Louise Hay’s Healing System

Addictions
• Probable cause: Running away from the self. Fear. Not knowing how to love the self.
• Thought pattern to heal: I now discover how wonderful I am. I choose to love and enjoy myself.

Arthritis
• Probable cause: Feeling unloved. Criticism. Resentment.
• Thought pattern to heal: I am love. I now choose to love and approve of myself. I see others with love.

Asthma
• Probable cause: Smother love. Inability to breathe for one’s self. Feeling stifled. Suppressed crying.
• Thought pattern to heal: It is safe now for me to take charge of my own life. I choose to be free.

Cancer
• Probable cause: Deep hurt. Longstanding resentment. Deep secret or grief eating away at the self. Carrying hurts. “What’s the use?”
• Thought pattern to heal: I lovingly release and free all of the past. I choose to fill the world with joy. I love and approve of myself.

Diabetes
• Probable cause: Longing for what has been. A need to control. Deep sorrow. No sweetness left.
• Thought pattern to heal: This moment is filled with joy. I now choose to experience the sweetness of today.

Being Overweight
• Probable cause: Oversensitivity. Often represents fear and a need for protection. Fear may be a cover for hidden anger and a resistance to forgive.
• Thought pattern to heal: I am protected by divine love. I am always safe and secure. I am willing to grow up and take responsibility for my own life. I forgive others, and I now create my own life the way I want it. I am safe.

Fatigue
• Probable cause: Resistance. Boredom. Lack of love for what one does.
• Thought pattern to heal: I am enthusiastic about life and filled with energy and enthusiasm.

Thyroid
• Probable cause: Humiliation. “I never get to do what I want to do. When is it going to be my turn?”
• Thought pattern to heal: I move beyond old limitations and allow myself to express freely and creatively.

Ulcers
• Probable cause: Fear. A strong belief that you are not good enough. What is eating away at you?
• Thought pattern to heal: I love and approve of myself. I am at peace. I am calm. All is well.

Excerpted from You Can Heal your Life by Louise L Hay