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I think we are all subject to it. \u00a0The desire for instantaneous gratification. \u00a0We want it and we want it now. \u00a0It does not seem to matter what ‘it’ is. \u00a0Next day shipping? \u00a0Sign me up. \u00a0Instant messaging? \u00a0Let’s talk. \u00a0Take a great picture? \u00a0Send it via email to me now.<\/p>\n
It is only natural that this kind of instant access, instant results mind set begins to cross over into other thought processes. \u00a0It begins to cross over into areas that lead us into unrealistic expectations.\u00a0\u00a0Lose 20 pounds in 3 days – Learn a language in 2 days – Create bulging muscles in a week. \u00a0More to the point, this ‘want it now’ mind set makes us vulnerable to unscrupulous marketing that promises us these instant results.<\/p>\n
You see them, those little ads on the various websites that offer you what you most want to hear. \u00a0From investments, to weight loss to memory enhancement we are promised miraculous instant results, or at least quick results. \u00a0Those advertisers know what we want to hear and they feed it back to us to get us to bite. \u00a0Sure, most of us don’t ever click on those links. \u00a0We are savvy and know those are gimmicks and we don’t really believe in those false promises. \u00a0But, it comes back at us in ways we are less likely to resist.<\/p>\n
We especially want healing to happen quickly. \u00a0For example, often a person is told that their injury, be it a sprain or strain, a surgical incision, or broken bone will be healed in 6 weeks. \u00a0“You will be up and about in 6 weeks,” we are told prior to a surgical procedure. \u00a0“It will take 6 weeks for that bone to heal,” we are told after a fracture. \u00a0This leads us to believe we will be totally healed in that amount of time. \u00a0When those 6 weeks are up and we are still hampered by our healing process we feel there is something seriously wrong. \u00a0Nothing is the matter in most cases. \u00a0What is wrong is that we have been lead into an unrealistic expectation. \u00a0The body healing process takes a lot longer than that ‘6 weeks’ that seems to always be trotted out.<\/p>\n
Now, don’t get me wrong, there is always some wonder-human who does heal completely in 6 weeks. \u00a0Heck, I know of an example where someone had gone through a hip replacement and was walking around the block in just one weeks time. \u00a0That is not normal. \u00a0Yet, that is the benchmark we seem to want to compare ourselves to. \u00a0Normal healing is a complicated process. \u00a0It varies from person to person and it takes some people a lot longer than others.<\/p>\n
When we get frustrated with the healing process we may try to make it happen faster. This can lead to pushing our body physically more than it can bear. The physical therapist told us to do the exercise once a day, so we do it three times a day. We are told to walk a block, we walk two miles. Pushing the body too hard will not make results happen faster, it often ends in a re-injury.<\/p>\n