A shout out to all the people struggling with mental health issues
🧘Mental/Physical Health 🏋🏼♂️
I'm right there with ya. I recently got off SSRI meds after over two decades of abuse by the medical system. I got chewed up, spit out, and now I'm a wreck that has to rebuild his life and hope that the lasting side effects eventually fade.
I would be lost right now if it weren't for my loving mother and family. I know a lot of people are struggling with similar problems and they don't have a support system. I just wanted to reach out to these folks and let them know that they're not alone.
Things are rough right now, but we will get through this together! We were chosen for this battle, that's why we have the sharpest swords and the thickest armor.
I love all of you beautiful humans! God bless every single one of you!
I hope you are able to detox from the ssri quickly. Going forward on your journey to mental health without pharmaceuticals, I have witnessed some treatments that were helpful for some situations.
This is not medical advise and I'm not a doctor.
Past Trauma? Try EMDR (counseling therapy). If your the trauma event was severe enough to fracture your personality (DID diagnosis), then the integrated family systems (IFS) approach (aka parts theory) is probably a good idea, otherwise skip IFS as it really shouldn't apply to someone whom doesn't have DID.
Unexplained anxiety problems? ...Vitamins and supplements may help. I think others have covered that in this thread.
... Neurofeedback therapy may help (involves the fascinating interaction of the brain with normal stimulus and targeting via stimulus the 4 brainwave ( alpha, beta, delta, theta) ratios to align in a way that has been statistically identified to be normal for a well adjusted ( no anxiety / depression / etc) person. This treatment should involve some counseling so that if the root cause pointed to something identifiable that can be discovered and addressed rather than just being an imbalance of some kind, then the root cause can be targeted in counseling instead of treating only the symptoms.
... The Listening Program (Advanced Brain Technologies) is literally classical type music played into fancy headphones that uses the soundstage of the music to affect brain patterns of activity. It seems weird but it can be very effective for resolving unexplained anxiety or depression. Also it's really helpful for improving spectrum disorder (autism, adhd, add, etc) stuff and for helping you to improve executive functioning, communication, and many other aspects.
Sadly, I live in the sticks and the best treatment I can currently get is therapy sessions and appointments to see a psych.
My county doesn't have a city in it lmao, it's nothing but small towns off 200-5000 people. Mental health services are incredibly lacking here.
That being said, thank you so much for this wonderful reply and the knowledge contained within. I hope if another frog is dealing with these issues that they can explore these treatment options.
I'm sorry to hear that. Please be aware that I'm referring to counseling licensure rather than psychology or psychiatry licensure.
Great advice!
EDMR changed my life.
Also, I’m a HiFi nut and I can definitely see how high end headphones and classical music could have a positive impact on your wellbeing. I’m not into classical music but I have noticed that when I listen to classical music through a good set of headphones (think Focal not Beats) I listen longer and actually enjoy it. I think it has something to do with being able to listen so far into the music (soundstage) and actually hear timbre as it’s suppose to be heard. You become entranced by the details that you normally wouldn’t hear and that draws you deep into the music, regardless of being a classical fan or not. The best way I can describe it is,,, magical.
Well this is a little more involved than just the music. First the headphones have both the over ear cans and a bone conductor headphone device that is on top of your head. Next the music is moved around in the auditory space (left / right / above / below / in front / behind) and instruments are recorded on different channels so you will hear one set of instruments or perhaps only one instrument by itself away from the group moving around and getting louder or quieter, softer or brighter. Then other instruments are lowered or raised in volume around it and apparently this literally has impacts on brain function.
The songs are color coded (blue, green, orange, red) and colors target different brain functions. The program lays out a very specific song order and a person goes through the music typically one song a day. At first others will notice a disorganization in the targeted area for the person. Later (2 to 6 weeks or so), others will notice large jumps in progress and ability within the targeted areas. It's really crazy to see happen. Imagine someone on the spectrum whom is not verbal / barely verbal / not responsive verbally. You start doing this music program and the person suddenly becomes a chatter box. After you finish the program, there is no regression, your brain rewired / reorganized itself into a more efficient system of processing. The music doesn't force this reorganization to happen in only one way, it just provides stimulus in such a way that a more efficient processing path is created and that new path unlocks new abilities that were inhibited by whatever was going on previously.