Or: How to Get Rid of Vision Problems
This article is a response to a question I received two days ago: how to deal with vision issues, eye troubles, and worsening eyesight.
Although I’m not a specialist in this field—and I admit I don’t have direct experience with this specific problem (just like with a million other conditions)—this piece may still be inspiring for you.
Why did I call it Expensive Luxury Glasses?
I remembered the story of a woman who attended a weekend FasterEFT seminar in the U.S. Her friend brought her along by chance. During these weekends, several live demonstrations take place: Robert Smith (the creator of FasterEFT) works with people on stage and they resolve both serious and not-so-serious issues together. He invites everyone else to follow along and apply the process to their own challenges.
The participant I’m talking about was happy with the seminar, but her Monday visit to the optician—to pick up a pair of pricey luxury glasses—was not nearly as satisfying. Not because the glasses were bad, but because they were suddenly useless: when she put them on, she realized how much her eyesight had changed over the last two days. In fact, she could see much worse with the glasses than without them, and she understood that her vision had improved so much she didn’t need glasses at all.
How is that possible? Could someone’s vision improve after a weekend seminar? Who knows?
Many holistic methods do not separate body and mind. In truth, we treat them as one—and that opens the door to subtle and even dramatic “miracles” when we “play” a little with the mind.
I believe FasterEFT isn’t the only path to better eyesight. I know there are courses, books, and exercises that aim to improve how we see.
So why does vision deteriorate? Why do our eyes gradually stop serving us well?
Long ago I heard that people over forty should start wearing glasses even if they don’t have problems—supposedly as prevention. That doesn’t sit well with the idea that an eye “hiding” behind glasses starts relying on a crutch and has little reason to improve—if anything, it gets lazier.
I’m not truly an expert to pass judgment, but it seems to me that if something isn’t broken, maybe we shouldn’t fix it—not just to keep opticians in business, right?
Let’s look from another angle:
You might recall my highly successful article about how our emotions affect the body. If not, you can read it here as plain text: Our Body Tells Everything About Us.
It’s similar with the eyes. There’s a reason people say the eyes are the windows to the soul.
In FasterEFT we use an interesting book (Heal Your Body) by Louise L. Hay, who worked for years with people facing all kinds of difficulties. She looked for the roots of their issues, listened to their life stories, and assembled everything into one big puzzle without missing pieces.
Almost everyone with persistent problems tends to think in certain patterns. Certain thoughts loop through their mind, and they regularly experience specific feelings and emotions.
When we look specifically at the eyes, many readers interested in this topic may resonate with some of the notes below:
- Eyes — Represent the ability to clearly see the past, present, and future.
- Eye problems — A reluctance to look at what I see in my own life.
- Astigmatism — Fear of truly seeing myself.
- Farsightedness — Fear of the present.
- Children’s vision issues — Refusal to see what’s happening in the family.
- Divergent strabismus — Fear of looking at the present.
- Glaucoma — Deep unwillingness to forgive. Pressure from long-held pain and grievances. Exhaustion.
- Convergent strabismus — Refusal to see one’s surroundings.
- Nearsightedness — Fear of the future.
- Cataracts — Inability to look forward with joy. A dim outlook.
Do you see yourself in any of the above? Maybe it’s time to do something now rather than wait for things to get worse.
If this upsets you—and you can’t accept that emotions could shape our health, specifically our eyes—let me repeat it once more:
Body and mind are one. They are inseparable parts of a single whole. A problem in one sphere inevitably shows up in the other.
So what can we do? How do we support healing?
Find the memories and events—the specific ways you know these emotions and thinking styles apply to you—and change them. You can tap them out, replace them with positive affirmations, or use the process we call A.R.T. of Change (Art of Change), which I’ve described most clearly in my second e-book (plain text title): The Art of Change.
Traumas and the things you’d rather not see can leave their mark—on your life and on your eyes.
I’m reminded of Brandon Bays’ book, The Journey. When the author worked on her vision using her own methods, she uncovered a difficult memory from her youth—something she had always preferred to overlook. After resolving that memory, a few days later she realized her eyesight had improved so much that she could make out tiny details even in very poor light.
I believe there’s a lot we can do. If the FasterEFT approach resonates—or if you’re simply curious what it could do for you—just try it!
Want to learn how to address health challenges and pain with FasterEFT? Get the new e-book (plain text title): Heal Your Mind, Heal Your Body.