Does anyone take a spiritual approach?
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Does anyone take a spiritual approach?
| Tue, 10-18-2005 - 1:06pm |
I vented alot here yesterday about my mind racing. My plan for the evening was to do yoga, roast chicken, watch CNN, go to bed. And I made it thru!!!!!
My mind is still racing, but better today.
So my question is whether anyone here uses anything other than meds to manage their manic episodes. I did 2 hours of yoga last night and I think it helped quiet my mind tremendously. I also spent some time in prayer and meditation. I was able to sleep okay last night (although my mania rarely interferes with my sleep).
I do take meds (trileptal and risperdal) but they don't seem to quite do the job 100%. Anyone have any other non-prescription coping mechanisms????? Love, Mo.


hi mo,
up to this point, i only did the meds and the tdoc. however, last week i started changing that a bit. i went for massage and for an hour was basically allowed to do nothing but meditate and relax - two very foreign concepts for me. i noticed a difference right away. today, i went to an acupuncturist for the first time, again with more success. i am due to go back to him next week again.
i don't know if it's unrealistic or not, but my hope is to get into all of the spiritual based treatments so i can bag the meds! i'm so tired of pumping crap into my system just so my moods will be somewhere in the 'normal' range (whereever that may be). tdoc admires my determination but i can definitely sense the doubt in her voice. she doesn't like the fact that i'm on all the meds i am, but feels that the depakote combined with the acupuncture and massage therapy will do the trick. i personally would like to eliminate all meds, but will do what is necessary at this point.
so i am starting to use this approach, and if it keeps yielding these kinds of results, i will continue to do so. who knows i might even become physically healthier because of it;) always a plus!
love & hugs,
traci
I've thought about it.
God could not be everywhere, so