Yes, I reviewed a few things online that don't seem to suggest negative feelings toward AIDS patients. She's New Age, and she may have expressed the type of thinking that Louise Hay made a career out of--that illnesses like cancer are a function of the mind. There's a book by Anita Moorjani called Dying to be Me, in which she talks about her spontaneous remission from late-stage cancer when she gave up fear. There are a lot of people who believe you can become well by loving yourself and giving up negative energy. I'm not in that camp 100%, but maybe I am about 25%.
I've always wondered, if you extend that thinking outside human beings, does it follow that a dog with illness doesn't love itself enough? Maybe he/she should meditate and stress less? Look in the mirror and do a Stuart Smalley: "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and DOG-gone it, people like me!"
While I definitely believe in a mind-body connection, I don't blame the victim, and I don't think Marianne Williamson does either.
"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it--every, every minute?" Emily Webb, Our Town
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Well I've heard doctors say 80% of illness is brought on by stress, so to me, the more we can lead happy lives, the better our options to navigate whatever we we have to work with, genetics, environment, circumstance. I think a public debate is a great place to bring up some of the ideas that she was bringing up.
I agree Catherine and Tybee. Doesn’t mean that I am going to stop taking my HBP medication.
Hey, Tybee! Great to see you back!
I agree that attitude and stress have a lot to do with physical health in addition to the other factors mentioned, of course. We are such complex organisms!
"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it--every, every minute?" Emily Webb, Our Town
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I hear she's trending right now.
Chakras and awe!
While indeed stress does likely cause a lot of illness, or at least make one more susceptible to certain illnesses, HIV is not one of those illnesses. At the very very best, reducing stress may slow the progress of untreated HIV infection, but it won't reduce the likelihood of someone who gets exposed to HIV from coming down with AIDS if they don't take appropriate medicine.
I don't think she's anti-LGBT. I just don't think that her opinion is (or was, if it has changed) helpful, and could be potentially harmful if people actually attempt to deal with HIV infection through stress reduction instead of HIV meds.
Edited to correct the last sentence to add "don't" before think.
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