Law of Attraction and Intention

Here is a story about LoA in action from earlier today.

I have been working with a client to get her into residential tx. The program that I was referring her to was not on her insurance panel. She asked me to step in as an advocate and speak with the insurance agency. If you have ever dealt with insurance companies, you would know that they do not like to spend money. Asking them to pay in-network benefits to an out of network agency was highly unlikely.

Before I called, I set a positive intention that I was going to make it work for this client. I spoke to the ins rep for quite some time and she needed to review it with their physician. She warned me ahead of time that the answer most likely would be "no way."

She called back 15 minutes later saying they would not make the exception. I called the client and we looked at options.

Here is where LoA comes in. Four hours later I get a call from the ins. rep. Apparently this residential program will be in-network with the ins company next month. Therefore, they are going to make an exception with my client. Well, I did a happy dance listening to that voicemail. I called my client to tell her the good news and she is now making the arrangements to go to the program that she originally felt was best suited for her needs.

Take care.
Loren

Perceptions and Stress

How you perceive a situation will affect how you respond. Whether you choose to address the issue or to avoid it. If you have a negative perception then you are more likely to experience anxiety and not be able to effectively take care of the problem. This will then reinforce that you have no control over the outcome and reinforce the perception of being helpless. On the other hand, a positive perception will help you to find a way to deal with the challenge you are presented with. If you choose to take responsibility for your feelings and actions then you are more likely to have a positive outcome. This will reinforce the sense of resiliency and empowerment. Breaking old patterns of behavior is difficult, especially when trying to do it by yourself. Being willing to look at yourself and to identify changes you would like to make takes a lot of energy and time. The more effort you put into making a positive lifestyle change, the greater the feeling of accomplishment you will experience. Develop a support system, whether family, friends or a counselor. Having someone that helps you to make positive change will increase the likelihood that the change will be long term instead of temporary.

Read more by Loren Fogelman at http://www.kolpiacounseling.com/index.html

The Bodies Reaction to Stress

Once you view something as being stressful, whether positive or negative, your body reacts to that perception. The response is a survival technique and a defense mechanism. The reaction is referred to as the “fight or flight” response. Either you are going to fight the attacker or you will choose to flee from the threat. This includes increased heart rate and blood pressure, perspiration, hearing and vision become more acute and hands and feet might become colder since blood is being directed to larger muscles in preparation for a fight or to flee. Your body is being prepped to handle the situation. When the threat is over, your body will return to normal.

If your body has difficulty returning to normal, then you would experience stress overload. This is when you stress out too much or have ongoing stress in your life and never get a chance to relax. Pressure in your life might be too intense or go on for too long without a break. People that have experienced trauma are likely to have stress overload. If trauma is not resolved then you might become hypervigilant, a sense of being overly aware of possible danger. You might always be “on guard.” Stress overload has an emotional and physical effect on the body. This could include panic attacks, depression, sleep problems, physical pain i.e. headaches and allergies as well as abuse of alcohol or other drugs. Having unresolved trauma will effect your perception. Situations that might not have caused tension prior to the trauma can have the ability to create anxiety after the trauma. Becoming aware of how your perception has changed and seeking support to address the trauma issue can be helpful to reduce ongoing stressors and to reduce anxiety. Seeking counseling that focuses on cognitive perceptions will help to decrease hypervigilance and will help to reduce the likelihood of continuing to be retraumatized. In addition, your body has memory of the event as well. Being able to release that reaction to the memory of the event from your body will help to reduce stress overload and triggers.

Read more by Loren Fogelman at http://www.kolpiacounseling.com/index.html