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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Jennifer Aniston<\/strong><\/a> and boyfriend Jim Curtis<\/strong><\/a> are discussing his past health woes.<\/p>\n On Wednesday (September 2), the couple appeared on stage together at the 92nd Street Y in New York City to celebrate the release of 50-year-old hypnotherapist\u2019s new book, The Book of Possibility<\/em>.<\/p>\n During their conversation, Jim<\/strong> spoke with the 57-year-old Friends<\/em> actress about how difficult it was for him when doctors found lesions on his spinal cord in his 20s that led to partial paralysis and chronic nerve damage.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not saying here that if the doctor tells you to do something, you should get up and leave,\u201d Jim<\/strong> told Jennifer<\/strong> and the audience, according to Us Weekly<\/em><\/a>. \u201cWhat I\u2019m saying is you don\u2019t have to live as the victim. You don\u2019t have to live in your suffering. It can become your power.\u201d<\/p>\n While he noted the key to moving beyond a health challenge is \u201caccept it and love it,\u201d Jim<\/strong> admitted that his diagnosis was difficult for him to accept. He also confessed that he wouldn\u2019t always be truthful when people asked why he walks with a limp.<\/p>\n \u201cI would say I got into a motorcycle accident,\u201d Jim<\/strong> said. \u201cI was so shameful that I had a medical condition. [I thought] I was broken in some way. I thought the motorcycle accident was at least a little macho.\u201d<\/p>\n Jim<\/strong> went on to share that he was able to \u201covercome\u201d those feelings through \u201cself-acceptance and self-love,\u201d although it was certainly \u201ca long journey in which I realized I could have done it quicker.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThere are people who are just suffering because they don\u2019t know what the next step is or they need a little bit of inspiration,\u201d he explained. \u201cThat was an easy choice for me.\u201d<\/p>\n Jennifer<\/strong> then asked Jim<\/strong> what advice he might give to someone who was \u201cstuck\u201d in the \u201crat race of life.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not a proponent for \u2018drop everything and leave,\u2019\u201d he noted. \u201cThat [acceptance] was 25 years in the making for me.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a reality of life too. You have rent to pay and medical bills to pay and kids to feed, all of your stuff,\u201d he continued. \u201cBut I will say this: you don\u2019t have to let fear stop you from living your dream. You can manifest at any time by placing your focus on the outcomes that you want.\u201d<\/p>\n In a recent interview, Jim <\/strong>spoke about his relationship with Jennifer<\/strong>, her famous friend group, how they handle arguments, the example she sets for others, his issues dealing with mobility and transforming your life. Check out the highlights here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Posted To:Jennifer Aniston<\/a> Jim Curtis<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"Jennifer](\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/jen-jim-788x952.jpg\")
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