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Glenn! I’m glad you brought up time travel and meditation.

I’m afraid that, in fact, you ARE suffering. The very presence of this blog shows that you’re hurting, hurting deep inside.

I would like your permission to do a distance-evaluation of your energy body and your chakras as well as an aura reading.

I promise I won’t take any action until you give me permission.

I want to help you, Glenn.

Amigraineur:
Sorry, but I must respond to misleading information on the Internet, especially when so many vulnerable people perceive certain bloggers as ‘experts’. ESPECIALLY when blatant lies are posted that convince people to take pharmaceuticals (ie The title ‘Yes, migraines cause brain damage’ is NOT PROVEN).

I have personally discovered (and medical science has proven) that believing you can heal is the most important aspect of healing. When I read articles that tell migraineurs they can never overcome their migraines, I know that the information is false.

I write my articles primarily to help those who are not yet trapped by pharmaceuticals; I hope that others who are deeper into the migraine reaction can consider what worked for me and apply it to themselves. When others admit that migraine is a very complex condition that has many elements (physiological, psychological, behavioral, emotional), then I will have no need to post comments. Thanks for writing…

Parin Stormlaughter:
Actually you are making personal assumptions about my motivation for writing this blog. I put my name and reputation on the line by disagreeing with the status quo; I fully expected resistance to new ideas. In my opinion there is a dangerous belief system in the mass consciousness, created and encouraged by pharmaceutical companies in order to increase profits.

As for distance-evaluation, yes you have my permission. I am a reiki master and practice distance-work myself. Thank you for your considerate offer. Feel free to write me directly, email address on my profile.
Glenn

Oooo…who attuned you and when?

I imagine it was you scanned me earlier, after I posted this?

I meant it when I said I wouldn’t approach you without permission…seems you don’t extend the same courtesy to others, just like all the Reiki practitioners that I happen to know personally.

So, Glenn Stewart Coles is a practitioner of energy medicine!

Note: Reiki uses “universal energy” in its practice. A person has absolutely NO WAY OF KNOWING where that energy comes from. Is it demonic? Could be. Was it taken from another person? More likely!

I’ve had my fill of being an energy vending machine for Reiki practitioners and energy vampires and warlocks and the like. I don’t appreciate my energy being snatched.

Is that how YOU work too, GLENN?? Do YOU take other people’s energy to ‘heal’? Draining a person’s energy is a Migraine trigger, not a well-known trigger but if you’re a Reiki practitioner then you know how to give a person a Migraine attack by draining their energy.

And yep, you better believe I’m commenting on your motivation for your blog. It is so obvious that you’re attempting to ride to fame on genuine experts’ coattails.

Busted! You are SO BUSTED!!

Parin:
Demons? Warlocks? Energy Vampires?
Oh my god, and people say that I believe in fairy tales when I suggest that migraines can be overcome without medication.
Your energy is yours alone, and no-one can interfere unless you let them. I think your imagination is taking you for a ride.

Easy question, GLENN.

Who attuned you, and when?

And if you think your energy is invulnerable by sheer force of your mind…

I was attuned for Reiki 1 in August 1997. I achieved level 3 ‘Master’ in July 2002. I will not publish her name for privacy reasons. However, she was attuned through the Usui line.

As for ‘energy attacks’, they are not effective if your own energy is strong and balanced. While I may have to make adjustments because of someone else’s energy, ultimately the power is within me to control my own field. You too, unless you give that power away. Check out my article
http://www.glennstewartcoles.com/safe_energy_healing.html

Not good enough, I’m afraid. If you don’t want to put her name on your blog, please email it to me. You’ve got my email address.

You wouldn’t consult a surgeon who wouldn’t let you check his credentials, would you? Well, you might not consult a surgeon. Maybe just go back in time and fix whatever it was before it started?

I find nothing of any value to the energy medicine field here. I won’t even look at your site or articles–you just wrong, dude. Until and unless I can verify your attunement, you go into my duck file.

All I can find here is a very bitter man who appears to have been bettered once again by women.

Make a nice solarized water of smokey quartz and iolite, and gain some insight. And put a black tourmaline on your base chakra and a high-quality lapis lazuli on your third eye.

