Posted by Jlx on October 2, 2006, at 17:02:30
In reply to my acupuncture for depression, posted by pseudoname on October 2, 2006, at 15:21:57
> I'm on buprenorphine (Subutex), an opioid, for treatment-resistant depression of 22 years. Bupe's the only thing that has consistently, persistently helped. But it mostly just removes the depressive agony; it doesn't help me with energy, ambition, or bizarre paralyzing fears.
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> Acupuncture's been on my list to try. After reading "The Instinct to Heal", a book about evidence-supported alternative treatments for depression by David Servan-Schreiber (2004), I decided to give it a go. But almost no one around here practices it, except 2 guys listed in the Yellow Pages.I liked that book too. I had never heard of "cardiac coherence" before and wish I could afford the equipment.
Perhaps there are practitioners in your area that just haven't advertised in the Yellow Pages. This site has a "Find an Alternative Mental Health Practitioner" search function: http://www.alternativementalhealth.com/directory/search.asp
You may also be interested in EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique). http://www.emofree.com/
"EFT is a new discovery that has provided thousands with relief from pain, diseases and emotional issues. Simply stated, it is a unique version of acupuncture except you don't use needles. Instead, you stimulate well established energy meridian points on your body by tapping on them with your fingertips. The process is easy to memorize and is portable so you can do it anywhere. It launches off the EFT Discovery Statement which says...
'The cause of all negative emotions is a disruption in the body's energy system.'
And because our physical pains and diseases are so obviously connected with our emotions the following statement has also proven to be true...
'Our unresolved negative emotions are major contributors to most physical pains and diseases.'"
You can find an EFT practitioner from that site or try doing it yourself, from the free manual. There are also many webpages there too including those specific to some issues such as phobias.
Part of the "full" EFT procedure is a section similar to EMDR, where you roll your eyes around and also alternate humming and counting, to access different hemispheres of the brain. Otherwise, the shortcut EFT is just tapping various parts of the body.
I have been experimenting with EFT now for a couple months and find it fascinating. I'm working on core issues, and not feeling done with those, but for some other things EFT has worked well. For instance, after a reasonable amount of time I couldn't seem to "get over" my 16-year-old dog dying last Christmas. When I tapped on the issue, I discovered some guilt that was stuck too that I wasn't even consciously aware of. A few rounds of tapping, a little crying and in a half hour, it was done. Then I could think about her without feeling too sad and come home from work to an empty house without feeling haunted. I've used it on other things as well, such as anxiety over talking to my boss when I knew it was impending and cravings for types of food that I've decided aren't healthy for me.
Dr. Joseph Mercola is a big promoter of EFT and has his own version and free online manual, complete with some pics to see where to tap: http://www.mercola.com/forms/eftcourse3.htm
JL
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