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Readers Respond: How Do You Use Visualization for Stress?

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Updated August 16, 2008

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Visualization

Sort of-I color. It is very soothing, and I usually color mandalas and mediate on the colors, what they mean, and visualize the healing from the colors circling my chakras.
—janster51

living with MS pain

I was diagnosed with ms ten years ago and suffer with nerve pain predominantly on the left side of my body. I have tried most meds and have a great pain consultant when I manage to get spinal shots they work a dream and I am pain free for weeks at a time. I cant always get to see my pain consultant due to the volume of patients your lucky to see him once every five months so there is plenty of breakthrough pain. I am about to begin using patches for pain control and wonder if anyone can advise me are they a good or bad idea? Thanks
—Guest Jennifer B

greyhill@bigpond ,com

just being able to see and share the beauty of the colours of nature and beautifull women with beautifull teeth is enough for me lewis g r
—Guest lewis g

Works for MRIs, too...

This technique really helps me when I am going into "the tube" - I just focus on the prettiest place I have ever been (I like to think about a garden that I was in one time in Paris). I concentrate on reliving the whole experience, including the sounds, the temperature, the smells and the cherry soda that I was drinking. I also think about what book I was reading (or imagine myself reading a different book). Believe it or not, this really helps pass the time and before I know it, they are pulling me out of the machine.
—AmelieS

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