Heal Your Body: The Mental Causes for Physical Illness and the Metaphysical Way to Overcome Them by Louise L. Hay

Heal Your Body: The Mental Causes for Physical Illness and the Metaphysical Way to Overcome Them Reviews

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  Heather

  What can I say about a book written by a woman who states that babies are born with birth defects because they CHOOSE to be born that way?? Nothing good! At all! Shame on you Louise Hay!
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  Jenger

  In dealing with chronic pain a friend referred this book to me as an alternative to the traditional medicine that wasn't as effective as necessary. It's just a short book which lists different diseases and physical ailments and what are perceived as the psychological reasonings behind those pains. I've always believed there is some connection between mind and body, I just never considered the specific relationship between each part of the body and the psyche. It was actually a very enlightening book for me. I find myself reaching for it often when I'm not feeling well and get curious as to what might be the true underlying issue for the physical pain. Just that knoweldge allows me to think through what's happening in my life and make some adjustments. Now, where Louise Hay and I part ways in this thinking is with her remedy - affirmations. I realize that there's logic behind this concept but my mind just doesn't play along. It laughs at affirmations and refuses to be so easily manipulated. I realize it does work for others so I'm not discounting it, just saying it's not the solution for me. Regardless, the book is still illuminative and helpful. If conventional medicine isn't working for you or you just dislike the traditional remedies to headaches and such, this book is worth a peek.
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  Big H

  I understand that positive thinking can go a long way in improving your general health, but please don't insinuate that it can fully cure slipped discs, cystic fibrosis, AIDS...if positive thinking and chanting, "THIS MOMENT IS FILLED WITH JOY. I NOW CHOOSE TO EXPERIENCE THE SWEETNESS OF TODAY" would cure my Diabetes Mellitus, trust me--I would've been able to toss my needles and meters a long time ago!
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  لميس محمد

  كتاب اِشفِ جسدك يتألف من ٩٦ صفحه قصير جداً إلا أنه عظيم و قيّم و مهم جداً في حياتنا...
  
  أستطيع أن أستنتج بعد إنتهائي من قراءة الكتاب أن معظم الأمراض التي قد تصيبنا سببها الخوف و الخوف و الخوف و الغضب أيضًا ..
  و هذا ما وجدت الكاتبه قد ركّزت عليه في صفحات الكتاب ..
  ولكي نُشفى من هذه الأمراض و نبعدها عنّا و نعيش بسلام و صحة و عافيه لابد أن نطرد مسببات الأمراض " الخوف و الغضب " و نزرع في ذهننا أفكاراً إيجايبيه جديده...
  
  التقييم الفعلي للكتاب ٤ نجمات ونصف ❤
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  GlobeRunner

  I read this booklet right after the popular science book “Microbe Hunters” (Paul de Kruif), in which I found this statement, as true now as it was when the book was written in 1926: "Murderous germs are everywhere, sneaking into all of us, yet they are able to assassinate only some of us, and that question of the strange resistance of the rest of us is still just as much an unsolved puzzle as it was in those days of the roaring eighteen-eighties when men were ready to risk dying to prove that they were right." That “strange resistance” (or an increased susceptibility, which would be the other end of the spectrum) is what I hope alternative medicine can help explaining. Despite my scientific background and profession (both in medical research), I believe that the only way to get a full picture is to listen to both sides, i.e. study the traditional scientific explanations of disease as well as the alternative spiritual ones. I’m hoping that the addition of alternative medicine literature such as this booklet (and of course, personal experience and observation) to the scientific study reports, patient records and medical textbooks I read will give me this full picture.
  
