BookView Review

Welcome to BookView Interview, a conversation series where BookView talks to authors.

Recently, we talked to J J Jones about her writing and recently released book, QUANTUM HURTING: Where Autoimmune Diseases and Other Spiritual Illnesses Lie in Wait, an ambitious and deeply personal exploration of the intersection between trauma, autoimmune disease, and spirituality (read the review here).

Does writing energize or exhaust you?

 It does both! Because of the serious subject matter, I tend to easily fall “into the flow,” where I can ultra-hyperfocus for long periods of time; however, when I come out of those states, I am exhausted!

What are your favorite books? 

My favorite books are- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, Body in the Healing of Trauma. By Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk and Quantum Body, by Deepak Chopra, MD

Who and what ultimately inspired you to become a writer?

I actually inspired myself to become a writer in an unfortunate kind of way,  as an attempt to purge the toxicity within me, as a form of self-therapy, and the end result is this book, with  some great new science and a few big epiphanies mixed in.

Does your family support your career as a writer? 

Absolutely! They understand and experienced/observed much of my overall journey. They have been very supportive in all areas of this venture.

If asked, what would your friends and family say about you? 

I think they would say that they never expected me to write a book! Ha! I was such a complete and total jock growing up. I can remember being in class so many times and instead of being focused on the topic, I would be going through my repertoire of pitches in my mind, thinking about my finger placement on the ball and going over the different ways to spin it, and visualizing… or talking to the person sitting closest to me….

Are you a feeler or a thinker? 

Definitely a feeler by default, but I have learned to become more of a thinker in order to have a good balance. It is important to not let your emotions override your rational thinking. Can’t really go through life as a raw nerve, ya know?!?

What inspired the premise of your book? 

The existence of spirituality, the quantum field and the potential positive and negative energies derived from that field and how they affect us at the chemical level, especially the negative aspects. The spiritual element is what is often missing in the quest to understand the true causes of autoimmune diseases and how to effectively heal them. The soul has become so fragmented that the “original whole soul/spirit” no longer recognizes the newly developed parts of itself, perceiving them as suspicious intruders and adversaries. Consequently, the immune system responds as intended, launching an attack on the body.

What do you hope readers will take away from this story? 

The understanding that the invisible esoteric world we cannot see is absolutely affecting us on a daily basis, either positively or negatively and it will affect your chemistry in a corresponding way. I also want them to understand the concept of “soul fragmentation” as a result of abuse, as it is a very real thing that takes place within our bodies and damages us in many ways and there is no medicine, supplement, etc. that can heal that. These spiritual illnesses require very different healing modalities than what the Western medical system currently has in place.

How does your faith life/ethical outlook inform your writing? 

I‘m a big believer in GOD, the quantum field and all the invisible powers that come from them as they work together in our lives. I also believe in Karma, so because of my belief systems, I was able to fully understand this process from beginning to end. Not to mention, I lived it and therefore felt it all as well, so I knew this information was true from a profound firsthand perspective.

What life experiences have shaped your writing most? 

The trauma/abuse I endured from my 30-year marriage and healing from that. 

What makes this book important right now? 

Narcissism and other personality disorders, abuse, and autoimmune diseases are at an all-time high, not just here in the United States but worldwide, and there isn’t much healing going on for any of them. I now know it is because of the spiritual element. We have been taught and indoctrinated by our Western medicine machine that autoimmune diseases are caused by such things as viruses, bacteria, environmental toxins, food additives, etc. but these illnesses are spiritual. To sum it up quickly, no medicine, supplement, or special foods can help reverse such things as cognitive dissonance, Stockholm Syndrome (surrendering to win), learned helplessness, and all of the other mal-adaptive coping mechanisms an abuse victim develops in order to survive in these toxic relationships, which badly fragments the soul. Not living one’s life in accordance with their inner beliefs and values also fragments the soul, as it creates inner disharmony that affects the body’s chemicals in a corresponding way, ultimately causing inflammation in the immune system. Narcissists and abusers like to corrupt your values and jade them to be more in line with theirs.

How did you decide on this title? 

The term “Quantum Hurting” provides a name and a space for the negative energies, frequencies, and vibrations associated with interpersonal trauma that negatively affect us, cause inflammation in the immune system, and lead to full-blown autoimmune diseases. Quantum Hurting gives validity to those who have suffered deep, nearly annihilating spiritual wounds, which were so insidious that they manifested physically as autoimmune diseases and pre-autoimmune illnesses such as fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, PTSD, IBS, Thyroid conditions and more. QUANTUM HURTING tells these battered souls- WE SEE, HEAR AND UNDERSTAND YOU NOW!!!

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