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The transformation process begins when you realize it is time to change and you finally develop the stamina to do what it takes to improve yourself. I created seven steps so that starting the program the right way will be easier for you. Your mind, body and soul all have to be on the same track, functioning as one or else the program will not work for you. The most important part of the program is the beginning. You have to have the correct perception of what you will be doing now and where you will be are headed for the future.
I used these seven steps myself to help me change my outlook on epilepsy. I was able love myself and not be ashamed that I was epileptic. I felt capable to live the life that I wanted to. I felt like a different, better person. I strongly believe that if you follow this program it will help to live your life as an epileptic proudly, creatively, and happily.
Below are the seven steps to lead you to a new beginning living with epilepsy.
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STEP ONE:
PATIENCE - This is the first step to living a happy and healthy life with epilepsy is developing patience. You will need patience to work this program successfully. changing your outlook on epilepsy is going to take time, devotion and hard work. Succeeding with this program comes by being patient in wanting to see results.
This exercise will help you even if you are already a patient person because it will relax you and increase your motivational skills simultaneously.
1. Take a hot bubble bath for fifteen minutes. Also place an oatmeal bath in the water.
2. Lie in the bath tub and close your eyes, take four deep breaths slowly.
3. While your taking these deep breaths clear all thoughts from your mind. Focus on the feeling of the warm water touching your body and the breathing techniques that you are doing at that moment.
4. Think about something positive and pleasant. Envision something that makes you happy. Focus on something that makes you feel good about yourself.
5. Let go of any negative thoughts that you have stored in your mind. Just to think about one thing that makes you feel good about yourself.
6. Take four more deep breaths, relax for a minute and get out of the bath tub.
7. Get dressed, go to a quiet place and sit on the floor. Close your eyes and slowly bend forward, relaxing any tight muscles that are causing you tension. Bend to the left, stretching your arms as far as they will go, then stretch to the right, repeating the movement.
8. Take five more deep breaths and say aloud “I have the patience to change myself and become the person I want to become in life.” Say, “I have epilepsy and there is nothing wrong with being an epileptic.”
9. Repeat step seven and eight
10. Take five more deep breaths and listen to yourself when you’re doing this exercise. Concentrate on yourself while doing this exercise. Do not let any distractions impose on your quiet time. Do not think about anything except this exercise and the techniques it involves.
Changing your outlook on epilepsy means. Not letting your epilepsy take control of you. As I was growing up, I always made believe that I did not have epilepsy. By doing this I was only hurting myself. Accepting epilepsy into my life has helped me tremendously. I have released much of the anger that I held inside myself, and have focused on other parts of my life, as a result I have become a stronger person, extremely proud
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Step two teaches you how to recognize all the wonderful things about yourself. Judging other people is very easy. Looking at ourselves honestly, however, is difficult. Sometimes we do not focus on ourselves because we have become so preoccupied focusing on everyone else that we forget number one. This step helps recognize all the good things about yourself. You will begin to have a more positive outlook on life. First you need to ask, “What do I have to change about myself?, What parts of my life need to be readjusted? What are my strengths? What are my weaknesses?
Before you answer these questions get yourself a notebook. to document your answers to these questions and keep track of your progress. The journal helps you see your characteristics and change the ones you dislike. Look at the positive things about yourself and commend yourself for the accomplishments that you achieved and work on changing the negative characteristics that we all carry within us. Begin the journal by listing all the positive things about yourself on the first page. Make a list that looks like the following.
THE POSITIVE THINGS ABOUT ME
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Your positive points are the strengths that will take you through life. Start your journal with these positive characteristics. about yourself. Seeing your strengths itemized in your daily journal will give you encouragement. Each day as you open this journal, you will be looking at all the good things about yourself that will give you motivation to make this program achieve your highest potential. On the next page, create a list and write down your weaknesses. Make a list that looks as the following. Remember, be honest with yourself and make sure you focus not only on your strengths, but on your weaknesses. Reviewing our weaknesses can help us see more clearly what has to be changed in your lives.
THINGS ABOUT MYSELF THAT I NEED TO WORK ON
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On the next page, list ten goals you want to do this week to change your outlook on epilepsy and how you feel about yourself. This will help you gain some insight into what you need to start doing for yourself. Start planning what you want the new you to be like. Each time you accomplish a goal, put a star next to it. Write down the date of when you achievedthe goal. Create a list that looks like the following: