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Summary

This page explains what I did that I believe improved my physical abilities. The “Imprinted Faces” page explains an idea that is necessary to understand the process I used.

What I Used

I used pictures of people whose faces I believe were imprinted. One of them, an older sister, was seven years old when I was born, so I used pictures of her when she was eight or nine years old. I used pictures of my mother and grandfather when they were in their 70s.

Note: My grandfather died when I was 2 ½ years old. However, when I look at his picture, I have a very strong emotional reaction, which makes me think he is imprinted.

What I Did

I talked to the people in the pictures. My goal was to emotionally connect with them while looking at their faces.

I talked about how I felt about them, including what I appreciated, what hurt me, and anything else that kept me emotionally engaged.

I also talked about how I felt about myself, including guilt, shame, self-blame, or anything else that came up.

I found that the things that were hardest for me to say were often the most useful.

I maintained eye contact with the person in the picture while talking.

I did the process with photographs, not with the actual people. I don’t believe the process would have worked if I had tried to do this with an actual person.

How Long I Did It

I generally spent about ten minutes per day with each picture. I did this daily and rarely missed a day. I do not know whether longer sessions would have produced faster results.

Important Limits

Everything on this page describes my own experience and my interpretation of what happened. I do not know whether another person would have the same experience or obtain the same results.