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Visualization – imagery

Visualization will not get rid of your pain completely or permanently but it should give you a ‘time out’ period where you can use your imagination to create mental images that blot out your pain.

You may focus on your pain by imagining that you are in an open field on a warm sunny day. Just beside you is a helium-filled balloon with a large basket attached. You imagine that you load up the basket with all your pain and discomfort. The balloon now slowly rises up in the air and floats away, taking with it the basket loaded with your pain.

You may focus on your endometriosis by imagining that the endometriosis cells in your body are being invaded by your body’s natural defenders, an army of white blood cells. The white cells destroy the unwanted endometriosis cells and you can visualize your organs healthy once again.

These images may also focus on yourself. You may like to imagine yourself in surroundings that give you enormous pleasure. For example, you may visualize yourself on a tropical island, peacefully lying on the warm golden sands while palm trees gently sway in the breeze and the waves quietly lap onto the shore.

You may like to imagine yourself walking through a field early in the morning, the lush green grass still glistening in the sun from the morning dew. You notice the deep blue sky dotted with wispy white clouds, the golden sun sending forth its warming rays and the spring flowers showing forth a multitude of colours. You then enter a cool dark forest, which feels refreshing after the warm sun. Here you may rest a while, taking in the peace and tranquility of your surroundings, before returning to reality.

Being positive

Thoughts about pain which are negative can lead to anxiety, tension and stress and ultimately more pain.

If negative thoughts and emotions can be removed and your perception of pain is altered then your coping abilities and lifestyle improve, often leading to a significant decrease in actual pain.

You have to accept that there is no instant cure for your pain and discomfort and that you need to take steps to do something positive about dealing with it.

Pain clinics

There are pain clinics throughout Australia that specialize in the treatment and management of various types of chronic pain. Some are located at major public hospitals and others are in private practices. Some women find these clinics of enormous benefit while others do not.

The approach of pain clinics varies, but they usually have a team of specialists including anesthetists, neurologists, psychologists, physiotherapists and nurses.

They may use a single method of treatment or several treatments to help relieve pain. The treatments may include drug therapy, relaxation, group therapy, manipulation, massage, electro-stimulation, acupuncture, acupressure, hydrotherapy, and meditation.

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Along with the cancer-producing dietary habits we have adopted, we have developed methods of food processing, preserving and packaging that call for the addition of thousands of chemicals to our foods. When these chemicals were first created they were considered a great advance in nutritional technology, making it possible for people to enjoy foods and delicacies from different countries from all over the world. As with other contributions to industry and technology, what at first appeared to be a breakthrough welcomed by many, has resulted in worries about safety and health issues. Many additives have been banned, yet there are thousands of food contaminants still being used as the profits attained are worth more than the consumer’s health. Many of these food additives and preservatives have been linked to serious health conditions and even cancer formation. And we are still asking ourselves why cancer has become so rampant in our society.

Artificial Colourings

Most artificial colourings are synthetic chemicals that do not occur in nature. Colourings are not listed by names on labels. Because colourings are used almost solely in foods of low nutritional value (lollies, soft drinks, gelatine desserts etc.) you should simply avoid all artificially coloured foods. The use of colouring usually indicates that fruit or other natural ingredients have not been used, unless otherwise stated. A small number of dangerous food colourings are listed below, along with code names and other names that may be listed as on the packaging.

Blue No. I (Code No. 133, Brilliant Blue FCF)

Found in beverages such as soft drinks, dairy products, gelatine, desserts, cereal, lollies and baked goods. Suggestions of a small cancer risk, allergic reactions in sensitive people, asthma, hyperactivity.

Blue No. 2 (Code No. 132, Indigotine, Indigo carmine)

Found in pet food, biscuits, ice creams, baked goods, beverages and lollies. Reasonable certainty of no harm, however there is some small indication of possible brain tumour formation cancer, asthma, hyperactivity, allergic reactions.

Carbon Blacks (Code No. 153)

Currently banned in America. A black food colouring found in jam, jelly crystals and confectionary. It may be a possible cause of cancer.

Citrus Red No. 2 (Code No. 123, FD & Ñ Red No. 2)

Injected into some oranges, packet cake mix, jelly crystals, soft drinks, cereals, blackcurrant products. Studies indicate that this additive may cause cancer, asthma, hyperactivity, rashes, and malignant tumours.

Red No. 2 G (Code No. 128)

Found in meat products. This additive may cause cancer, asthma, gene damage, skin reactions.

Red No. 3 (Code No. 127, Erythrosine, FD & Ñ Red No. 3)

Artificial colouring used in canned red cherries, snack foods, scotch eggs, packet trifle mix, sweets and baked goods. A possible link to breast and other cancers, hyperthyroidism, gene damage, thyroid tumours and benign tumours.

Red No. 40 (Code No. 129, Allura Red, FD & Ñ Red No. 40)

The most widely used food dye. The Unites States FDA has admitted to ‘problems’, but said evidence of harm was not ‘consistent’ or ‘substantial’. It has caused tumours and cancer in mice, hyperactivity and hay fever. Used mostly in junk foods such as soft drinks, lollies, packet cake mix, jelly crystals, chocolate biscuits, sweets, gelatine desserts, sausage and pet foods.

Yellow No. 2G (Code No. 107)

Artificial colouring used in soft drinks. A widely used colouring which causes allergic reactions, primarily in aspirin-sensitive people. May also cause cancer, hyperactivity and asthma. This is labelled on food items.

Yellow No. 5 (Cod No. 102,Tartrazine, FD & Ñ Yellow No. 5)

Used in confectionary, sweet corn, soft drinks, canned peas, cheese crackers, fruit juice cordial, jam, pickles, cereal, lollies, snack foods. It may cause hyperactivity, thyroid tumours, migraines, asthma, insomnia, confusion, blurred vision, cancer.

Yellow No. 6 (Code No. I 10, Sunset Yellow FCF, FD & Ñ Yellow No. 6)

This dye may cause tumours in the adrenals and kidneys. It may also cause allergic reactions and is possibly cancer-causing. It is also linked to allergic reactions, asthma, hyperactivity, hay fever and abdominal pains. Found in beverages, fruit juice, cordials, hot chocolate mix, cereals, ice cream, packet soup, snack foods, sausages, baked goods, lollies and gelatine.

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