Are symptoms and discomfort a good thing or a bad thing? Most people would answer, “a bad thing” and, in many instances, symptoms are a sign that the body is breaking down. But, don’t you want to know if your body is breaking down?
Some symptoms are just warning signs. No one wants to be woken up at 3 in the morning. But, what if what woke you up is the fire alarm in your house going off? Still unhappy about being wide awake at 3 AM? If you are, you can always do what most people try to do when they have symptoms...go shut off the fire alarm and get back to sleep. Sounds foolish. But, isn’t this what most people do when they have symptoms?
Can there actually be good symptoms? Can there be symptoms that tell us that the body is doing exactly what it should be doing at the moment and that the symptom should not be suppressed? You bet. Can you think of any examples?
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1. Is having a fever a good symptom? You bet. Fevers occur in the body as the body attempts to deal with an infection process. Most virus and bacteria live within a very narrow temperature range and the purpose of fever is to kill the virus or bacteria.
2. How do you feel about vomiting? Good thing or bad thing? No one enjoys regurgitating their food...no one. But, what if the food was tainted? Wouldn’t the body getting rid of it before it had a chance to poison your entire body be a good thing? Absolutely.
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3. What about muscle stiffness following an injury? Everyone wants to get out of pain and back to normal as quickly as possible but...what if the pain and stiffness is designed to reduce motion in an area so that the area of injury could heal? Could that stiffness be like nature’s cast around a broken bone?
So, the next time you have a symptom, can you take a moment and decide how that symptom just might be a good thing? Our experience is that most symptoms go away when they are no longer needed by the body.
For more information on how to maximize your healing potential naturally, contact Dr. Ben Smetana at 651.739.2500 or email drben@oschw.com.