I guess I go into your duck file. You refer to reiki practitioners as ‘energy vampires’ and then you want my reiki master’s name so you can harass her? I don’t think so.

Nope. You said you were a Reiki master.

Prove it by letting yourself be authenticated. You should have nothing to hide.

Making claims that you can affect miraculous cures for incurable diseases using powers that you refuse substantiate sounds like something GLENN STEWART COLES would do!

I know Reiki practitioners. Hang a shingle or don’t make the claim.

I have nothing to hide nor nothing to prove (what is YOUR real name anyway?). Reiki is not mentioned anywhere on my blog except in my profile and has nothing to do with my position on migraines. The only reason I brought it up was because you offered distance evaluation. Thanks for your comments…

And I’m not trying to run a business by going after knowledgeable experts like you are. These experts are working hard to debunk myths and esoteric mystery cures that damage the legitimate Migraine advocacy and management efforts toward awareness, effective treatment, and a cure. Megan Oltman has knowledge about a proven Migraine management angle, relaxation and stress reduction, that I’m willing to pay to learn about.

You’re misleading the Migraine sufferers by promoting as an effective cure what is nothing but simple Migraine management through techniques from an energy medicine discipline you’re not qualified to publicly claim to use. And you patently refuse to substantiate claims YOU MADE to energy medicine abilities. You do these things in a bitter, angst-filled manner that makes you look like a small man.

So tell us again: Who would want to do business with you?

Glenn,

Teri Roberts has worked for Migraine education and advocated for sufferers for probably longer than you’ve been a Reiki master.

What makes you think that in the race to find an effective means of dealing with Migraine, that it gives you the right to become insulting and rude towards those who are working for the same goal you are? I believe that it was you who first bounded upon MMC with your “new ideas”, and when you got a lot of backlash, you ran back here with your tail between your legs and the attitude that hard-working people who DO know and who DO MORE THAN YOU DO for the Migraine community are nothing more than fly-by-night imposters.

I can’t think of anyone who would call Migraines down on themselves just by willpower alone. If people eliminate Migraine by dietary changes, or sleep changes, how is it that Migraine ISN’T a neurological overstimulation? And you keep calling them “headaches”. “Headaches” don’t work the same way as Migraines, Glenn. that has been proven over and over and over, yet you still think you’re an absolute authority even though, again, you don’t have the depth of perception nor the knowledge that our activists do. You miss the entire point because you just gloss over what’s written in your smugness to be the only right person in the mystery of Migraine.

Not to mention, you apparently don’t read what you write, as you tend to frequently call your cessation in “headaches” a a cure, but then you mention how you maybe felt one coming on and had to go calm yourself to deal with it. Wow. What an irresponsible piece of writing. And you have the gall to call yourself “cured”? I would say you are “managing,” not “cured”.

It’s also apparent that your reading comprehension skills are lacking, as you reviewed Teri’s article on Migraines and brain damage. I read that article FIVE TIMES after you made your post and I couldn’t find ANYWHERE that said the 28 non-Migraineur females also had silent brain infarcts (that’s brain damage to you). You also seem to miss the point of the article, which is this: Any LONG TERM, CHRONIC MIGRAINE SUFFERER (not the occasional sufferer) IS IN DANGER OF SILENT BRAIN DAMAGE AS MIGRAINE PRODUCES CHANGES IN THE BRAIN. Which is why preventative medications are optimal FOR THIS PORTION OF THE MIGRAINE POPULATION ONLY. But you glossed over that and made a big deal out of it as if it were written to scare the easier-to-treat and episodic Migraine population into buying into some scare tactics and propaganda.

You don’t make a very convincing case for those of us who understand logic. You pander to the people who grasp at anything to solve their problems. You just sit here and type all the trash you want about MMC or it’s community. It certainly does not make you a bigger nor more respectable “expert,” on anything, if one could even call YOU that. At least our experts have educations and hard work behind them, and they don’t sit still waiting for change to come to them. They go out and they actually work for it for the rest of us.

Someday, I hope we can count you in among our numbers. But for now, you really come off as an egotistical know-it-all.

You know, a little humility goes a long way. I’m pretty sure you’re coming up short, however.

Parin Stormlaughter:

This is not a business. This is a free web site that you can choose to read or not.

