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Another wonderful story of how Reiki helps with trauma

There were two main reasons why I decided to do Reiki:

1. I had decided it was time to address a sexual abuse issue from my childhood.
2. My third child (fifteen months) was a very unsettled, unhappy child who would cry for two to three hours for no particular reason.

1) I was very bitter towards my abuser, even though the sexual abuse happened 26 years previously, when I was eleven. I spent a lot of time thinking about him, which was not helping my sexual relationship with my husband. To say it mildly, I hated my abuser and blamed him for what he did to me. With the help of Reiki, I learned to forgive him. This was very difficult. I Reiki myself every day and I also use positive affirmations. By forgiving my abuser, my mood swings and PMS have disappeared and my sexual relationship with my husband has improved.

2) Immediately after my third child was born he cried for over an hour and I could not console him or he would not feed from me. For the following four months as I tried to feed him, he would continuously stop feeding and scream for one to two hours. I did not go out often because if he started to cry, I could not comfort him to stop. I tried colic drops, homeopathic remedies, and massage and then I made an appointment with an Osteopath when he was 15 months. The Osteopath diagnosed that as a result of his position inside me and the fact that he was engaged for approximately 2 months during the pregnancy, he was squashed and his internal organs were all pushed up towards his chest. His head was also compacted and as the delivery was quick. He experienced a type of whiplash and his spin was slightly misaligned. It was no wonder that he had been crying so much. I was happy to have something diagnosed, as I believed that no child could be so unsettled for no particular reason. I continued bringing my son to the Osteopath every three weeks for five months. He was improving slowly.

I was delighted when I did Reiki, as I could now do Reiki on him every day. I did Reiki on him for ten minutes every day for two weeks and then I was back at the Osteopath for his normal visit. They could not believe the improvement in him and a number of Osteopaths checked him and said that they did not need to see him again. I was so grateful to the Osteopath for diagnosing him and to Reiki, which helped him to get better quickly.

My son who is now three years of age has never had an antibiotic and is a happy contented child, who actually asks for Reiki when he is unwell.

Above were the main reasons I started Reiki. However, I have gained a lot more from Reiki than I could have imagined. I Reiki my other two children regularly. We are a much calmer, happier and healthier family. If the children are upset Reiki calms them and helps them to get over the ups and downs of childhood.

From my perspective Reiki has helped me during times of stress to be calm and it has helped me to be more confident.

Patricia Sheehan

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