CONTENTS

Cover Image

Title Page

Epigraph

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Deane Juhan

Preface

Introduction

CHAPTER 1You Are Your Bodymind

THE ENERGY OF EMOTIONS

THE FAR-FLUNG REACHES OF THE BODYMIND

MORE EVIDENCE FOR THE BODYMIND

FEELING BLUE

THE MIND OF THE GUT

HEARTFELT

A CHANGED VIEW

LOOKING AHEAD

CHAPTER 2Our Boundaries, Our Selves

BOUNDARIES ARE CRITICAL

HARTMANN’S BOUNDARY SPECTRUM

WHAT WE NOW KNOW

THE BLUSH AND THE MIGRAINE

THE FLOW OF FEELING

EXTREME EMPATHY

EVERYONE IS PSYCHOSOMATIC

PRACTICALLY SPEAKING

CHAPTER 3Personality Differences: A Key to Decoding Chronic Illness

THE MOST BASIC DIFFERENCE

TWELVE CHRONIC ILLNESSES

THERE’S NO SILVER BULLET

BACK TO BOUNDARIES

BROADER THAN BOUNDARIES: THE EXAMPLE OF SKIN AILMENTS

THERAPIES TO FIT THE PERSON

CHAPTER 4Boundary Similarities and Differences: Chronic Fatigue, PTSD, Irritable Bowel, and Fibromyalgia

BODY ON THE BRINK

DISTANCE FROM FEELINGS

TOO MUCH STRESS: THE ORIGINS OF CFS

THE CFS TRIGGER

PTSD : A NEW VIEW

IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME

FIBROMYALGIA

A PERSONAL REMINISCENCE

A MIX OF CONDITIONS

SUMMING UP

CHAPTER 5Feelings on Hold: Depression, Hypertension, Migraine, and Phantom Pain

HYPERTENSION: A STORM BENEATH THE SURFACE

RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

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

TREATING DEPRESSION

CHAPTER 6Finding Your Boundary Type

THE BOUNDARY QUESTIONNAIRE

SHORT FORM BOUNDARY QUESTIONNAIRE

OBTAINING YOUR SCORE

INTERESTING CORRELATIONS

CHAPTER 7Finding Your Remedy

TREATMENTS FOR YOUR BOUNDARY TYPE

A THUMBNAIL REFERENCE

RELIEVING A MIX OF CONDITIONS

A PRIMER ON CAM

HYPNOSIS

ACUPUNCTURE

BIOFEEDBACK

MEDITATION

YOGA

GUIDED IMAGERY

RELAXATION AND STRESS REDUCTION

YOU HAVE THE OPTIONS

CHAPTER 8Pushing Boundaries: Treatments beyond the Super Seven

MOVING WEST TO EAST

QI AND THE MERIDIANS

VITAL ENERGY: A FRESH PERSPECTIVE

HOW COULD ENERGY MEDICINE WORK?

TOUCH: IT’S FUNDAMENTAL

TRANSFER OF ENERGY

A REMAINING QUESTION

THE INFANT’S RESPONSE TO THE WORLD

TWO KINDS OF BODYMIND MAPS

TRAUMA AND HEALING

THE VALUE OF YOUR STORY

APPENDIX AThe Boundary Questionnaire

SCORING THE BOUNDARY QUESTIONNAIRE

APPENDIX BSelected Studies: Supporting the Effectiveness of CAM Treatments for the Dozen Discomforts

ACUPUNCTURE

BIOFEEDBACK

HYPNOSIS

GUIDED IMAGERY

MEDITATION

PHANTOM PAIN

YOGA

APPENDIX CSources for Further Information

Index

Endnotes

Bibliography

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