  Hay is often criticized for arguing that all disease is caused solely by unhealthy mental attitudes. Personally, I don’t think there is any reason why this booklet should have to be interpreted in that way. In the preface of this 67th (!) edition of “Heal Your Body”, Lousie L. Hay writes: "[f]or us to become whole and healthy, we must balance the body, mind, and spirit". Later on in the text, she states that “[t]he mental thought patterns that cause the most dis-ease in the body are criticism, anger, resentment, and guilt". My interpretation of that hyphen is that it’s there to differentiate “dis-ease” from “disease”, which usually refers to the end result of increased susceptibility (“dis-ease”) coupled with physical causes. It’s hard to disagree with such a holistic view!
  
  After the short introductory chapters, the booklet is a kind of encyclopaedia where the reader can look up a specific health problem to find its probable mental cause and a suggested “healing affirmation” to use as a remedy. I found some of it almost comical (“Problem: Bug bites, Probable cause: Guilt over small things., New thought pattern: I am free of all irritations. All is well.”), but surprisingly much of it made sense to me when I “tested it” on myself and others I felt I knew well enough. I’m sceptical to whether the affirmations can make much of a difference, but I can obviously not refute it without having tried them. To someone stuck in a negative thought pattern due to depression (i.e. low serotonin levels), this booklet certainly doesn’t give much hope for the future! I’m still hoping that it can be a useful complement to scientific explanations and, who knows, maybe I’ll find that it does this job well enough for me to give it another star.
  
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  Joanne

  This book is my health bible - dare to tell me you have an ailment and I will be flicking through the pages to tell you what the emotional cause could be. Battered and bruised I carry it with me always. It helps you understand the emotional roots for ill-health and support the idea that we really can heal ourselves more often than we think
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  Julie

  Potentially very dangerous book that tells people you can cure very real and very dangerous illnesses (such as cancer) by ... forgiving people? No thanks ...
  
  Anyone who is ill should stay away from this book ...
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  Laura Cantu

  Louis L. Hay presents a useful and seemingly accurate perspective on why our bodies may express discomfort. I highly recommend this book to anyone that is in need of healing. This book encourages us to use the power of our minds to influence our healing processes. Heal Your Body can help you gain insight into your purpose, the obstacles you face, and sheds light onto those things that can be difficult to face. Using this clear and easy to use "manual" can help bring not only healing, but joy and peace to one's life.
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  Najati Matrook

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  اسم الكتاب: #اشف_جسدك
  المؤلف: #لويز_هاي
  نوع الكتاب: تطوير ذات
  مكان الشراء: من الجميلين @box_of_reading
  عدد الصفحات: 95
  الدار: دار الخيال
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  😊 يومي في (5 سبتمبر) أفضل من أمسي 😊
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  الدواء .، سواء كان طبيعياً .، أو كان كيميائياً .، فهو يعمل على تحفيز بعض المقاومات الذاتية في نفس الجسم .، أو أنه يضيف عليها ما يقويها لمهاجمة المرض وطرده عن الإنسان .!
  كل هذه العملية لن تكون ذات فائدة ما لم يُحركها الذهن وتحييها النفس .!
  هنا بالضبط يكمن سر الشفاء .، فلو أن الإنسان يغير من نمط حياته النفسية .، بتقوية روح الثقة بالله والتفاؤل بحبه لعباده .، وأن كل ما يصيب به المؤمنين لهو خير لهم وصلاح .، لتحفّزت قوى الجسم بمحاربة أعقد وأصعب الأمراض وطردها عنه بكل عنفوان وحيوية .!
  شفاؤنا في أنفسنا .، وما علينا إلا أن ننتبه لآيات الله تعالى فينا .!
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  كتاب خفيف جداً لـ #لويز_هاي وكما تعودنا في جميع كتبها .، إيجابية .، وحب .، وسلام .، الكتاب عبارة عن الأسباب الفكرية للأمراض الفيزيائية والطريقة الماورائية للتغلب عليها .، هذا الكتاب يوقظ في داخلك القدرة على المساهمة في عملية شفائك .، عليك فقط أن توازن بين الجسم والتفكير والروح .، عليك أن ترعى جسدك جيداً .، وأن يكون لديك موقف إيجابي عن نفسك وعن الحياة .، تحتاج لوجود اتصال روحي قوي .!
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  معنى الكتاب #اشف_جسدك .، أي غيّر نمط حياتك .، تفكيرك .، ذاتك الداخلية .، ثق بنفسك .، اجعل إيمانك بالله وبنفسك قوياً .، تقبل ذاتك .، عِش /عيش الحب .، والسلام الداخلي لخلق بذلك الأمان .، عِش بهجة الحياة وفرحها .، وستزول عنك بإذن الله الأمراض والتجارب غير المريحة في حياتك .، كما توضح #لويز_هاي بأن لكل مرض فكرة سلبية رددتها بينك وبين نفسك .، لذلك فقط غيّر من نفسك ومن تفكيرك وتقبل ذاتك .، وكن إيجابياً .!
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  🔶 رؤيتي في العلاقة بين العنوان وتصميم الغلاف وموضوع الكتاب:
  العنوان مباشر لما يحويه الكتاب وما تريده الكاتبة .، ومن خلالها تستعد ذهنية القارئ لاستقبال موضوع واضح المعالم بشكل جميل.
  أما الغلاف .، ف تدرجات اللون البنفسج أعتقد بأنعا تدل على الهدوء .، الراحة .، وتبعث في نفس القارئ السلام .!
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  🕯️قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عليه السلام): "أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ، كُلُّ امْرِئٍ لَاقٍ فِي فِرَارِهِ مَا مِنْهُ يَفِرُّ، وَالْأَجَلُ مَسَاقُ النَّفْسِ إِلَيْهِ وَالْهَرَبُ مِنْهُ مُوَافَاتُهُ"
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  زكرياء

