A Vacation Full of Conflicts

 

Two weeks ago, we had a one-week reservation in Slanic Moldova. We were there last year as well and had a wonderful, adventure-filled vacation. This year, we decided to go back, but to relax more and enjoy the mountains and the peace and quiet.

That’s exactly what we did, but a few days after we arrived, meteorologists announced heavy rains in the Moldova region—a cyclone named Boris (a name that strikes me as embarrassingly and ironically Russian, but whatever). It rained very little in Slanic, a bit more back home in Iași, but it was a gentle, soothing rain. However, the next day, when we turned on the TV to watch the news, we were horrified. As an aside, we don’t have a TV at home and rarely watch the news. Here, however, we had nothing better to do; the apartment had two TVs, and we fully experienced the “benefits” of the panic induced by the reporters. In some areas of Galați and Vaslui, it rained a lot—strangely heavy—with water reaching up to 2 meters in some places. It was a disaster: people swept away by the floodwaters in the middle of the night, animals killed, houses filled with mud. All this against the backdrop of floods similar to those that occurred 10 years ago in the same area—floods after which people didn’t mobilize to do anything, and the authorities just rode around in boats and pretended to care.

The panic stirred up on TV really got to us. It certainly got to me, and in a big way. We watched it nonstop for a couple of days, and I was already imagining all sorts of scenarios for our trip back home. More heavy rains were forecast, and I could already picture the bus stuck in the mud somewhere.

Meanwhile, back home, one of our dogs had an accident that left him seriously injured, and he died before we got there.

The result: steady, gentle rain at home; in Slanic, it barely drizzled; and the next day on TV, interest in the people in the affected areas faded as an uninteresting political campaign took over. We made it home safely, without any problems. All is well.

A few days later, after I’d settled back in at home and all the conflicts had been resolved, here’s the result:

- a runny nose, especially at night. This stems from the intense conflict I experienced while staring at the TV. If I hadn’t been watching TV, I wouldn’t even have known there was a problem. It rained heavily but quietly at home, and very little in Slanic. The whole scenario was all in my head. How does this conflict manifest? During a period of stress, the nasal mucosa swells so that those extra cells can help with more efficient breathing. When the conflict ends, they’re eliminated, resulting in a runny nose. Simple. If the mucus clogs the nose and prevents breathing, a suffocation conflict and a productive cough arise. So, by keeping the nose clear, we prevent the cough.

- Dry cough, also at night. Healing took place at night, which is why I cough at night. Note: a dry cough, not a productive one. In my case, based on how it feels, it’s in both the throat (larynx) and the bronchi (lungs). So, two conflicts simultaneously. In the larynx, from the fright I got watching TV. I panicked when I saw the images of the floods. And the second conflict—the loss of territory (the dog that died before we got home)—triggered the cough in the bronchi.

- getting rid of excess water. The refugee crisis has been resolved. While I was on vacation, after seeing the images on TV, I was stressed because I wasn’t at home, I wasn’t near the basement full of supplies—I was in a hotel room with food for only two days. I didn’t know how it would all end, or how we’d get home. Yes, it was all in my head, amplified by those sensationalist TV stations, but the conflict was there—they managed to trigger it in me. Once I calmed down at home, everything settled; I convinced myself that I had food and everything I needed, and I started drawing from the supplies I’d stockpiled. Specifically—I go to the bathroom about five times a night.

Conclusion: everything is fine when you know what’s going on with you. My mistake: I let myself get swept up in the chaos created by the news programs, and for two days I didn’t enjoy my vacation. How long does it take to recover? About two days. I still have a runny nose and a very occasional cough.

Wishing everyone good health,

Geo 

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Snot, productive cough, right tonsil pain...and the messy tooth that caused it all

 

A few days ago, my child suddenly showed me that his snot was flowing and it was bothering him to breathe. I explained that it was the healing phase of a sniffing conflict and we both started thinking about when he "sniffed" some danger or when he was in some state of stress.

First, we explained the conflict - in nature, animals sniff a new territory to see if it was free of dangers. And people do the same, especially children because for them everything is new, even if they do it unconsciously. The nasal mucosa is enriched with new cells to make the sniffing process more efficient, the number of receptors, so there is a cellular growth. When the conflict is over, that is, we have clarified the status of the environment we are in, we no longer sniff and the cells in the nose are automatically eliminated by the body, resulting in snot. The longer the process was, the more snot there will be. If we take a child to a crowded mall, he will sniff for a few hours. If we take a baby on vacation for a few days, he will sniff for at least 1-2 days until he gets used to the new environment. In the second situation, he will have more snot at the end of the conflict, meaning he will "have a cold" as mothers say. In reality, the cold/cold has nothing to do with the real situation.

If the snot is not eliminated in time and the child cannot breathe, the additional suffocation conflict appears (yes, other than the initial sniffing conflict) and then the productive cough. You will find more articles about coughing for additional clarification on this blog.

Let's get back to... snot. The child had been in the city with his father a few days ago. That must be it, I think. For a child raised in the country in a perfectly quiet environment, the city is a chaotic and somewhat stressful environment. Nooo, I wasn't stressed in the city, he tells me. So? What stressed you out? What danger did you smell? What stressful situation got you into? He has no idea until the evening when we go to bed and we all struggle to sleep all night. The child couldn't breathe, he woke up non-stop, we were tired and looking for conflict.

The next day... no surprise, a productive cough appears. Slightly weaker at first. And around lunchtime, the child tells me that his throat hurts too. Where, what, how... I start... he points under my chin on the right side. Aha... on the right, then. What have you wanted lately and didn't get? And I'm going to explain it to him. Tonsil pain refers to real or imaginary bites - on the left, something you received and didn't like, and on the right, something you want but didn't get. For example. bad news on the left or a food you are forced to eat and on the right a birthday present that does not come when and how you want or a specific food you dream of.

Explaining to the child and giving him examples, I see how he keeps moving a front tooth and how he tells me that he wants it to fall out because he is fed up with it. He can't eat well, it hurts if he bites something with it, it bothers him, it keeps moving around, but it doesn't fall out again... and he doesn't want to pull it out like his father had advised him not to bleed too much. Bingo! We both clarify...

How long have you been waiting for this tooth to fall out? It has been moving for about 2 weeks, he says, and for a few days it has been getting more and more annoying. And does it stress you out? Yes, I don't want it to fall out and eat it. It stresses me out at every meal. Ah! Look at the sniffling. And you really want it to fall out, right? YEAH! Aha, look at the right tonsil.

After about 3 days the snot went away, after another 2 the cough and tonsils. The tooth fell out after another 3. So simple awareness solved all the conflicts! I hope you have clarified how things are connected. What would I do if I didn't know German medicine? Probably cough syrup, something to unclog the nose, some excruciating pump, maybe an antibiotic for the tonsils. I didn't take anything at all, I just talked to the child and explained what he had.

Good health, everyone!

Geo

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