I have never made claims that I can cure people. I only state that it is possible to learn how to not have headaches. I have never made claims to have energy medical capabilities. If you read back, I only said that I was a reiki master as a friendly response to your offer of a distance-evaluation. It was my mistake to assume that you were comfortable with energy work or I wouldn’t have mentioned it at all.

Again, I emphasize that I have not promoted anything to do with reiki or energy healing in my blog. I have stated that I am not a doctor and that my observations are based on self-experience rather than research.

I make no claims that I can heal people, only that there may be steps that people can take to assist their own healing. What I learned about myself helped me tremendously. My hope is that my explanations about what worked for me may stimulate others to consider alternative solutions to their own condition. My writings are not about me healing you; they are about you healing yourself.

I agree whole-heartedly that Megan is on track with her approach regarding stress management and relaxation. I hope that her venture is profitable and that a lot of people benefit. My concern is that those who work so hard to debunk the myths (of which there are many) are overlooking important aspects that can really make a difference.

When I first proposed that migraines could be reduced through behavioral modification and thought management, the response was that I was ‘blaming the victim’ and had ‘old-fashioned views’. I believe that omitting these important aspects hinder the ability of people to reduce or eliminate their headaches. I am glad to see that Megan is including these skills in her teleclasses, but lets not be afraid to speak about what we are dealing with. Migraine is a complex condition and there is much more going on than just a ‘neurological disease’ with physiological solutions. Accept this and perhaps you may benefit.

Leeloo Minai:

Yes, I recognize that my approach has created barriers rather than broadening perspectives. Leeloo, thank you for your wisdom and comments. I shall try harder.

I will also publicly state that I recognize both Teri Roberts and Megan Oltman as compassionate educated people who make great efforts to help those with migraines deal with a difficult condition. My issue is not with either of them as individuals but with the on-line expression of beliefs that could impede the ability of migraineurs to get better. Both Teri and Megan are influential in the migraine community, which makes it all the more important to accept that what they write influences the beliefs of many. Unfortunately sometimes the only way to change beliefs is to challenge them.

In regards to the brain damage article, I based my position not on Teri’s article but on the article in the National Headache Foundations archives, a slightly different summary than that presented by Teri:
http://www.medicexchange.com/news.aspx/14898/Attack-frequency–disease-duration-affect-brain-damage-risk-in-migraine-patients

“Migraine patients who have frequent attacks or a long history of migraines have an increased risk of progressive brain damage.”

This statement does not prove causality. I believe that it is misleading for Teri to take this information and tell people ‘Yes, Migraines Cause Brain Damage’. This unproven statement could influence people’s choices. Shortly after Teri’s post, Megan wrote in her blog ‘Knowing that I am at risk of brain damage, you bet I will take the drugs that reduce that risk.’ (September 06, 2008) While the information in the study may be important for chronic migraineurs, my objection to the headline ‘Yes, Migraines Cause Brain Damage’ is that people who are new to migraines may be influenced by the title and begin a life of pharmaceutical dependency. Fear can motivate. That is why I felt it important to challenge Teri’s statement.

“The frontal lobe, limbic system, parietal lobes, basal ganglia (globus pallidus and putamen), brainstem, and cerebellum appeared abnormal by several criteria more commonly in migraine patients than in control subjects, the authors report.”

This statement implies that the abnormalities also existed in the control group.

I know that I don’t know it all. The concepts that I describe in my blog are based only on my personal experiences. Through growth and self-discovery (and a LOT of pain) I learned that personal changes could reduce and eliminate migraines. The conflict for me is that the majority of published information about migraines ignores or denies key elements that made a huge difference for me.

The real debate here is whether migraines are purely physiological or if there are psychological, emotional and behavioral elements that contribute to their frequency and intensity. The inference of my proposition is that if there are psychological, emotional and behavioral elements involved, then addressing those elements can play a role in the reduction and elimination of migraines.

My viewpoint is not about blaming people for their migraines. I really do understand the experience and the pain. My intention is to add some parameters to the search pattern. In addition to physiological components, a person’s thoughts, beliefs, feelings and choices all influence the frequency and intensity of migraines. Work on these and the physiological outcome may change.

