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Paradigm Shift - Update

arfie
arfie
A bee visited me in the corn bed this morning. Big surprise, huh? I was less surprised by the ensuing panic attack this time. I mentally reached for the cartoon image of myself having a cartoon drama response. Visualization is fairly natural for me since I tend to think with my senses, anyway.

Translation is always an iffy art, at best, but I think that was a laugh buzz I heard as she flew off to the next nectar/pollen source.

I feel kinda proud of myself.
aurora76
aurora76
That's great news, arfie! We're proud of you, too. It's a wonderful thing when you are in control of the panic attack versus the other way around. It didn't defeat you, and that's huge! Definitely a success worth celebrating.
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
Proud of you, too, arfie. Love the way a cartoon visualization worked. I'm gonna try that.
Tusitalo
Tusitalo
lol....now I am going to have to google the word "paradigm" I had a feeling it was one of yer posts... :P
LeoX3
LeoX3
Woot, Arfie!

I use cartoon visualization with ants. (My sister tortured me with them when I was 2 and onward till I was 9.) It really helps:-)

I always imagine my eyes bugging out AH-OOO-Gah! like an old Bugs Bunny cartoon:-)
52yrs2long
52yrs2long
Way to go Artie. I will have to try that when one comes a buzzing around me. The Roadrunner and a couple sticks of dynamite might just do the job.
drangonflylady
drangonflylady
Awesome job! Nice healing.
arfie
arfie
The "Paradigm Shift" is that I have always had friendly relations with the bees of the world. The relationship was already casual with my earliest childhood memories. With the onset of the Beekeeper Allergy, I suddenly find myself having panic attacks when I see a bee. From bee bud to bee screech in a single bound. . .

Small bytes and long chews. . .

In this byte I am validating the panic attacks. I think. . . I hope. . . I pray. . .

Maybe just falling down the rabbit hole again. . .
jewells1
jewells1
I figured it was something like that...but that spit on the knot sure tangled a lot of other strings in it. Carrry an epi pen or what ever bee keeper's carry for stings...fear not your bud's of old and commune with nature again.
Hugs J.
jewells1
jewells1
btw...cartoon of life often race in my head in reaction to the world around me. Your description gave me a few too. Thanks. I needed the diversion, I was able to sign in to my online class that I feared and get about half the work for my first assignment done.
J.
lowtidebeach
lowtidebeach
I bet that would be about a 75% cure rate!
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