tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093814628944800829.post3614372368764364282..comments2010-06-14T18:16:12.167-07:00Comments on Face Time: Minding the ShipJenn McKayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096584277185808602noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093814628944800829.post-18789683599311314112010-04-21T20:40:40.512-07:002010-04-21T20:40:40.512-07:00Wow, huge topic. Honestly I don't think there ...Wow, huge topic. Honestly I don't think there is an easy answer. I think our thought life does have an impact on your bodies. I know how easily I get run down when I am battling depression, but I also think there is a limit to what the mind can do for the body. I don't know what that limit is, but if we could make our bodies do anything then we would, right?Tabitha Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08196816108272065974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093814628944800829.post-87113698120907160862010-04-22T01:07:21.194-07:002010-04-22T01:07:21.194-07:00I don't believe we can totally control our bod...I don't believe we can totally control our bodies by our thoughts, but I do believe our thoughts and attitudes affect our health. I recovered to a much greater extent from a stroke than many other patients in rehab with me whose strokes were much less severe than mine. The therapists pointed out that I worked harder at therapy because I was determined to get well. Many of the other patients were elderly (I was in my mid-40s) and had no family and little incentive to improve. Perhaps my improvement can be attributed to the effort I put forth in therapy, but the effort I put forth can be at least partially attributed to my attitude.Lillie Ammannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01851121176224654240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093814628944800829.post-37734925994621827092010-04-22T21:08:18.706-07:002010-04-22T21:08:18.706-07:00Tabitha, I agree there is no easy answer. I also ...Tabitha, I agree there is no easy answer. I also agree it's so easy to get run down when we're depressed. It's hard to get out of bed in the morning when I'm depressed, so putting energy toward getting healthy seems impossible... I like what you said about making our bodies do stuff if we could. Good point.Jenn McKayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096584277185808602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093814628944800829.post-1555359019480857942010-04-22T21:14:43.935-07:002010-04-22T21:14:43.935-07:00Lillie, good for you! I imagine working through t...Lillie, good for you! I imagine working through the impact of a stroke would be incredibly tough and probably seem insurmountable at times. You're a strong woman :)<br><br>I agree attitude affects our level of determination, and our level of commitment (or determination) effects our results when recovering from something big like a stroke.<br><br>If we just lay down, we might just die.<br><br>But is that because we stopped working to get better? Or because our thoughts of hopelessness keep us sick?<br><br>On the other hand, some people who fight to the end die anyway.<br><br>Tricky stuff.Jenn McKayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096584277185808602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093814628944800829.post-67801619911764771002010-04-23T00:16:03.874-07:002010-04-23T00:16:03.874-07:00Jenn,It is a tricky question, and I don't thin...Jenn,<br><br>It is a tricky question, and I don't think we'll ever know the answer while we're still in this life. But we have a choice, and I think if we make the choice to fight our chances are better. And even if we don't succeed, I would rather be doing all I could rather than just lying on the bed dying.Lillie Ammannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01851121176224654240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8093814628944800829.post-74316521488963675372010-04-23T20:24:07.750-07:002010-04-23T20:24:07.750-07:00I agree, Lillie, that we should do everything we c...I agree, Lillie, that we should do everything we can to get better, even if we don't know it will work.Jenn McKayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096584277185808602noreply@blogger.com