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Trickie Woo 2009.01.18 - 02:30PM 23: Chapter 23: Reconciliation Signed
Now she must cope with PTSD, no wonder she feels paranoid. Ised that same method of imagery some years go to get a handle on the migraines that had taken over my life. My doctor sent me to biofeedback when the only drug that helped my migraine also made me violently ill. What worked even better for me than the shower was to take a walk and imagine the blood flowing from my head and then down my body and pushing the pain out my fingertips and toes. I had a 2 mile route and I'd start out dragging myself along, but by the time I got back home I was walking briskly. In 2 or 3 months I was completely off prescription drugs for migraines. I tried using that method when my fibromyalgia flares up, but it doesn't work as well for that. Meditation is what helps that. There is a long story about how I learned that (I'm not a spiritual or religious person) but I must get back to the review. I know that , rationally, there must be women who feel they deserve punishment because they are too pretty; but I find it difficult to imagine the woman who feels secure enough in her looks to feel that way. Any woman I've talked with intimately, including myself, all seem to feel that the small voice somewhere deep inside tells us it is our own character flaws and shortcomings that are the reasons we deserve punishment. We all have traces of those feelings, at the least, and for some it a psychotic obssession. I wonder if Severus had breakfast at The Red Flame, a diner type of restaurant in a building on the corner of 44th St & 6th Ave? It served the best food we had in New York. I love the Chrysler Building too, I think it's the most beautiful building in Manhattan. It's even prettier than Roger DeBris's dress was in 'The Producers'. But now back to Bree and Severus, I'm very happy that they are back together and she knows that he trusts her, I think she already knew he loved her. Severus must have some post traumatic stress issues too after all he had to go through as Dumbledore's spy, when will Bree and the others see that and take care of him?

Author's Response: Wow, that's amazing that such imagery helped with Migraines. My husband suffers from them, and he needs the prescription drugs and a dark room when one comes along. Luckily, the drugs don't affect him adversely. I've dabbled in meditation in the past and have found it helpful for stress relief. I'm sure it would also be a great way to battle some medical conditions. It's been so long since I've lived near NY or have been back to visit, that it was truly a generic restaurant, but The Red Flame sounds perfect for it. My favorite buildings in NY were always the Twin towers, even though they were rather ordinary in design. There was just something majestic about their tall form. Second to those was the Chrysler building, and of course, now it's my favorite with those other two tragically destroyed. It just has an elegance that far surpasses the Empire State Building. I also like the Pan Am Building. I think it's the Met Life building now. (I'm giving up my age with that statement!) But I digress in my reminiscence. Severus hides his stress very well, but I think that spending time with Bree will help him immensely. Just having the relief that their relationship is back on track should help him feel better about everything and be less stressed.

Rose of the West 2009.01.18 - 12:12PM 23: Chapter 23: Reconciliation Signed
It's interesting that it should all come back to her in the shower. I had a really awful but completely different experience once, and it didn't really hit me until I was taking a shower a week or two later. It completely freaked my husband out. Anyhow, Bree's reaction seems normal to me. Once again I have to say how glad I am that they worked it out, in very characteristic fashion.

Author's Response: I think that even though nothing 'happened' it's still an awfully traumatic experience. I'm sure it will pop up at unexpected moments, even when she thinks she's conquered it. Thanks!




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