[Uglybaruja]

I was working with a dyslexic student the other week and we tried something a bit different.

We both tried to visualise our 'dyslexia' as a shape and gave it a colour. We did this as part of an experiment that we devised to see if it was posible for the student to lessen thier 'dyslexic stress'. (in this case, stress that developed whilst the student wrote assignments for college).

Let me explain this a bit as it might seem a bit of a strange thing to do.

Well, it all stems from a breathing technique that is used to help cure illness or improve well being.

The idea is that you picture your illness, injury, ailment, pain, problem, or whatever as having a particular shape and colour. (In the experiment, mentioned above, the student saw the shape of thier dyslexic stess being a 'jagged' shape and the colour of it as green).

You then try and relaxs as much as posible by sitting on a comfy chair or by liying down.

Next, pictue in your mind some pure light, solar light, healing light, etc, and breath it in and picture it traveling to your illness, injury... (in our experiment it was 'dyslexic stress' so i will just use this term for the rest of this description)

You then picture the pure light enveloping your 'dyslexic stress'

Next you breath out the pure light along with the colour of your 'dyslexic stress'

As you breath out try and picture your 'dyslexic stress' shape reducing in size and its colour slowly being replaced completly by pure light.

Thats all there is to it...

The student tried this out and found that it helped them to reduce some of their 'dyslexic stress'. (they are still testing it out and said that they will give me feed back in the new year)

I use this technique to help me when I get a bad headache and for me it works well.

I'm just woundering if this sort of technique appeals to any of the Being Dyslexic members. And if it is tried out, wheather it has an positive effects.

Oh, and of coures I would be very intrested to find out what shape and colour you see your dyslexia as?

All the best and good luck if you try it out.

uglybaruja

ps. I will try and set up a poll. oh, and the shape of my dyslexia is 'squiggly' and the colour 'blue'.

[Sam]

Hey,

Very interesting method here, I will save the breathing technique for a stressful day and see if it works.

I see my dyslexia as a mid-sky blue, shaped like a ball, but soft and mallable at the same time... almost like a stress ball I guess.

[Sam]

Hey Edo,

Welcome to the board... how's that christmas card coming along... if you need a hand let me know and I'll so my best to sort out spelling and try to get down what you want

I'm sure she knows you love her whatever you right!

P.S Why not register as a member with us... you'll find loads of advice, people in your situation and freindship here!

[edo]

thang you i did it with mum wen i thold her. i nefer wrhote i luv you cos i was imbaresd to tel my mum that is yh i wanted to do it by my selfe. i hAVE JOined up now to get frends the seam as me.

[Sam]

Edo it's great to have us with you! You'll find lots of friends here!

Why not right a little not on a bit of paper, or the back of th christmas card and just write

"Love you... Love NAME"

[#~Kate~#]

If you ever need help Edo then you can PM me anytime too.

As for my dyslexica it's bright pink, boncey and squilly.

Kate x

[Uglybaruja]

Hi edo, i hope your girl freind likes her card.

I think you are so romantic

Its good to have you with us and just like Sam and Kate i am happy to help you in anyway i can.

Merry Christmas

uglybaruja

[edo]

hi to evry 1 how helpde me with the othar day. shi licked the card so mhuch . it me edo

[Uglybaruja]

Hi edo, i'm glad that your girlfriend liked the card you wrote her.

edo, i'm just woundering what shape and colour you see your dyslexia as now that you have the card out of the way. before you said that it was a 'box shape' and that it was 'rubish brown' in colour, is it the same or has anything changed?


all the best

uglybaruja

[edo]

hi ugly barjua it is the saeme as it was

[Uglybaruja]

Hi edo,

I think that it is great that you are able to discribe how you see your dyslexia in this fashion. quite a few people that i have been in contact with say that they find it difficult to picture their dyslexia in this way.

