Someone recently said something that gave me this idea to demonstrate what post-op hippies are always experiencing: we called it an energy drain also known as fatigue or acute tiredness. All perfect descriptions! And I thought of these illustrations demonstrating how much of your body's energy is directed towards healing and recovery in the first three months.
How I've done it is to have two images of the same body.
On the left is the needy 'child' body with areas of damage and trauma indicated.
On the right is the giving 'parent' body which you should view as a kind of thermometer gauge indicating the amounts and intensity of energy being sapped by the child body for its healing and recovery.
The deeper or brighter the colours, the more intense the amount of energy being drained.
The coloured areas in the centre or core of either body also represent the tendency to experience fatigue after only mild or moderate activity.
And remember, this is for just ONE hip - for both hips done at the same time, please read the next post!
Some Transactional Analysis factoids:
Just as a baby will take from its mother regardless of her health and well being, so will this 'child' body drain energy from the 'parent' body. This is the reason why, when a person wants to be up and get going on things, they very quickly run out of stamina and end up feeling totally fatigued and washed out! This 'child' body takes no enemies! It will take what it needs when it needs it and you better get used to accommodating its need to suckle else you'll find yourself regretting it big time! :wink1:
How I've done it is to have two images of the same body.
On the left is the needy 'child' body with areas of damage and trauma indicated.
On the right is the giving 'parent' body which you should view as a kind of thermometer gauge indicating the amounts and intensity of energy being sapped by the child body for its healing and recovery.
The deeper or brighter the colours, the more intense the amount of energy being drained.
The coloured areas in the centre or core of either body also represent the tendency to experience fatigue after only mild or moderate activity.
And remember, this is for just ONE hip - for both hips done at the same time, please read the next post!
Some Transactional Analysis factoids:
Just as a baby will take from its mother regardless of her health and well being, so will this 'child' body drain energy from the 'parent' body. This is the reason why, when a person wants to be up and get going on things, they very quickly run out of stamina and end up feeling totally fatigued and washed out! This 'child' body takes no enemies! It will take what it needs when it needs it and you better get used to accommodating its need to suckle else you'll find yourself regretting it big time! :wink1: