5 Ways to Overcome the “I’ve Tried Everything” Syndrome

There is nothing more discouraging to IC patients than to get their hopes up that a new therapy is going to work only to find unfortunately after feeling well for a while the symptoms come back and it appears that things are back to the same bladder flares    You begin feeling a real sense of hopelessness  Why did it work for others and not work for me?

And these therapies run the gamut from those suggested by your doctor, urologist, acupuncturist, physical therapist, or friends   Because these treatments cover a wide spectrum, it’s difficult to evaluate each on their own merits  It becomes impossible to know which ones might have worked, if any of these worked, or if none of them worked

But I think more importantly it’s to get over the “I’ve tried everything” obstruction which is in the end a barrier manufactured in the mind

Opening Another Door

When confronted with anything in life (and this includes healing) the  mental barrier is often because so many different standard and not so standard therapies have been tried and failed   So there doesn’t seem to be any energy for hope for trying one more thing

But the way to remove obstacles is to be willing to always try one more thing   To be willing to muster the courage to get onto yet another path   The path to health should never end   Keep on seeking other avenues until you reach success   Everybody can get healed from this disease of IC   You just have to get the right pattern of remedies to make it happen for you

Why should I try this since everything else has not worked?  Because at this point, this may be the right solution for you

This creates a desparate resolve to move ahead with the strongest of intents  As a friend once said, “Dreams don’t come true  Dreams are made true”

The “I Eat Healthy” Refrain

I eat healthy yet I’m still sick with symptoms so it must not be the foods   I believe you eat healthy   This method I’m proposing is based on a different way of looking at nutrition  So what is healthy for one system may not be so good in another   Foods that you think are really good may not be such good choices for one with IC

And trying totally a different nutritional approach you have nothing to lose and everything to gain because this just might be the one thing that works

Costs Too Much

You’re worth it and your health deserves it   Yes, you have spent a lot on medical visits, prescriptions, as well as all types of alternative therapies What I’m prescribing is an alternative therapy that, as a urologist and alternative healer, have found to be highly successful with patients who have IC including the chronic sufferer of the disease

My Doctor Doesn’t Believe in Alternative Therapies

That’s OK  But if you begin feeling better then you’re better for it   And as a matter of fact I believe most doctors are open minded and willing to take information that’s been successful in someone’s life and use it with others if it’s going to help their patients

And think of it this way  If you find something that works, as a pioneer you will be able to help many others due to your being open   I believe one of the desires of all IC patients is to help others who have been suffering from this disease if they find solutions

Why Should I Try It?

The answer is, “Because you can”

This whole approach is based on the fact that you do have the strength to keep going  You have the resolve that you will find the solution that works for you, and ultimately, begin the journey reducing your IC symptoms

You can get help too   Keep trying another thing until you find your solution….give it a good try, give it 3 months   For everyone with this disease there is a solution  It’s just that your solution has not arrived or revealed itself to you  Keep moving ahead

Until next week                           To Health as a Skill   Love Dr Bill

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