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Now. Retracing (in answer to my question at break) will not occur in any predetermined rigid manner, as it has been described unless there is a psychic or mental return to the mental patterns that caused the difficulties to begin with. This is not operating then in Ruburt’s case—the mental patterns are not being returned to.

It would also be possible however to go through his body and pinpoint the particular energizing feelings and ideas responsible for the excellent functioning of the other body areas. Retracing is a noticeable effect, not understood, highly distorted, in the explanations you have been given, representing an echoing effect that occurs whenever the individual involved touches upon those thought and feeling areas that brought about the difficulty.

As the chiropractor made repeated adjustments, gradually the effect would lessen. Initially however it could be quite strong, and the chiropractor would call it a retracing action. Certain pains through association can (underlined) send an individual backward to the original fear or situation that first caused it.

Now. He did pick up negative suggestions regarding retracing. It only applies when a mental aspect of illness is not understood, and to the degree that it is not understood. When it does operate then at its own level it is therapeutic. Each time the body reacts less and less. It is like crying wolf.

The treatments in themselves are beneficial, but useless without the guides that you have. If you really do not want to get well, then no doctor or chiropractor can help you, for you will substitute symptoms. The treatments do serve as an aid however, but he should not expect (underlined) the retracing effects, for there is no reason why they should operate in his case.