As for terminology, the word ‘cure’ implies that some pill or treatment can be administered so that a migraineur can continue leading their current life except without migraines. By this definition, I believe that migraines are incurable. For me, migraines were not cured but eliminated through focused effort, practice and personal adjustments. Earlier this year I slipped back into some old patterns and had to apply some relaxation techniques; for me this was the first and only episode since 2004 and it went away without any pain or medication. So whatever you want to call it, I used to have migraines and now I don’t.

I know that I am approaching this issue with a different viewpoint than most. Perhaps the resolution of an age-old problem requires a completely new approach.

Hi Glenn,

Thanks for your well-thought out reply. I appreciate it, and apologize for the tone of my response to your blog. I’m sure it’s obvious to you that quite a few feather have been ruffled lately and that you probably share the same frustrations. I don’t speak for the entire MMC community, but I hope that I can share with you the viewpoints that many of us probably share in the community.

I don’t think you are on the wrong track considering relaxation and breathing techniques for the Migraine sufferer. I use them myself, and while these methods don’t abort an attack or keep me from having one, it does reduce the pain when I cannot take my medication and it does help me to sleep by calming me down. Frankly, sleep is my only escape from pain these days, and sleep and I do not have a good track record right now. The thing is, Megan’s blogs also recognize the component of migraine that can’t be controlled - the physiology and reality of its biological process. If she did ignore it, she’d be lying to the public and she’d be doing just as much harm as the person who believes that migraine is the result of mental instability. She doesn’t argue against the research, but she offers hope and another method of coping. You offer another method of coping, too, but you ignore the medical research and the advice of people who have spent their lives trying to unlock the mystery of migraine. I wouldn’t say these doctors are clueless, either, my own migraine specialist is a migraineur himself. Ignoring the research makes it seem like you ARE blaming the sufferer, rather than saying, “Hey, you’ve got this and it may go away or it may not, here’s the reason, but let’s work on some techniques that may help you cope.” I hope I am making sense? Cause even I’m not sure anymore, lol!

Teri’s article on brain damage never promoted causality. The thing is, with research papers, you’re looking to test a theory. When a result goes one way or another, you may not be able to prove causality anyway, but you can substantiate a relationship. I have enlarged ventricles in my brain, likely due to the constant dilation of my blood vessels while experiencing Migraine. That’s a definite change in the structure of the brain; which, while could be accounted for on many different levels, it’s a likely result of my history with Migraine. I understand your reason for challenging the article, however, it’s my hope that the majority of people who come to MMC are there to learn and ask questions before they shoot from the hip, so to speak. When you directly challenge an article that clearly explains its position without pussyfooting around, you only contribute to the fear factor that you claim it’s throwing out there. The headline grabbed your attention, right? That’s what it was meant to do. Don’t take for granted that the readers of Teri’s articles are idiots grasping loosely at the research concepts she presents, because sometimes that’s how I read your comments, and I am sure I am not the only one who does so.

The reason the published research on Migraines ignores key elements that work for you is because your claims can neither be proved nor disproven, while the scope of medical theory is widely recognized and builds upon itself with each new theory and understanding that is gleaned from the disease. It’s clear, even at MMC, that some of us use meditation with clear and beneficial results. We don’t all pooh-pooh it. In fatc, it was Teri who gave me breathing exercises to begin with, so I think you really underestimate her knowledge. Science can only touch on the obvious an relies on theory to support its claims.

As far as that goes, I think it is erroneous of you to think that published research lacks any definitive, useful information for any patient. Doctors have worked cause to discover the root cause of Migraine and its mechanisms. Ignoring these elements in favor of a purely homeopathic route, to me, is folly, but then, I support knowledge and research as a means to empowerment and understanding of my affliction. It also doesn’t mean I shun the types of methodologies you perpetuate. I think being well-rounded in all aspects of Migraine treatment and application of these treatments is essential in controlling the disease. I think that this is a method that some of us would like to see you employ yourself, rather than deny the hard-won scientific evidence that our doctors have provided us with. It doesn’t mean you have to believe what you read every time, and there SHOULD always be questions about what the research means…That is not irresponsible at all. What is irresponsible is looking at migraine from a one-person perspective, since no one sufferer shares a commonality with this disease.

