Amazing Powers of the Mind
Power of the Mind! This is a true story that illustrates the amazing power of the mind. I’ll try to keep this as short as possible so I will skip part of the background story. Not to mention the fact that I don’t actually recall every little detail. I believe this story was profiled on the Discovery Health Channel.
A man suffered a serious injury to his right hand that resulted in the hand being amputated at the wrist. I’m not actually sure if the hand was amputated in surgery or actually severed in the accident. Nonetheless the hand is gone. At the time he lost the hand it was clenched in a tight fist.
Fast forward in time. The man has continually complained of relentless pain coming from the lost right hand. He explained that he knows he no longer has his right hand, but he can feel it cramping from the strain of the tightly clenched fist…he can even feel his finger nails digging into his palm. This was diagnosed as Phantom Hand syndrome with assurances that the pain will subside over time. The theory is that the brain is still interpreting signals from nerve endings that it believes are still attached. The pain doesn’t ease up, it’s unbearable! The man tries several forms of physical therapy to no avail. Up until now, you have probably heard similar stories relating to amputated limbs.
The incredible cure and the point of this thread! One day a Doctor/Psychiatrist decides to take a creative new approach and constructs a box with a series of angled mirrors inside. This doctor instructs the suffering man to make a fist with his left hand, the real hand, and stick both of his arms (up to the forearm) into openings in the box. Next the man was instructed to look down into the top of the box where to his amazement he saw both of hands clenched in fists. This is obviously an illusion created by the mirrors. Final the Doctor tells the man to keep looking into the box and unclench/open his hands. At that very moment the pain stopped. The mirrors had tricked the man’s brain into believing the amputated hand was now in a relaxed open position. AMAZING!
IMO This amazing story merely highlights the amazing powers of the mind. Powers that I think many Body Builders often forget to harness. Visualize what you want…big guns with added peak, shredded abs, successfully lifting that heavier weight…whatever, just visualize it! Consider it part of your Supplement regimen.
If you have a similar example or personal experiences involving the powers of the mind, please post it!
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