I'm curiouse to know what you mean by your dyslexia being 'box' in shape and 'rubbish brown' in colour. for instance, is it good for it to be this shape and colour? if you feel up to it, would it be posible for you to discribe this more to me. if you want to, you can do this through PM's or here if you are comfortable with everyone knowing.

all the best edo

uglybaruja

[Ninja]

This is very interesting, I use a similar technique to get rid of headaches.

I visualise my dyslexia as a storm cloud with flashes of lightening erupting from it!!

[Rhona]

I've thought about this for a few days and enjoyed looking at it from this angle. I see mine as red and the more I feel negative effects of it the brighter the red. At the moment I'm at a nice pink shade. The shape I fell most appropriate is somthing like a Celtic knot, again the worse I feel with it the more complec the knot and the tighter it becomes. I've tried focusing on the colour and shape and have been able to reduce it from fiery red and tight knot to the comfortable pink and a nice secure knot without being restrictive.

I like this way of thinking about it and find it helpful.

R.

[nick]

I have thought for some time about this stream before deciding to reply to it, I can see little point in being able to visualise my dyslexia in terms of colour or a shape, as it does not in any way help me cope with the pressures I am feeling.

When I am under pressure through work or other issues I do use self hypnosis to create an area of calm around me.

I was very interested in EDO'S message talking about the trouble he had in writing a card with girlfriend, I then realised that in over 30 years I have never written by hand a card or letter to my wife/girlfriend. Whenever I have had to do anything like this I have used a computer and relied upon its spell check etc. I think he has been extremely brave try to tackle this area.

It's a classic example of how dyslexics skilfully avoids situations which cause them difficulty or stress.

It gives me a great idea for a new debate.

Nick

[Uglybaruja]

Hi Ninja,

I also have used this technique when trying to get rid of headaches but have not used it yet to try and lessen any dyslexic related difficulties.

Its very intresting how you visualise your dyslexia as a stormy cloud with flashes of lightning erupting from it. What a dramatic discription of your dyslexia.

I'm just woundering Ninja, if you see your dyslexia like this all the time or is it just at particular times?

All the best

uglybaruja

[Uglybaruja]

Hi Rhona,

Its good to hear that you enjoyed looking at your dyslexia from this angle and that you found it helpful.

Its realy intresting how you visualise your dyslexia getting brighter red the more negative you are feeling. I'm releaved that you were in a nice pink mood when you wrote your response and not in a bright red colour one, or i wouldn't half be feeling guilty!

Its also intesting how you describe the shape of your dyslexia as a Celtic knot and how it becomes more complex and tighter when you feel worst.

Rhona, I would love to hear what situaltion your were in, ie, what were you doing, at the time when you used this technique to reduce the shape and colour of your dyslexia to the secure knot and comfortable pink? Also, i'm curoriouse to know what you mean when you say that you were able to do this 'without becoming restrictive'? Rhona, would it be possible to describe this a bit more, but only if you have time to and if your in the mood to? please feel fee to PM me at anytime if you want to.

All the best

uglybaruja

[Rhona]

Hi uglybaruja

I attend a local climbing wall and the guys I climb with ooze confidence, they are however very supportive as they have been climbing much longer than me. This week we went for coffee and I realised that I had over fifteen pounds in change in my purse. I know this sounds mad to most people, but I'm sure someone here will understand, but I get stressed counting change and often give people too much money, just in case.
Before I went in to get the money I focused on remaining in the pink zone and keeping the Celtic knot loose.

I do feel that this is just another way of self hypnosis, which I am fairly good at and can often take myself into other zones. However if I was to reach the bright red and complex knot I do not know how long it would take me to calm to pink.

The restrictive part I meant was that all knots are fairly restrictive but the are also secure so my focus was on that secure angle of the knot as counting money is an area that makes me feel insecure.

I have not told the guys I climb with that I am dyslexic as it has not really been something that has arisen but also because I think most people who are not dyslexic are suspicious of me as they see a confident able person. They do not see the self doubt and confusion, or the panic when I cannot remember how to tie in my ropes before I start climbing even although I did it ten minutes ago.

R.