Destined for Disease: How I Cured All My Fibromyalgia Symptoms

By Courtney Chambers

Destined for Disease shares a personal journey of one womans life and her experiences being bedridden with fibromyalgia, depression, insomnia, and anxiety (disease). She wants to share what she learned along the way and how it could have been prevented, as well as the therapy (Mickel Therapy) that got her well. Her account about what transpired in order for this all to take place offers an in-depth look at what creates many diseases running rampant in our society today, many in epidemic proportions. She tells of her personal triumph in conquering these debilitating diseases and the message she wants to share.

The diseases that she explores include fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, anxiety, insomnia, migraine headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, and restless leg syndrome (ME, as is recognized in Europe).

Her prayer is that through the sharing of this information, many diseases can be prevented, and those with any of these disorders can turn their lives around too. Her purpose is to teach, to allow self-healing and education, to tell the truth about how these illnesses are created, and to give a clear guide on how to change it. All of these conditions are preventable and treatable; it is her purpose to teach this.

In order to do this, she will start at the beginning. As you go through each chapter, pay attention to the patterns that are being created; you can check with yourself along the way to see if any of this is familiar to you and your life. Even though our stories are different, many times the results are the same: disease.

For more information on this successful treatment, please visit www.mickeltherapy.com.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Sep 20, 2011
• ISBN: 9781452535494

Courtney Chambers

**Not Including ATA due to Content Issues/use of Pen Name

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Contents

Preface

Introduction

Prologue

Chapter One

Puzzle Piece One: Beliefs

Chapter Two

Puzzle Piece Two: Behavior

Chapter Three

Puzzle Piece Three: Negative Choices

Chapter Four

Puzzle Piece Four: Low Self-Esteem

Chapter Five

Puzzle Piece Five: Death of Body Intelligence

Chapter Six

Puzzle Piece Six: Disease Is Present

Chapter Seven

Living the Whole Puzzle: Disease Is Now Rampant

Chapter Eight

The Puzzle Is Recognized and Taken Apart

Chapter Nine

Reawakening my body’s intelligence.

Chapter Ten

Living My Truth

Chapter Eleven

Living Your Truth

Preface

If you are experiencing fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, anxiety, migraine headaches, post-traumatic stress disorder, insomnia, restless leg syndrome, or irritable bowel syndrome, then this book is for you, I had many of these disorders for most of my life, until I found Mickel Therapy. After getting treatment from Dr. David Mickel, and getting well from depression, anxiety, insomnia, restless leg syndrome, migraine headaches, and fibromyalgia using Mickel Therapy, I went to Scotland to become a Mickel therapist. I was trained by Dr. Mickel. I could not keep this a secret. I wanted to treat more than one person at a time; I did not want one more person to suffer needlessly. I had to get the message out. The only way I saw to do this was to write this information in a book. This information gives exact instructions, based on Dr. Mickel’s therapy, to turn all of the diseases around. I am sure you will be able to relate too much of my story and see the patterns that have created your disease. I believe we all have a purpose for our lives, and this is mine.

Nothing can change the years of my suffering, but, through the knowledge I have gained, there is finally an answer and a quality to my life again. I originally sought traditional therapy and over the years was put on many medications. I also sought nontraditional therapy, to no avail. As a nurse I was aware of all the treatments, medications, and supplements that were suggested for my diseases, but none ever really gave me the quality of life I wanted. I tried counseling many times, and would be more frustrated than I was before. As you read the information provided, you will see why all of these failed.

I know in the last decade we have all heard more and more about our truth. We have heard it many times on Oprah, Dr. Phil, and many other programs. Little did I know that this would be the answer for my life and health. It is amazing to me how everything happens in its own time and place, and everything falls together just like a puzzle.

Now at times, it is hard to see the good in anything, especially painful things, but that is exactly what happened to me. This is an in-depth way of knowing and finding our truth, because eventually, if not living our truth, it will surface one way or another—many times as disease. The body, through disease, is trying to get our attention, to start living our truth; otherwise there will be more disease.

This is my story. May it give you answers and information that will lead to a better, healthier life for you too. This is the answer to this epidemic that the medical community has missed. An epidemic, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control, is when the number of cases of a particular disease exceeds the number that would normally be expected. Usually if the number exceeds 7.7 percent, then the CDC officially calls it an epidemic. A pandemic spreads worldwide, but I am only going to refer to the United States. Many of these diseases are at pandemic (worldwide) proportions. The following is information on the percent in the United States.