  إنه كتاب عن الشفاء الذاتب تقول فيه الكاتبة أن جميع الأمراض هي نتيجة للخوف وللغضب لهذا يجب التخلص من مسببات المرض
  بكل خلاصة يجب تغيير نمط التفكير من أجل العلاج. يركز الكتاب على الحب والسلام والبهجة وتقبل وتقدير الذات
  إنه عبارة عن جدول طويل جدًا جدًا يعرض الكثير من المشاكل الصحية (الأمراض) وسبب مشاكلها وبعض التوكيدات الإيجابية التي تساعد على تغيير نمط التفكير
  
  مثلًا:
  الزوائد الجلدية سببها الشعور بأنك طفل غير محبوب
  الرؤوس السوداء سببها نوبات غضب خفيفة
  الإمساك سببه التعلق بالأفكار القديمة وصعوبة التخلص من الماضي
  السيدا لها علاقة ب��كرة الشعور بالذنب الجنسي
  
  حسب ما فهمت جميع الأمراض لها هي الخوف والغضب وعلاقة بقلة تقدير الذات والتعلق بالماضي. لهذا أي مشكلة صحية تحدث لك، ابحث لها عن السبب الفكري وقم بتغيير طريقة تفكيرك والت��رر من البرمجة السلبية وتكرار توكيدات إيجابية والتأمل اليومي من أجل تدفق الحب والسلام عليك.. إنهما في أعماقك ومركز وجودك بشكل غير محدود ويجب فقط أن تسمح لهما بالخروج
  
  للأسف لم يعجبني ليس بسبب المحتوى ولكن بسبب بنية الكتاب التي تعتمد على ذلك الجدول الطويل الممل. كما لاحظت أنه يوجد تطرف في الدفاع عن فكرة الشفاء الذاتي، شخصيا أعتقد أنه مساهم في عملية الشفاء وليس كافي.. مع التأكيد على أهمية الرياضة والنوم الصحي والأكل الصحي والراحة النفسية لكن طبيعي جدا أن نشعر بالخوف وبالغضب من حين لآخر.. لا يمكن التخلص من مشاعرنا لمجرد أنها سلبية أو تسبب لنا السوء.. أظن أنه سنظل نشعر بالحزن وبالغضب وبجميع المشاعر دون أن ندعها تتحكم بنا بالطبع
  
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  مرحبًا بكم في قناتي "أصدقاء الكتب" ستجدون فيها مراجعات، مناقشات، ماراثون البوكتيوب، قراءات شعرية، وأشياء أخرى
  
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  Allison

  Wow. I've known about affirmations and that they work for promoting behavioral changes since I was very young. I can remember doing affirmations when I was in middle school (I was born in 1967). I can't remember having actively used them in the past 15 years. That is about to dramatically change.
  