I understand that some people believe that personal behavioral and psychological processes may impact migraine. Personally, I don’t hold much with those theories, as much as you seem to. I’ve always suffered from a migrainous syndrome, from AIWS to motion sickness to the onset of the pain factor at puberty and then aura. From the time I could hold a conscious recollection of these syndromes, and later, as an adult, understand the impact it may have had on developing a chronic pathway later in life. My migraines took on a new dimension with my menstrual cycles, and at age 28 they developed even further, adding some frightening new symptoms. For me, migraine has always suggested that it is a biological process in my life, rather than the impact of my psyche or my behaviors. You see, I am a fairly relaxed individual. I avoid stressors as much as possible. I don’t hurry to do anything. I do, perhaps, think and analyze too much, but these processes are as natural to me as breathing. I roll with my problems as they come to me and I don’t tend to get overexcited about much of anything. I am the complete opposite of the Type A personality that is so mistakenly associated with migraine sufferers. I suffer, on average, with an attack or symptoms of an attack 26 days out of a month. This number is far higher than what they consider even a “frequent” migraineur to have. When you consider that number, then you must also consider the pathophysiology of the disease and the sufferer’s history, along with other factors. Most chronic sufferers also have other co-morbid disease. I have allergies, asthma, and I also suffer from Chronic Epstein-Barr’s, so my entire life revolves around resting as much as possible and avoiding getting overexcited. I know some of my migraine triggers, but for me, one 24-hour period with a migraine that resolves will rapidly dissolve into another maybe 8 hours later, and I have a hard time discovering why.

As far as the entire ideology of “Big Parma” goes, as a volunteer in a failed research study on the link between PFO and Migraine, I can assure you that, at least from my observations, pharmaceuticals and medical technology manufacturers aren’t out to sell their product despite whether it works or not or is dangerous or not. The implant device that I had installed in my heart was pulled from the market after failure, and the study has since been shut down. There has been no cover-up by the organization who funded the study as to why the device was pulled or the study shut down. It can get complicated, but if efficacy cannot be proved, then these companies are certainly not promoting or shoving their treatments down anyone’s throats. It doesn’t solve the question of problems that occur over the long term from drugs that have passed research standards (nor does it account for some FDA policies that maybe should be changed), but I think that anyone who questions the faith that some of us have in the medical field should keep in mind that these companies aren’t necessarily just out to make a dollar while they force the public to keep quiet about them…Turning the pharmacy industry into an enemy is wrong to me when so much good does come of it when the right chemistry occurs and a patient is educated. I can’t imagine people taking pills without understanding them, but they do, and THAT is wrong considering the free information that comes with them.

As far as “cure” goes, I just wanted to point out that several times you have used the term in your posts to suggest that you’ve terminated your migraines completely. I agree that your migraines weren’t cured, but perhaps that is something you should go back and check and change if you haven’t already done so.

Mostly, we want you to understand that so many of us are fighting for something that can’t be as easily had as you, and sometimes your points seem to invalidate the disease or it frustrates us because we are fighting so hard to lead normal lives…And we wish it were so easy. If your work supplies someone with a moment of peace and helps them maintain a pain-free lifestyle, I think that’s awesome. But to deny sufferers the explanations of the risks and mechanisms of Migraine, we only set ourselves back further…Please consider working with us towards a common goal, if you will. Our state of mind certainly can have an impact on the diseases we have, but it’s like a chicken-egg situation, you know? One effects the other and vice-versa, but neither are separate from the other.

Anyway, sorry for the long ramble.

Take care!

LeelooMinai, I love you.

You’re my hero.

GLENN STEWART COLES:
I call for you to allow your Reiki attunement to be verified. It damages the field of energy medicine for people to make claims they won’t substantiate.

You’ve said you were going to change your ways before. We’ll see if you mean it this time.

Dear Parin: Forget it. I have already explained that there are no claims in ANY of my posts about reiki or energy medicine. I have nothing to prove to you, this is YOUR fixation. In fact, the only time I have EVER used the phrase ‘energy medicine’ is in response to your posts. If you wish to stay involved, please spend some more time reading what my postings are really saying. Just as a forewarning, any more requests for information irrelevant to this blog will be deleted. I welcome your comments but please keep on topic.

Leeloo: And I thank you for your insightful post as well. Please don’t be too concerned about the tone in your first comment… your statements helped me understand how others were perceiving my writing and perhaps helped me gain a little more humility.