Depression: According to the Centers for Disease Control, one in twenty Americans, twelve years of age and older, currently has depression. That is 5 percent of the US population. They went on to say that 9 percent of adults are depressed at least occasionally and 3.4 percent suffer from major depression.

Fibromyalgia: According to Intermountain Health Care and Pfizer, 4 percent of the population in the United States has fibromyalgia.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: According to Phoenixrising, 3 percent of the US population has chronic fatigue syndrome.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome: According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as many as 20 percent of the US adult population has IBS; or one in five Americans has symptoms of IBS, making it one of the most common disorders diagnosed by doctors. It occurs more often in women, and it begins before the age of thirty-five in about 50 percent of people.

Restless Leg Syndrome: According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, as many as 10 percent of the population has RLS.

Anxiety: According to the National Institute of Mental Health, using twelve-month prevalence, 18.1 percent of the US adult population has anxiety. Of these cases, 22.8 percent are considered severe. That is 4.1 percent of the US adult population. The average onset of anxiety is eleven years old.

Migraine Headaches: According to The Women’s Health Institute of Texas, 10 percent of the US population has migraines. For women, it is 18 percent. As a woman approaches the age of thirty-five, it increases to nearly 35 percent. Worldwide the number is 5 percent of the population.

Suicide: According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 90 percent of persons who commit suicide have depression or another diagnosable mental or substance abuse disorder. Suicide is the eighth leading cause of death in the United States. That is 30,000 lives a year.

As you can see, many of these diseases are at epidemic proportions, and, most importantly, none of the research or studies could give a definite cause for any of these disorders. Mickel Therapy can and does.

That’s right, the reason for them. It makes sense that if we don’t know the cause of them, then how can we correct or prevent them? According to the Centers for Disease control, they do not state any real known causes, but they do recognize that stress is a factor. This is true. Mickel Therapy will explain this. This is why the doctors are only treating the symptoms; there has been nothing, until now with Mickel Therapy, which explained the cause of these disorders. That’s a huge piece of the puzzle that has been missing for a long time. I know many have waited for this miracle. I know I did.

First and foremost I would like to thank Dr. David Mickel. Without him and his therapy I would not be well. Second, I would like to thank my husband, children, father-in-law, and mother-in-law for their love and support during the process of writing this book.

Introduction

I never believed that there would be treatment for my fibromyalgia, depression, anxiety, restless leg syndrome, insomnia, or migraines, or that I would enjoy life again, but I am here to tell you that there is treatment. I know that many sufferers are wondering what I am talking about. The biggest message I can tell you is that the path to wellness is difficult, but the process itself is kept easy and very doable. So I want to keep this down to earth using my experience and fact.

There is plenty of information out there in books, cyberspace, and other places that for me, many times, was overwhelming and complicated. And if you are experiencing any of the mentioned disease processes, many times brain fog is one of the symptoms. The last thing you want or need is complication.

My purpose in sharing all of this is to allow self-healing and to educate, to tell the truth about how these illnesses are created, and to give a clear guide on how to change them.

As Mickel Therapy will show, all of the diseases mentioned are preventable. It is my purpose to teach that. If you already have any of them, the good news is you can turn them around and get your health back. I am not talking about a passive treatment; it requires complete involvement on your part.

So let’s begin.

As you go through each chapter, please take mental notes as you reflect on your life. Do not make this complicated, just notice. The last thing I want is for any of you to spend a lot of time trying to figure it out in your head. I want you to feel, not think, your way through this. As the chapters progress, just feel and notice; that is all that is required.

My prayer is that sharing this information will do one of two things: if any of you suffer from depression, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, insomnia, migraine headaches, anxiety, or restless leg syndrome, you may find the knowledge, truth, strength, and courage that are required to heal your disease.

The second reason for sharing my story is for those of you who do not have any of these diseases yet—or the proper term now known to me through Mickel Therapy—hypothalamitis—that this information will educate you on what is needed to prevent it and that you live your life in today’s world, leaving the past where it belongs: in the past. It doesn’t mean you are always going to be happy, but you will be free of these diseases.

Dr. Mickel has termed all of the mentioned diseases as a condition called hypothalamitis. There is a gland in our brain that is considered to be the mother gland of our body called the hypothalamus. When you are suffering with any of the mentioned diseases, the hypothalamus is in a diseased state. It does affect many of the systems of our body, and this is the reason for the disease and the treatment will be the same for everybody. Hypothalamitis is caused by the mishandling of negative emotions. When you are experiencing any of what Mickel Therapy refers to as energy disorders, the hypothalamus is running at a rate of thirty instead of a healthy rate of three.

