maleficent

A few years ago... a friend of mine decided that I was too stressed out (sadly, I'm much more stressed out now) and made an appointment for us to go for Reiki Massages... Laughter is truly good for what ails you - because I never laughed so hard in my entire life.. The practioner - an absolute idiot in love with herself named Madame Anastacia (pronounced Ahnastazzzzzzeeeeah) decided that she could cure my migraines and stress level simply by waving her hands over my head and laying her hands very near my scalp... (downing a bottle of good tequilla would have been cheaper and i would have felt less idiotic)

I waited for Anastacia to do chanting or whatever the hell it was she was suppose to do to drive the evil spirits out of me... Did't work -- I laughed - she said i wasn't a believer so it wouldn't work... She was right... She didn't realize it but she basically said it was all placebo... that if a person beleived it would work - it does... OK -fine... whatever... (the girlfriend of a buddy of mine - for kicks - is a certified reike practioner (to some high level degree) because the idiot that authorized her -- said he could feel her vibes (or whatever) over the internet.... Yah Ok... (insert eyerolling and more laughter here)

Chiropracters CAN perhaps do some good, but they don't fix the problem -- they adjust the problem and you are sucked into constantly going to them - -I'd much rather spend the money and go to a physical therapist and have the problem fixed... Having my back or my neck cracked can't be good in the long term...

I think the mind can go a long way in fixing what ails the body... I've seen people's ailments go away simply because they believed that the alternative treatment they received would work...more power to 'em... But I don't think for one moment that there's anything to what the practioner is doing... it's all mind over matter.

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