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I've been @SheilaKathy prescribed almost every anti-depressant known to man, and so many unnecessary (was originally misdiagnosed w/bi-polar) mood-stabilizers, and anti-psychotic drugs...geez. It's a wonder that my brain isn't completely fried...and the anti-depressants never fully lifted the depression. The only thing that works for me is my light box. Without it, I probably wouldn't be here - for the severe depression at times becomes so crippling in the late fall/winter months. And to my knowledge while utilizing my light box there have been no residual negative side effects. It was costly to purchase though. I was represented by a state lawyer who forced medicaid to pay for it - we won the court case - yet medicaid still refused to pay for the light box. And, I can only stand to be in front of light box for brief periods at a time each day, or I experience feeling a bit hyper to some degree. I do not know how I'll do with light box since I still am experiencing residual light eye sensitivity due to over-usage of EMDR cascading light machine. Hopefully, this light sensitivity issue will not affect my utilizing my light box in late fall/early winter @SheilaKathy.
Wondering how I'll do post 16 sessions EMDR; in the late fall/early winter months re depression. I hope the EMDR Therapy will help the extreme depression I've struggled with for so many years during the long sun less winter days/months. I eat pretty healthily however @Tornadic Thoughts is my go-to role model on healthy eating. She eats very healthily and takes such good care of her body/digestive system, overall health which in baby steps only is what I am striving to emulate, for she really takes very good care not to put in, or smell, touch, etc. anything that is toxic to her body. She posted the video "What The Health" and you can find it by typing this into your URL; and this video is about what's in our food, drink, etc. And, although I'm still unwilling as of yet to give up dairy and chicken-meat (rare occasion beef/pork), and I don't know if Stevia is artificial sweetener - I use this, I still now am eating much healthier after watching above-referenced video @SheilaKathy. Baby steps...
I don't drink any sugary drinks (no sugar period), no coffees, no caffeine anything, etc. I drink in the summer lots of purified water, and lots of cold Chickory Root drinks (w/vanilla extract) and Stevia (from ground Chickory Root from local health food store), and in the cooler/cold months I drink a lot of hot Chickory Root drinks (aides in digestion, among other health benefits). I truly believe as so does @Tornadic Thoughts that we truly are what we eat. And that what we unhealthily eat affects our moods, body inflammation (aches and pains); skin, digestion, and all facets of our overall health and well-being. And what I eat has and continues to exacerbate my cptsd as well as other physiological issues...so I am slowly turning this locomotive (bad eating habits) and now am doing a slow but steady turn around and am steadily baby steps changing my eating habits) 180 degree turn and am slowly but steadily changing from horrible unhealthy food habits to more healthier ones. Hope this helps. (Hugs!)
Wondering how I'll do post 16 sessions EMDR; in the late fall/early winter months re depression. I hope the EMDR Therapy will help the extreme depression I've struggled with for so many years during the long sun less winter days/months. I eat pretty healthily however @Tornadic Thoughts is my go-to role model on healthy eating. She eats very healthily and takes such good care of her body/digestive system, overall health which in baby steps only is what I am striving to emulate, for she really takes very good care not to put in, or smell, touch, etc. anything that is toxic to her body. She posted the video "What The Health" and you can find it by typing this into your URL; and this video is about what's in our food, drink, etc. And, although I'm still unwilling as of yet to give up dairy and chicken-meat (rare occasion beef/pork), and I don't know if Stevia is artificial sweetener - I use this, I still now am eating much healthier after watching above-referenced video @SheilaKathy. Baby steps...
I don't drink any sugary drinks (no sugar period), no coffees, no caffeine anything, etc. I drink in the summer lots of purified water, and lots of cold Chickory Root drinks (w/vanilla extract) and Stevia (from ground Chickory Root from local health food store), and in the cooler/cold months I drink a lot of hot Chickory Root drinks (aides in digestion, among other health benefits). I truly believe as so does @Tornadic Thoughts that we truly are what we eat. And that what we unhealthily eat affects our moods, body inflammation (aches and pains); skin, digestion, and all facets of our overall health and well-being. And what I eat has and continues to exacerbate my cptsd as well as other physiological issues...so I am slowly turning this locomotive (bad eating habits) and now am doing a slow but steady turn around and am steadily baby steps changing my eating habits) 180 degree turn and am slowly but steadily changing from horrible unhealthy food habits to more healthier ones. Hope this helps. (Hugs!)
