The symptoms of stage two stress breakdown: loss of emotional control and failure of self-motivation indicate an urgent need for rest and sleep. The cause of the symptoms of stage two is the run-down of the body’s inhibitory reserve, just like an automobile battery which has run flat. The body’s reserves will therefore need to [...]

Angry outbursts, or what some of my patients refer to as temper tantrums, can seriously disrupt the family. They’re a particularly difficult aspect of BDD. The outbursts usually reflect frustration and anger over the psychological pain, isolation, and disruption of life that BDD can cause. Sometimes the outbursts are precipitated by a painful event, such [...]

If BDD upsets your family routine, try to get it back to normal. This may take some time. If the symptoms don’t upset your routine, try to prevent this from happening. No one benefits when BDD takes over and disrupts your life. It’s best for both you and the BDD sufferer to live as normal [...]

If alcoholism is so highly treatable, what has been going wrong? Why aren’t more people receiving help? The obstacles do require examination. Historically, one big handicap has been society’s attitude toward alcohol and its use. Unfortunately, the alcoholic’s chances of being treated for alcoholism have long been slim. Oh, he will receive treatment: for depression, [...]

The Metamorphic Technique is another highly relaxing treatment which can have you nodding off during a session. In addition, people who have regular sessions find themselves changing for the better, becoming better able to cope with problems and clear about what they want in life. The tensions and anxieties leading to sleeplessness can drop away [...]

Herbal medicine has been used by mankind throughout the ages and all over the world, and is growing in popularity today in response to concern about drugs, and the desire for more natural forms of medication. Herbalists, like any other natural practitioners, feel that relying on herbs simply as tranquillizers is much the same as [...]

I have often been told people can’t let an attack or the anxiety happen because other people may see it happening. So what if they do. Why are we giving our mental health away to everyone else? We can spend all day trying to hide our symptoms from employers, work colleagues, family and friends. The [...]

All people—children and adults—move through distinctly different sleep states which progress from drowsiness to very deep sleep. In the waking state we are rational and functional. In non-REM sleep the body rests and restores itself. In REM sleep the mind is active again and dreaming occurs (REM stands for “rapid eye movement”—a stage of sleep [...]

A number of factors may combine to cause bronchial asthma. Of these, allergy, infection, genetic constitution, and emotional influences are the most important. However, as is often the case in the history of medicine, the last twenty or thirty years have seen an overemphasis on one of these factors at the expense of the others. [...]