I hear this a lot. Usually after someone has finished telling me about an issue that's been going on for months or even years. And then they spiel off everything they've tried (which is quite a substantial list most of the time). I don't blame them for feeling like they've tried everything there is, or for feeling like they're going to be stuck with the problem for the rest of their lives.
No one has ever tried EVERYTHING.
People have said this to me about things such as constant nausea, skin conditions, arthritis, sleeping, diarrhoea, migraines... The list goes on, but there is a common theme. These are all people who have gone to see their doctor, usually gone to see some sort of specialist, had any relevant blood tests, and they're at the end of the line.
Then, these people, who often aren't the 'type of person' to delve into natural therapies, find themselves coming to someone like me.
And this is my favourite type of client.
These people make great clients on so many levels.
1. They are desperate. I won't dress it up. This desperation leads to them doing as I tell them. By this I mean, if I say take 2 tablets twice a day, they take 2 tablets twice a day. They don't forget half the time. They don't think to themselves, 'ah, one will be enough'. And they get better results from following the directions.
2. When they get the better results, everyone is happy. They're like 'wow I can actually lead a normal life again' and I'm like, 'wow I can help someone who couldn't be helped by all the other practitioners they went to see'.
I like to try to fix the unfixable.
Mostly, I succeed. Sometimes I don't. You live, you learn, you build upon information and you rise above and try better the next time around.
Jacqui.
... haha... i vow to be a better patient in future. xx
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