filled with a lot of playtime and self-care meetings that are fun. “Chronically sick” people need to use their time wisely, accomplishing what they can, where they can. Being lured and tricked into getting involved in something that is not in their best interest: this is not productive and it still happens, so be careful.
The Search for Atlantis
One of the reasons why the “not so sick” have a hard time understanding the “chronically sick” is that while they have faced the limitations of conventional medicine, they have not yet faced the limitations of alternative, functional, integrative, and holistic medicine.
For example, the “not-so-sick” may know that the antacid their conventional doctor gave them is limited and doesn’t work, but when they hear the alternative advice that an ACV shot, eliminating some processed foods, or a little intermittent fasting will solve the problem, they tend to believe it. Unless they’ve witnessed the suffering of a loved one, they’re still green. They’re newbies. They hop on the internet, search for their alternative medicine answers, and feel like they’ve discovered Atlantis, thriving under a dome at the bottom of the ocean.
These “not so sick” people have complete confidence that the belief system of alternative medicine is a panacea for answers and problem solving. A “not so sick” person may find it blasphemous to hear a “chronically ill” person claim that they have not received the benefits they desire from alternative medicine and that it has its limitations. This “not so sick” person is also unaware that no matter how much experience they have in alternative medicine, this does not mean that their practitioner has the tools and all the knowledge to treat chronic illnesses.
Some “not-so-sick” people can be very strict about their medications, even vindictive. They can be quick to ridicule anything that doesn’t seem to be part of the alternative medicine norm. This sometimes turns alternative medicine into something of a cult—everyone does the same thing, everyone says the same thing, all belief systems are interconnected. Even if there are subgroups where one camp believes in a plant-based diet and the other in animal protein, they are still connected by the same sectarian concepts. This mentality can lead some of the “not-so-sick” to question, ridicule, and even harass a “chronically ill” person who is experienced and skilled, someone who is doing something outside the usual alternative medicine cult belief system.
Some of the “not-so-sick” who extol alternative medicine tend to believe that if the world of alternative medicine fails them, surely conventional medicine will make amends and be there to catch their fall. They believe this even after they have had problems with conventional medicine failing to solve their not-so-serious problem.
Everyone is looking for answers. The “not so sick” can participate in past, present and future trends. They will usually not realize that things are not improving and are not making real progress because they are not in a desperate situation. They are in a game situation that is often intriguing and deceptive at the same time. The “not so sick” still have reserves and good enough physical health to prevail and fight off popular traps that actually do not help and hinder.
When the “not so sick” person does not realize that trends are interfering with his health, the reason is that he is in the denial game. The good thing they do with their diets is that they help their already strong body and reserves, giving them enough to overcome the harmful trends that they consider good. In fact, the “not so sick” person is completely lost and has no idea that he is completely lost, because he still lives in the world of strong reserves, good enough health and sensitivity to stay away from the more terrible habits that worsen health. They learn to avoid some of the common threats to health, thereby achieving a comparative balance, although they do not realize that this balance is fragile. Their body fights with all the strength and available reserves to keep them on track while these people continue to follow harmful trends.
“The chronically ill person has been through this before. Many of them have gone through the same steps. When they take apple cider vinegar or drink kombucha tea, they get terribly sick. There is no room for playing with toxic or unproductive alternative trends when your body is at very low reserves and your immune system is weak and your organs are exhausted, your nervous system is weakened and you are really fighting for your health. These are the people who say, "I've been on the keto diet before. It almost killed me," or "I tried ACV and it ruined my stomach," or "I tried kombucha tea and it made me even worse," or "I took baking soda and my gut never recovered," or "I tried stool microbiome kits and food allergy tests and the treatments made my symptoms worse," or "I've had over 50 sessions of hyperbaric oxygen therapy and my lungs feel chronically inflamed, and I'm still chronically sick." Sick people don't have the reserve to delude themselves and improvise with themselves. Their game is survival.
You are the real expert.
When someone who is not that sick first begins to explore alternative medicine, one of the reasons it can seem like a panacea is that they are coming straight from conventional practices. They may be on a standard, world-accepted diet, relying on processed foods, and have never taken supplements in their life. When they leave conventional medicine, having relied on oils, fats, salt, caffeine, grains, and dairy, and turn to some kind of alternative medicine, they may find benefits. This is not to be confused with healing on a fundamental level.
So many people who are truly sick have already done all of this. They have switched from conventional to alternative medicine and are still sick. Even if they have experienced some improvement from alternative approaches, enough to cope with their daily lives, they are still struggling with their symptoms, still suffering, and still in pain. The Healing Medium's healing methods, such as the Heavy Metal Detox Smoothie , Celery Juice , Mononutrient Cleanses, Morning Cleanses, Shockwave Therapy , Brain Shot Therapy , Supplement Protocols, Meditations, and more, are what produce significant improvements when nothing else can help, because these protocols are focused on healing at a fundamental level.
The “not-so-sick” can commit to their workouts, their sauna routines, their normal lifestyle, then they are usually more liberated in terms of their food and diet. They may count their calories, but they will still have a cheat night, drink a little alcohol, eat sushi or tacos. They may stick to key, popular foods that they have heard are healthy, like oatmeal with peanut butter or avocado toast, but they will still allow themselves to indulge. They may drink freshly squeezed juice, but they will also consume coffee, frappes, other caffeinated drinks, chocolate or pizza on a Friday night. The “not-so-sick” have the freedom to be more dedicated to small pleasures and happiness.
The “chronically ill” are more committed to doing whatever it takes to find an answer. They are the ones who finally pick up a book by The Healer Medium despite the skeptics who might try to sabotage it, the ones who dedicate themselves to paying attention to the directions. The “chronically ill” are the ones who learn not to accidentally add lemon, collagen, ACV, ice cubes, or water to their celery juice, unlike the “not-so-sick” person who tries celery juice from the health food store that isn’t fresh. Or they buy pasteurized celery juice that has lost its healing properties. Or they make celery juice at home for just a week and squeeze lemon juice into it, or they mix in collagen powder or protein powder. Or they just hide the fact that they’re drinking celery juice. Or he doesn't understand the intricacies or directions for when to drink celery juice because he's not used to sticking to the real directions since he's not that sick.
The “not so sick” have their own parameters of self-satisfaction. Those who only drink celery juice for a short time or make a heavy metal detox smoothie with just two of the ingredients listed by the Healer Medium probably won’t notice much of a difference. They probably didn’t take caffeine, weren’t that sick in general, and are using the Healer Medium’s protocols incorrectly.
The “chronically ill” is more likely to become an expert in the field of health. Just because someone is not yet recovered does not mean they have not gained a wealth of experience. People who are chronically ill have tried many more methods, protocols, and modern, alternative medicine. A chronically ill person who embarks on the guidelines and protocols of the Medium Healer is giving it their all. Although not yet fully recovered, they are beginning to recover for the first time in years and are a greater expert than someone “not so sick” who is doing alternative medicine, living their life, doing what they want, and playing with balance and moderation. The chronically ill person is the real expert and works hard at their recovery. This is the person who knows that the details matter and must be applied in order for them to work properly and truly change their life.
