CHAPTER 1 • You Are Your Bodymind
THE FAR-FLUNG REACHES OF THE BODYMIND
MORE EVIDENCE FOR THE BODYMIND
CHAPTER 2 • Our Boundaries, Our Selves
CHAPTER 3 • Personality Differences: A Key to Decoding Chronic Illness
BROADER THAN BOUNDARIES: THE EXAMPLE OF SKIN AILMENTS
CHAPTER 4 • Boundary Similarities and Differences: Chronic Fatigue, PTSD, Irritable Bowel, and Fibromyalgia
TOO MUCH STRESS: THE ORIGINS OF CFS
CHAPTER 5 • Feelings on Hold: Depression, Hypertension, Migraine, and Phantom Pain
HYPERTENSION: A STORM BENEATH THE SURFACE
MIGRAINE, UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
BLOOD FLOW IN MIGRAINE AND CFS
DISSOCIATION IN ASTHMA AND ALLERGIES
PHANTOM PAIN: CONTRASTING CASES
ULCER: ANOTHER SHADE OF THICK BOUNDARY PAIN
NOT KNOWING YOUR FEELINGS: ALEXITHYMIA
DEPRESSION KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES
CHAPTER 6 • Finding Your Boundary Type
SHORT FORM BOUNDARY QUESTIONNAIRE
CHAPTER 7 • Finding Your Remedy
TREATMENTS FOR YOUR BOUNDARY TYPE
RELAXATION AND STRESS REDUCTION
CHAPTER 8 • Pushing Boundaries: Treatments beyond the Super Seven
VITAL ENERGY: A FRESH PERSPECTIVE
HOW COULD ENERGY MEDICINE WORK?
THE INFANT’S RESPONSE TO THE WORLD
APPENDIX A • The Boundary Questionnaire
SCORING THE BOUNDARY QUESTIONNAIRE
APPENDIX B • Selected Studies: Supporting the Effectiveness of CAM Treatments for the Dozen Discomforts
APPENDIX C • Sources for Further Information