For a more in-depth medical explanation, please see Dr. Mickel’s website: mickeltherapy.com.

In short, if you have any of the diseases I am referring to, you have hypothalamitis, or an energy disorder, period. It is not more complicated than that. The following is my history with hypothalamitis or energy disorders.

As I write this, it is 2010; I have been using Mickel Therapy for two and one-half years. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2002, but, as you will see, I had suffered with many stress/energy disorders for years before this, unknowingly. Fibromyalgia was just my last energy disorder, before I received the knowledge, the truth behind my symptoms, and turned it around.

I will be referring to my truth or body intelligence a lot throughout this book. Many have called it different things, such as spirit, natural knowing, gut, instinct, soul, compass, guide, still small voice, etc. Take some time to see which of these will work for you, or, if you have your own name for it, please use whatever you relate to best. You will know by checking with yourself; you know, that it feeling, yeah, that is the one… There is no denying that feeling. This is your guide throughout this book, and throughout your life…

If you notice, I have not mentioned your head intelligence, which is for a very good reason. This is not about your head, or your head’s intelligence, but your body’s intelligence, your truth. Good! I got your attention now. Such a great place to start…

Events+Beliefs+Behaviors=Disease

The puzzle to the disease process is put together piece by piece.

Prologue

It was August of 2005, and I was on our yearly vacation. I was sicker than usual, and could not even get myself out of bed. It took me an hour or more to get the energy to even go to the bathroom, and when I did return to the bed I collapsed. It took an hour or longer to straighten myself or even turn over. I felt as if I was going to die. I had been so sick for years, but this seemed different. After a few days of being like that, I noticed voices. I don’t mean the kind you hear in your head, like schizophrenia, but actual voices. I was so very sick; I wasn’t paying much attention to it.

It was a Wednesday, and we had been there since Sunday. I was still hearing the voices, kind of like a murmuring in the background. I was not able to make out anything that was being said, but that afternoon I finally did hear the words that were being said. It was a group of people talking, and I heard them discussing whether it was my time to go or not. I wasn’t scared, but a little mystified. I had been so sick, that I really was not scared of dying—actually was more afraid of living. I remember thinking that if this is as good as it gets, then I was ready any time.

During this time, I was still not really paying attention to it, but I then heard a single voice, and not like you would hear it here on this earth but a voice that was speaking to my spirit, to me. I am not really sure how to explain it. I heard this voice as clear as day and was surprised at what I was hearing. The voice told me that they, angels I guess, had been deciding if they were going to take me from this earth, but I had a choice. Because I have always wanted to do what is right, and I always tried to follow what the Lord would have me do, I agreed to do whatever they were asking of me, even before I was told what it was. I distinctly heard one voice say that I had a healing coming to me and there would be something required of me. It is not like I cared if I lived or died, mind you, because at this point I would have been so relieved to have this life over with. But if I was asked by the Lord to do something, I would be honored and of course do it without hesitation. I would do whatever was asked of me.

I was told that I was to help heal, and that I would be required to write a book, and speak, and travel. I even saw myself doing speaking engagements. I was not told what it was about, but I assumed that it had something to do with helping to change the broken sex offender laws, as I and so many of my family members had been victims of sexual abuse. I knew that it would be difficult for me because this had been such a travesty in my life, and dealing with that subject all day, even though I wanted the changes, would bring up my past and would be very hard on me emotionally, but I agreed.

I thought I would have a quick recovery, and get started on it right away—wrong again. I found out the reason I was sicker than usual was because I was having a reaction to the cholesterol medication and that it was affecting my muscles. The next day after hearing the voice, I discovered on my own that this was the case. I went off the medication right away, and when I returned home I was tested for muscle damage, especially the heart. I had no long-term damage.

I was waiting to get well, and it was not happening. I thought, How am I supposed to do anything if I am not able to function? I questioned this event so many times and wondered what was going on. I knew I did not make this up; it happened as sure as I am breathing right now. So what did it all mean? Another disappointment, another person not keeping his or her word to me? This was my life story, and I knew it well. I would fight with this feeling for years.

By May 2007, nearly two years have gone by and, if anything, my life is worse than before I heard the voice. I was at one of the worst times of my life. I was in the mental ward at our local hospital. I was very depressed and down, and had called the doctor’s office. They told me