  I've suffered from clinical depression for decades and I feel like Louise Hay's insights may profoundly change IMPROVE my day-to-day life. I know this for certain, it will not hurt or make things worse.
  
  So many of the connections she makes between "mental causes" and "physical illness" have rung true for me (in conditions I once suffered from but are not presently experiencing as well as with conditions I am currently experiencing). And, some of those revelations aren't easy to acknowledge or accept either.
  
  Here's to self-exploration, growth and healing. There's no better time than the present.
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  Anna

  I would love to say that I believe in this stuff (there's a HUGE "but" coming) BUT while I do think there's some truth to the "mind over body" way of thinking, I don't think you can really wish away a cyst or cancer. I wish you could and I do think a positive attitude can go a long way but when I get sick I want to make sure I have a good, qualified physician taking care of me, not this book.
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  Donna

  It's very toxic to tell people that saying affirmations can get rid of certain health issues. The whole book is basically just an index for ailments with some affirmations that are supposed to cure them, even AIDS. I didn't read much of it before I stopped.
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  Noha Gad

  Just bullshit
  
  فكرة الكتاب أن الأمراض الجسدية مرجعها إلي أمراض نفسية
  أنا متفقة تماما مع الفكرة من حيث المبدأ
  
  و لكن طرح الكتاب مبتذل لأقصي درجة
  علي سبيل المثال
  عدوي فيروسية
  كيف أرجعها إلي فكرة داخل عقلي أو حتي سبب نفسي
  يمكن أن نرجعها إلي ضعف المناعة
  و لكن لم أقتنع بفكرة أن شخص تمت أصابته بعدوي فيروسية
  بسبب إنه يحمل الغضب تجاه نفسه و العالم
  فكرة جيدة و لكنها خرجت بشكل مبتذل و ردئ
  
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  Thebookvamp

  This book gives the positive waves to our body... "YOU ARE WHO YOU THINK YOU ARE" is the basic of this book. Its about how we can mentally heal our physical body "metaphysical". It gives a detailed healing method for every pain and suffer u have in ur body and mind, with no medicines or treatments but by Your Thoughts. I think its very useful to have it in our hands. Physical pain goes or not, am sure... if we follow, we feel Positive.
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  Allirock

  Well, if you know me, you know I am into ways of natural healing and all that hippie crap. So, Bev gave me this book and I really did love it. Even though it is more like a guide than a book, I really learned a lot from it. Saying the affirmations in it really have helped me with my anxiety.
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  عبدالعزيز زايد

  
  كتاب اشف جسدك
  للكاتبة: لويز هاي
  
  فكرة الكتاب جديدة لم نسمع بها، رغم أنها قد تكون مفيدة لجلب الصحة، إلا أننا لا نرى أن هناك علاقة بين الأمراض الفيزيائية والتفكير أو الماورائيات، الكتاب نرى أنه يقارب الهرطقات التي لا صحة لها، ولم تعرض الكاتبة تأسيسًا جيدًا لهذا الإدعاء.
  
  لهذا لم نرغب في اكمال قراءة الكتاب،
  رغم أننا اطلعنا على كتب جميلة للكاتبة
  نشرت فيها الإيجابية في جو معقول.
  
