How do you "feel" about Psychotherapy
In today's world everyone wants their problems solved, but does Psychotherapy play a role in Natural Healing? The ultimate aim of Psychology and Psychotherapy is for the patient to heal themselves from within without the use of drugs or artificial means. (Please do not confuse Psychology with Psychiatry; they are not the same. Psychiatrists use drug modalities whereas Psychologists do not prescribe drugs - just so everyone knows the difference between the two.) Has anyone been helped by Psychology, ie: through "Talk Therapy, Group Therapy, etc; or does anyone feel that they have been hurt by either Psychology or Psychiatry? Keep in mind the difference between the two types of practices. Has anyone been helped psychologically by natural healing techniques, supplements or other natural healing techniques?
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Lynne:
I have never engaged Yoga so I can not speak of its benefits; only those who are familiar with it can do that. What I do know is that people who have a faith structure seem to do better than those who do not, particularly during a crisis which is where I have spent many years helping folks dealing with that aspect. I think that when you have something to fall back on, and in your case it may be Yoga, it does help to control pain and other factors. As a Christian I find the inner support from my faith very important because I came to realize early on that there is much in life that I can not personally control, which includes the actions of others and even the ingredients in our food sources. Naturally no one can tell you what works for you personally; only you can do that. I can say that I have never met a happy aethiest though, nor an aethiest in a fox-hole." We all need something beyond ourselves to validate what we already hold to be true.
I do think that many mental and emotional illnesses can either be avoided or corrected by proper therapies, both preventive and interventional, by making the body work as it should through proper nutrition and by helping ourselves feel good about each other and ourselves.
Part of the problem that I feel people make is in making excuses for our behaviors. Part of "Reality Therapy" is in recognizing that something is a problem, not making excuses for it, and then correcting the problem by various means. Since Yoga apparently teaches discipline it may in fact help the person to gain control. Maybe you could tell us a little more about it and how it works,
Jerry
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Ezmee:
Thanks for sharing that. It's good to know that you are making progress.
I think that too many times physicians, particularly psychiatrists, make a rush to judgment because it is easier to just grab a pen and pad and start writing prescriptions, rather than trying to get to the root of the problems. (My cousin, who is an MD once told me that in regular Med School that they only got one course in pharmacology and that was ironic since MD's spend most of their time doing what - prescribing medicines.) Everyone today that walks in the doors seem to walk out with a diagnosis of either Manic-Depression, Bi-Polar disorger, ADD or some other disease de jour. It strikes me as very convienent and very profitable for the drug companies.
One thing I always liked about "Reality Therapy," as opposed to some other treatment modalities, was that it put the problems right out on the table - Why do you feel this way, etc?, and then you began to deal with it. If a person is either unhappy, or depressed, there is generally a reason why. First you find the under-lying reason, and then you fix it; sometimes it is a long process but it can be done. Nutrition, as we ll know, can play a major role in both the disease and the cure.
I am a firm believer in the old advice to look into the mirror every day and say "Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better."
In the end it is really up to us to solve or problems; no drug or doctor of whatever ilk and do it for us.
Jerry
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To All:
I am a believer that, except for some genetic things that are carried down from generation to generation and some pathologies of the brain - which are probably caused by a variety of factors including what we put into our bodies, we generally create our own problems in life that have to be "cured." ( Everyone needs a little help sometimes though.) I think that this is done, first by not feeding the body and brain what it needs, second by our own way of thinking and coping skills, and lastly by our toxic relationships that we develope and making excuses for our behaviors. Therefore most things can be "cured" by our desire to "cure" them. In short, Got a problem, then solve it. What do you think? Obviously the drugs and a lot of other therapies are not working. Don't worry about hurting my feelings here; if I am wrong then I am wrong.
The next thing is, do you think that "Group Sessions" are really just big "Pity Parties" or do they help at all in any way, or really hurt the person trying to find their own solutions?
Lastly, is it really about the money? (I know when I was working in the hospital we had to see certain categories of patients just because if we popped our head in the door then the hospital got paid more federal money.) So, is it really all just about the money and the "Frasier" syndrome and making the psychiatrists/psychologists/clinic social workers feel good and the drug companies and hospitals richer?
Jerry
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