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Show lllLMlECAIWIiiSi ,ftfla. ...jJ.-j.,...1t.,m,-ii.,.....;lllli.i iril;Ml iff " SEVERAL YEARS AGO Tom L. Williams, 1225 So. Park, San Angelo, Texas, developed serious heart trouble. The case was rather unusual because the trouble was not in his heart but in his head. One evening after a busy day at the office, he rushed home, ate a hurried meal and dropped down in a chair to read a paper. He developed indigestion but the thought occurred to him that it was probably a heart attack. That thought grew until he could scarcely breathe and he thought he was living -a his last few moments. Eventually he felt better but fS the experience left him pretty well shaken. He fJLjL didn't want to go to a doctor fearing confirmation X of his fears. On the other hand he was afraid not to go. Eventually he did go and the doctor gave Lf him a clean bill of health. But the problem wasn't jj licked yet. He reasoned that if he continued to worry p'u '-'!jf$', ' I about 'the situation he would bring on a real heart itl ft.v.r.l attack- CARNEGIE By analyzing his problem he convinced himself that if he had a good sound heart no amount of fright would bring on a fatal heart attack. In other words he replaced his fears and worries with positive, objective thoughts. He also reasoned that if he ever developed a heart condition, there was nothing he could do about the situation except live by good rules of health which was what he was doing anyway. Those objective thoughts did not replace the worry in one single moment. But by concentrating on them over a long period of time he was able to eliminate the fear and worry of heart attacks. |