  نتطلع لمطالعة كتاب آخر للمؤلفة
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  Jen Halligan

  I first got this as an audiobook and though it was interesting, it is not the right format for this book. Be sure to get a physical copy that you can reference when you need it!
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  Lady An ☽

  Un librito cortito, que se lee en una hora, aunque estate preparado para no sentirte hipocondriac@. Muy ciertas las razones de los malestares, en muchos estaba consciente de que así eran. Recomendable para aquellos que quieran cambiar sus vidas.
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  Mamey

  I LOVE Louise Hay! This book is a great addition to those particular books that you will go back to often. Reference books, is what I call them. I love her philosophy and her concepts of what you say becomes your life. Very powerful. As I read through some of the health issue's I've experienced, I had to really be honest with myself and admit alot of uncomfortable things about myself. It was eye-opening and hopefully will stick and remain with me forever so I can continue to grow and improve my life.
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  Sara

  it was interesting to say the least, but not my cup if tea. well i do agree with some things she says, but not with everything else. i.e. about eye sight in regards to near sightedness? i've had bad eye sight since i was a child. as a child not even 10, i was not afraid of the future? the future was allicould think about andhow exiting it would be growing up. and i accepted guidence and i knew i was safe...
  
  well... i guess its each to their own.
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  Nancy Mramor-Kajuth

  Louise Hay offers an explanation for illness that is different from the medical perspective and takes into account the whole person. She is a ground-breaking author and spiritual teacher with a wealth of wisdom to offer.
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  Mohra

  مختصر لطيف وبسيط عن الاسباب الفكرية وراء الامراض،، الفكرة الرئيسية للكتاب انه اذا غيرت نمط تفكيرك وحديثك الداخلي مع نفسك... راح يختفي العرض او المرض ..ولكل مرض هناك فكرة سلبية انت امنت بها ورددتعا كثير مع نفسك حتى تسببت في ظهور المرض،، لكل مرض فكرة مرتبطة فيه
  وسلامتكم 💜
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  Wendy Fierstein

  Opened my eyes to how our emotions truly affect our physical. Very insightful. I loved it.
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  Hawraki

  كتاب مهم عن علاقة المشاعر بالأمراض العضوية.
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  mark

  I just revisited this because I got hit with an awful, wicked, ear, nose, and throat infection. I've used this book for thirty-nine (39) years - as a guide to why, but not as a solution, when I get sick; and it has been invaluable with regard to keeping me healthy. Here's my story:
  I, for whatever reason, am very susceptible to getting blindsided by a physical illness that can really eff me up. But ever since around 1980 when I was turned onto this book (shout out to wife #3), it has been such a help to me ... but not all of it. In other words I wholly endorse half of it, the front half, but not the back half, i.e. that one can "cure" oneself by positive affirmations. My position is that one has to work to correct the "dis-ease" as Hay called it; and also, sometimes, one's illness might be just a case of "bad luck". Not everything is under one's control. Here's the story: I don't agree with her that the "universe" loves us, or me specifically. I don't agree that "love is everywhere" and all one need do is embrace that, and that one's spirit is eternal and then - magic - there will be "LOVE, PEACE, JOY and SELF-APPROVAL." I think the human condition is quite a bit more complicated than that.
  That said, I do think she's right-on with the proposition that our relationship with others and the outside, our interpretation of that - effects our physical well being, i.e. our mental state, conscious and unconscious, often manifests in physical, somatic, problems. My life is a evidence of that.
  The book is, without a doubt, worth picking up and using as a resource, something to think about, consider, the next time you get smacked down.
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  Rachael O'Brien

  Heal your body by Louise hay
  Loved it ! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  A quick handbook that deals with the metaphysical and body mind connection.
  ‘Metaphysical’ means to go beyond the physical, to the mental cause behind an issue and this has always been a great interest of mine.
  Louise Hay provides an inspiring personal story and a hopeful perspective that ‘incurable’ really only means that the particular condition cannot be cured by outer methods and that we must go with in to affect the healing.
  
  In this book you’ll find loving yourself meditations as well as Mantras and causes for every condition. And she ends with one of hers that’s always been my favorite....
  I love myself and therefore...