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I saw Dr. Brian Weiss on Oprah and have since bought 3 of his books. He beieves that the root cause of Panic and Anxiety are in our past lives and the trauma we had there. I have also read that Deepak Chopra believes that when you have the feeling of derealization it is your spirits way of trying to get back to the real reality because this life that we have now is not it. Has anyone else read these books or have any thoughts to share on this subject?

I've read some older books by Deepak but nothing current lately. I always liked what he had to say. I was considering going to one of his retreats but don't know anyone who has been and wanted an opinion and can't find one. I'm not familiar with Dr. Weiss. I've got so many books here on so many different subjects I start forgetting what I've read. (ADD? hope not)lol

Hi Medgrl....I actually have been meditating with Brian Weiss for years. His mediation is wonderful and gives me 30+ minutes of deep relaxation and visulation. However...it scares me a bit to dive too deep into past lives. I'm having a tough time just keeping in the present now, I don't think I want to start healing lives I lived before. In any event...I take from these wonderful teachers what I can absorb and what my truth is. That's the great part of life...you can take what you want from it and make the rest your own. Good luck with these teachers and really, I would recommend Brian Weiss's mediation CD on Achieving Inner Peace.

I listen to his relaxation because it really relaxes me but I just can't buy into the rest of it. It's an interesting topic though.

If my 'past life' (assuming I was on this planet before now as another person) is to blame for my present circumstances then how does my present life factor in? Many people spend a lifetime trying to overcome all the garbage of their past (some never do) and this suggests I have to also heal my 'inner child' of my past lives as well? I would think that if I was alive before then as a child I would have already shown some unique symptoms. Also, assuming how long humans have been on this planet how many lives would I have lived before? That could be a looottt of misery to overcome. And a lot of therapy appointments to regress and 'dig out' a lot of junk that may not be anything more than something my imagination produced out of a need to believe I was once a great prince in Egypt or something. I don't mean to bash this but I have enough to deal with in my present life than to go chasing down imagined past lives,ufo's or what have you.

I don't pretend to know precisely how God works, but as a Christian, I am not comfortable with the concept of past-life regression. Regardless of my comfort level, I am still fascinated by the idea. And I certainly can't fault anyone for pursuing any path that provides comfort and help. I do want to understand how my past, any past, affected the outcome, but I try not to let myself get bogged down in it anymore. I figure, it is my past, not my future. As a person who wants a reason, an excuse, for feeling depressed and anxious, I think forward thinking is healthier for me. But that is me! One thing I deplore is others forcefully espousing their ideas. I don't find that on this forum, which is a great comfort. So please don't think I'm being self-righteous, just throwing my thoughts into the hat with yours. Best luck to us all!

My 2 cents worth on this topic is that we should spend our time in the present moment. Past is past and no matter what we do or say or think it will never come back.
I think that dealing with past issues in this life and dwelling on our childhood, etc.(let alone worrying about supposed past lives) is a complete and total waste of our present moment time.

The time and day we should be concentrating on is today....this moment...this day, hour, minute, second, etc.

i am sure that every single person on this planet has some sort of "skeletons in their closet"....whether in this lifetime or if you want to believe in previous lives. The fact of the matter is (no matter what) that past is gone forever. The present is here and now and we alone can choose to live it to its fullest or waste it dwelling on stuff we have absolutely no control over.

We can choose to live and act positively right here....right now.....and this is what i am choosing to do. I know that I can control what i will do this second and I also know that i can do something or think something positive or negative right here, right now.

Dr. Weiss believes that we all carry some truama from our past lives because it attaches itself to our soul. Not all past lives had to be traumatic and not everyone will have an anxiety disorder due to a past trauma. Alot of people that have been regressed and have PA's deal with their past trauma and learn to live in the here and now.

This is not to suggest that we do not live in the moment it is simply another tool to help some on the road to recovery.

I realize this can be a touchy subject as not all peoples views on reincarnation are the same. Many just do not think that it can happen.

Thank you everyone for your thoughts and opinions on this subject. I appreciated it very much.

Great topic. For those that consider the possibility of other lives/past lives, regression can be a healing tool. Our cell memories carry over these "negative" imprints into this new existence. Regression can be very beneficial to some in helping to release this memory. I did it a few yrs ago and it was healing. I did not go too far back in my hypnosis, just enough to see where some of my weaknesses were derived from. I am/was an obsessive cleaner, perfectionist in regards to my surroundings. I have always had a difficult time letting go in an environment that is cluttered or dirty. My own home of course is where these issues wreak havoc. In this regression, I was maybe 5 or 6. I was locked in my room by parents and crying. It was something that happened often and lasted days at times. My way of getting approval and of course OUT of this punishment, was to clean. My room, my sisters and everything and anything around me. I would get praise for this aspect of my personality (if you will) , and it was who I was to become. It put me in control or so I thought. I have since lighten up quite a bit. Dr. Weiss has done some powerful work in this area. So too has Edgar Casey sp? A lot of peoples physical alignments are rooted in these cell memories. Phobia's and panic disorders included. Dr. Weiss has a book out right now, got mine at Costco last week, that talks about this very same thing. Worth looking into for those who are open to it.

Free Bird, was your regression as part of this life or a past one? And what book do you have of Dr. Weiss? I have several of them and think he is great. I also have a few of Deepak Chopra and he has very interesting thoughts on panic.