Just one more comment on the brain damage article: I agree that the body of Teri’s article does not promote causality. However, many people tend to remember the headline of an article more than the information inside… even if the article contains information that negates the title. It would be interesting to poll Teri’s readers to see how many now believe that migraines CAUSE brain damage, even though the article stated differently.

I hope that the your upcoming week is peaceful and healing.
Glenn

Glenn - I think it’s time for me to chime in here. I’m glad you say you wish me well, and didn’t intend disrespect. I said at the start that we had views in common, and ones on which we disagreed. I did rather object to being featured in a post titled “Mind Games,” which is a phrase with a well understood connotation of manipulation. I strongly object to manipulation. Being candid and straightforward, and acting with integrity, are very important to me. I also feel you have mischaracterized me in a number of particulars. Yes, I said I felt like “Dear Abby” when reporting how some of my e-course subscribers responded to a question I asked them in the e-course. I didn’t describe the e-course itself as a Dear Abby column or say that I am the Dear Abby of Migraines. Frankly, I see my role with the people that work with me as deeper than that of an advice columnist.

What I really object to is your litany of statements (Migraine is not your fault, a disease, genetic, incurable) attributed to me with your interpretation that I am saying therefore “there’s nothing you can do.” There is a lot you can do. I have been writing about many of the things you can do for quite some time. Where you and I part company is in your claims of a “cure,” as well as in the idea that Migraines might be “psychological” in origin. I think there is an enormous amount you can do to manage this disease and lessen its impact on your life, and yes, reduces the number of Migraine attacks that you get. The relaxation I am promoting now is nothing new; I’ve been talking about it all along. You subscribed to my e-course, Glenn, if you read it you know I have been talking all along about the influence we can have over our own nervous systems.

I appreciate the tone of some of your later comments. I have no desire to engage in hostilities. We could probably have an interesting discussion about mind-body and what is psychological and what is neurological. Of course our thoughts influence our body processes. Thoughts are body processes - they are neuro-chemical-electrical processes in themselves! But saying negative thoughts cause Migraines is stepping uncomfortably close to old discredited psychological theories of psychosomatic illness - and for many of us, can amount to blaming the victim. We vary so much. There is no one-size-fits-all. We need to choose from all the tools available to us, and yes, I think some of those tools are pharmacological.

Wishing you pain-free days and nights,
Megan

Hi Megan. Thank you for writing.

Both you and Teri are influential role models within the migraine community. People base their decisions on what you say. That is why I made a point of the Dear Abby statement, as innocent as it was. That is why I challenge some other statements being made, because sometimes if not challenged, beliefs become the accepted facts.

I feel such compassion for some of the bloggers that I read. I really really do understand the experience and wish that I could just push a button and help everyone. That is not the case. However, my particular way of looking at things sometimes provides insights that may be helpful for people.

Unfortunately, in my enthusiasm to assist I sometimes step over the line and say things that people don’t want to hear. In some cases I have also neglected politeness, and for this I apologize to both you and Teri.

The list of statements comes from things that I have read on both your and Teri’s site, that migraines are a genetic, incurable neurological disease that are not your fault.
The list of implications ‘There is nothing you can do about it’ does not mean you cannot take action. Of course there are things that you can do to reduce migraines and I am happy to see you teaching them. The implication is to the second level; about the power these statements have over people’s belief systems.

If people accept that a disease is incurable, then they may stop looking for ways to end migraines and instead accept ways to just manage them. If people accept that migraines are genetic they may stop looking for personal elements that they can control that could make a difference. If empowerment makes a difference in the ability of people to heal, then the words used to describe migraines take away some of that power.

Some people read what I write and think that I am whacko, or misguided or simply don’t understand migraines. I would suggest that there is tremendous backing for what I am writing about, though I am applying different knowledge sets to the problem. Check into neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) or a book ‘Every Word Has Power’ by Yvonne Oswald.

I really am here to help, though sometimes I feel it is important to say things outside the status quo. As instances of migraine increase globally each year, I believe it is even more important to look at all potential solutions to the issue. I am working on a posting discussing the Psychology aspect that will be completed tomorrow.

Again, I have no desire for hostilies either. My intention is to ask some questions and present some concepts that may help people without being deleted or attacked myself. Of course I can take it (as can you and Teri) but my real hope is to broaden the discussion.

Wishing YOU success and peace,
Glenn

You wrote:

“If people accept that a disease is incurable, then they may stop looking for ways to end migraines and instead accept ways to just manage them…”

Are you not advocating managing migraine? Define “end migraines” if you’re not saying you can cure them.

You said:

“The definitions are not for your own good; instead they define belief systems…”

Does that mean you won’t define “end migraines” in any other manner than to claim to cure them?

And you’re just in a snit because I deleted your comment on MY blog. Your name won’t ever get on my blog.

I have never stated that I can cure someone else’s migraines. I have only stated that I eliminated my own. I have also stated that it is up to you to heal yourself. Call it what you will, I used to have migraines and now I don’t.

As for your blog, you asked a question and I gave you the answer in the comment. Whether other people see the answer is up to you.

Glenn,

You said,…

“Unfortunately, in my enthusiasm to assist I sometimes step over the line and say things that people don’t want to hear. In some cases I have also neglected politeness, and for this I apologize to both you and Teri.”

I’m not buying it, Glenn. This isn’t the first time you’ve apologized for how you’ve talked about me. If you meant it, you’d stop it instead of looking for every opportunity to take a cheap shot. You don’t even get your information right. In one of your “articles,” you listed things I’d written about related to Migraines. One of the things you listed was blood clots. I’ve never written about blood clots and Migraine.

You also said,

“Again, I have no desire for hostilies either. My intention is to ask some questions and present some concepts that may help people without being deleted or attacked myself. Of course I can take it (as can you and Teri) but my real hope is to broaden the discussion.”

Sure, I “can take it,” but none of us should have to. Have I written any articles on MyMigaineConnection, MigraineBlog, or Help for Headaches and Migraine Disease about your theories and how much I disagree with them? Have I accused you of trying to scare people or being closed-minded in my blogs? If you can’t make your case without attacking others, maybe you need to step back and take a good, long look at what you’re saying and how you’re behaving.

You’re a Reiki Master? A healer? Your actions are not those of a healer.

Thank about it,
Teri

I emailed Teri Robert to ask how she could stay so silent given your ongoing attacks. She told me she posted a reply to this article. Where is it?

Hi Abi. Teri’s comment was awaiting moderation since she has not posted before. I have been away since Wednesday, sorry to keep you waiting.
Glenn

Teri,
I did not apologize for disagreeing with you, just for the aggressive tone that I took in a couple of my comments to your blog. I would prefer to debate politely. However, I do recall being called ‘misguided’ and a ‘jerk’ when I first presented the idea that capitalizing a word gives it more power. After that I was banned from making comments. You will note that I permit any comments on this site, even when we disagree. In my opinion, that is what a forum is for.

Teri, I know that we have different opinions about certain topics. My apology to you does not mean that I have suddenly changed my mind. I still believe in everything that I have written. I still believe that there is more to migraines than just physiology. If you read my latest posting you may see some truth in it.

As for being a healer, I do think about it every day. We may also differ on our thoughts about what the role of a healer truly is.

Glenn,

Again, not buying it. You’ve apologized for your tone before, yet you do it again. That’s not a true apology. You have been banned from posting comments to my blogs not because you disagree with me, not because of what you say, but because of your lack of respect for others and your inability to prove your theory without attacking others.

Again, Sure, I “can take it,” but none of us should have to. Have I written any articles on MyMigaineConnection, MigraineBlog, or Help for Headaches and Migraine Disease about your theories and how much I disagree with them? Have I accused you of trying to scare people or being closed-minded in my blogs? If you can’t make your case without attacking others, maybe you need to step back and take a good, long look at what you’re saying and how you’re behaving.

Fair is fair. I will not comment here again.

Good luck,
Teri

Glenn,

You truly don’t get it, do you. It’s not that you disagree with Megan, or Teri, or anyone else. It’s HOW you go about things. Your “Fear and Deception” article is a perfect example. When you write things in that way, you’re attacking others, and that’s more offensive to people that civil disagreements.

Sadly, I think this discussion is probably pointless. Either you really don’t understand, or you do it deliberately to bring attention to you and your blog. In either case, I’ll not be wasting more time on you.

Abi