German New Medicine

If you look really close, you’ll see a flying pig in front of the giant 🍍 I’m apparently growing 🙃

It was made by @heidisime_ in 2020 and reminds me that anything is possible- which makes it perfect for what I’m about to discuss 🙌

German New Medicine is a way of viewing the body that, along with the little pig, also came onto my radar approx 3 years ago.

Through the GNM lens, our symptoms are actually healing crises for traumatic events.. .aka by the time we experience symptoms the condition is usually on its way out-

There are two distinct phases: the conflict active phase, and the healing phase; with the exception being a “hanging healing,”which happens when the body is unable to resolve the conflict (such as an abusive relationship or toxic work environment).

If you’d like assistance viewing your health concerns through this lens, you can research the GNM study material online, or join the Facebook group.

Another option is to work with a GNM practitioner. They may recommend getting a CT scan because They can tell what type of conflict your body is working through according to where the brain lesion is on the scan or by the symptoms you’re experiencing (if you dont have a brain scan). Each area of the brain correlates to an organ or body system.

The GNM view of cancer is particularly fascinating to me, as it is actually a collection of cells (healing resources) that were mobilized to the injury site to resolve the conflict, but is often diagnosed as a tumor.

Unfortunately, receiving a diagnosis/prognosis can be inherently traumatic, so a new healing crisis is initiated (aka more symptoms).

I believe we’ve all had “cancer” as our bodies move in and out of homeostasis and that it often resolves on its own. By taking an overly aggressive approach to symptoms, we actually prolong (if not solidify) them by not trusting in the body’s innate wisdom and instead waging war against it.

The GNM perspective on Lyme is that the body is simultaneously weaving in and out of “conflict active” and “conflict resolution” phases simultaneously. It’s associated with a constellation, which I believe is a collection of multiple traumas or internal conflicts.

So, someone with severe attachment wounding and developmental trauma may end up with what is commonly called Complex PTSD and would be considered “heavily constellated” in GNM. ..it would not be surprising if they ended up with Lyme or some other seemingly complex collection of symptoms.

In summary, the GNM perspective points to the body wanting to be seen and validated by its owner and supported in its attempts to heal- as opposed to judged, shamed, and suppressed. ..can we really blame it?

-me

I do realize that our workaholic culture contributes to, if not creates the way we view “illness,” and that in some ways it’s actually a privilege to go the holistic route; but I write it anyways, in hopes of being a catalyst for differing perspectives and creating a more gentle 🌎

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