Hey everyone,

I can tell my point of view, or at least the way I'm expressing it seems to be upsetting. This really was not my intention at all. The original thread asked broadly:

"I was considering Reiki in conjunction with therapy. Does anyone have any experience with this???"

My experience with reiki stems from being interested in it and other alternative therapies, and having, what I thought, might be a useful alternative point of view to express than had previously been explored on the post. That seems within the bounds of the posts intent. I don't think people who opt for it are wrong, stupid, or immoral, and I am genuinely sorry if that is how you are reading my posts. Discussions of validity etc. developed from subsequent responses, again it seemed to be within the spirit of the discussion to go down that path.

Searchingmysoul, you're correct, I don't know you, your motivations, your story or anything about you for that matter, well, besides knowing that unfortunatly, I've upset you. I wouldn't presume to tell you what to do or not to do, and giving my opinion on the topic is not about telling you to do one thing or another or presuming to know you or whats best for you. I was really just trying to explain my viewpoint as adequately as possible. It conflicts with yours, and I think I'm probably right, and you think your probably right. No big deal. Isn't this to be expected during a discussion about one of the most controversial topics within health care?

Anyways, I hope you can read my posts as attempts at informing rather than condecension, that is certainly how they were written. My take home point was simply to be skeptical, and explain a bit about why I think its appropriate to be skeptical of reiki specifically. I'll try to be more cognizant of how I express my views in the future. But know that I was just trying to be helpful.