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Story II (Note: Story I is in the "Heal Relationships" section.)
 

I had suffered with a “bad” headache for three days. You had worked with me each day, coaching me to let go and release any resistance to any emotions, to let go of the bodily responses to those emotions. On the conscious level I was prepared to give them up, but somewhere deep down I was holding on. The truth is I did not really believe you could have a headache that bad for that long just based on emotions. It must be hormones, stress and/or dehydration. I functioned at work and at home, the pain was “bearable” but always in the background. It appeared to fade away, just like clock-work, like it always did on the third or fourth day. No surprises.

I was particularly relieved because I was leaving on vacation with my daughter the next day. The night came, Sunday night.

I woke up with the most excruciating headache I could ever remember having in my life. I agonized for an hour or more, thinking I might need to go to the Emergency room, knowing there ws no way I could drive to San Antonio in this condition, when I decided I would give the Simple Method a try. I was in so much pain I could not focus enough to achieve any result, so I called you. Crying, I told you the level of pain I was in and that I could not focus on anything at all. You helped me for over an hour, the pain in my head changing, growing more intense, decreasing, and growing again. I was not even able to hold still, the pain was so great I was rocking rhythmically, moaning, to just letting the pain move through me.

Suddenly my mind began to fill with memories, experiences in which I had obviously “shut down” my emotions so completely, I had forgotten them completely.  I began to feel them, remember them. In my stomach, my arms, my legs, memories, emotions came pouring out. And as I cried, I felt better. My body and mind and soul released everything I had stored there.

The headache completely disappeared, instantly.

The next day, I felt fresh and elated. For me, this was a miracle! When I called, I only expected relief, but I had let go of my pain totally and unexpectedly, with the pain never returning.