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Dear Debbie, I really like that direction of helping symptoms. For myself, I do best when I'm focused on the present, be it the movements of myself, the surroundings, whatever. I feel this is the same thing as what you are saying with a "self-conscious activity". The only way I can connect this to an "unconscious activity" is that they are both a low-stress activity and we all know how stress can wipe us out. On an added note, when you talk about concentrating on the "symptoms and going through the motions step by step" it sounds like an article on my Webpaper by Clement Meadmore called "Overcoming Parkinson's". Readers can find it at <http://www.cloudnet.com/~mandms/MindBody.html>. I encourage anyone to read it and react. I'm sure it will generate opinions. Debbie White wrote: > When talking to my father tonight (caregiver to my mother Joyce, 68/1 > year), he mentioned that he had heard that during sleep, sometimes PD > symptoms disappear. I recall reading this on the list.I also have read and > heard on this list that one can sometimes overcome PD symptoms (e.g., > freezing) by concentrating on them and working them out by going through > the motions step by step. What puzzles me is this: How is it that both > self-conscious activity and unconscious activity can alleviate some > symptoms? Any thoughts on this? Thanks > > Debbie White > [log in to unmask]