The spoken word has more power than just thinking an affirmation. That is because we are bringing spoken word into physical plane. Write your affirmations down. Put them on sticky notes and paste them where you will see them often.

Now when you begin to heal all kinds of old stuff may start coming up. Just acknowledge it and if there is something you can heal about it then do that with affirmations and visualizing it is healed. But do not wonder why it is coming up Universe is trying to show you what caused dis-ease. You also may draw a lot of annoying people into your life. They annoy you for they are a mirror of what you need to heal. The universe has a way of presenting us with a mirror of our dis-ease so we can see it. That is one of ways I feel Universe shows its love for us.

Continue believing you are already healed. This is important do not talk in terms of healing but see yourself as already healed. To your mind, body and soul being abundantly healthy

Today I choice joy

Trigeminal neuralgia usually involves brief, but intense jabs of pain, though is sometimes more steady and continuous. It can also get revved-up by external stimuli, like washing face, putting on make-up, brushing teeth, chewing—and sometimes just talking.

The most usual form of trigeminal neuralgia begins after age of 50. And, once present, it tends to hang around. Its course—-like that of stock market—-fluctuates.

Treatment is not usually curative, but help is still available. Most patients obtain relief through one or a combination of medications that either simmer down extra nerve-impulses or reduce effects of barrage of extra signals that arrive in brain. Some of their generic names are carbamazepine, gabapentin, baclofen, clonazepam and lamotrigine.

A minority of patients with this condition undertake surgery for it. One surgery involves purposely damaging trigeminal nerve-fibers where they gather together in a structure called a ganglion. This approach is fairly safe, but produces partial numbness on face.

Another surgery goes straight to where trigeminal nerve fibers meet brain. The surgeon gently separates nerve from its surrounding tissues. The good part of this procedure is that it doesn't seek to damage tissue. The downside is that location for surgery is at an important cross-roads for many nerve and brain pathways, so a complication can be devastating. While some people get long-lasting relief from surgeries, others obtain just temporary respite.

While foregoing summary of treatments sounds gloomy, it's important to realize that most people who seek medical treatment for their trigeminal neuralgia are able to arrive at a happy point where pain is minimized and quality of life is maximized. The neuralgia no longer rules their lives; instead, they're in control of neuralgia.

Gary Cordingley, MD, PhD, is a clinical neurologist, teacher and researcher. For more health-related information see his website at: