4 . Contrary to the term ‘ Cure ’ or ‘ Treatment ’ as frequently used by the modern medicine system , which focuses on physical body and its ailments , we as therapists and healers take a holistic view of the various aspects of the ‘ Issue ’ in question . It maybe a physical , mental , emotional issue as seen in first-go , but once we delve deep into the various aspects related to the issue we mostly discover that most issues have interlinked aspects . For example a physical pain may have an emotional trigger or a mental issue maybe triggering a physical or emotional symptom .
5 . Most of us may have heard the storey of ‘ Mr Wright ’, who way back in 1957 was hospitalized in Long Beach California , after being diagnosed for cancer with tumors the size of oranges ! He one day came to know about a latest drug named Krebiozen , made from horse serum , which was said to be effective against cancer . He begged his physician Dr Philip West for the new drug , who though a little hesitant gave him the medicine and three days later saw a jovial Mr Wright out of his ‘ death bed ’ talking laughing . His tumors too seemed to have dissolved magically ! Two months later the healthy happy Mr Wright read that the horse serum was a quack remedy and like a curse the tumors returned . Seeing this doctor reassured him that the report was wrong and that a new super refined version of the Krebiozen was now available . This time he simply gave Mr Wright ‘ pure water ’ under the name of the super refined new version of Krebiozen . Again the tumors melted away like magic and Mr Wright was a healthy happy man for next two months or so , when one day another reputed authoritative medical report in a medical journal reported that Krebiozen , actually was just a quack remedy and totally ineffective in curing cancer ! Two days later Mr Wright died !
6 . So what do you all think happened in case of Mr Wright ? Placebo Effect – maybe that ’ s how most of us may call it , but even if that ’ s true , it makes us question the very premise of ‘ Cure-Treatment-Healing ’! What are we actually curing , treating or healing , while heeling a case , which , has physical symptoms ?