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When he began clamping down on physical spontaneity, tensing of the head, neck and jaw areas was involved, leading to a sinus condition. The cold is meant to lead him backward mentally and physically through the group of beliefs that initially cause the entire condition.

He was earlier afraid, you see, that his symptoms otherwise had become so real to others that they would continue to perceive them. In other words for a test case he produced a miniature symbolic situation physically materialized. Solving it is meant to give him the confidence that it can be done in this other area.

(Long pause at 11:14.) The coughing has brought into activation the use of certain muscles also, particularly in the chest areas, and taken his attention way from other areas of the body that are being revitalized while his attention is elsewhere.

The cold for example is also bringing in particular an increased blood flow through the head and neck area, and also to the extremities. Certain stresses have been relieved physically. Bodily the cold creates a diversionary tactic—still a stress situation, but an impermanent one that changes momentarily the hormonal output.

It is not only that your joint ideas may conflict but that within yourselves you hold conflicting ideas regarding such situations. Such an exercise will also clear up other issues, and in areas that you do not suspect. Can I count on you both then to face the challenge, and do what I suggested?