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[Gs172003]

Lesser depression with nature

Ecotherapy / Nature Therapy

 

[blackemerald1]

Yeah I can see what & why it would help some ppl. But believe me, I have communed in nature for many years & after a while it can overwhelm you.
The animal thing I get because there is a interaction going on.
Going bush definetly has benefits but it's no good without balance. It can be overwhelming. Depends on so many other factor's.

 

[One step at a time]

Taking care of critters and running for the hills have been my primary therapeutic modalities... even if I wasn't calling them anything in particular at the time. Or now! :)

 

[blackemerald1]

Yeah but it's a coping strategy & that's fine for short term. Works well for some ppl for some of the time. Not a permanent thing. Doesn't have long term benefit except maybe the animal treatment... I reckon.
Not saying it's useless.

 

[SaharaSon]

I live with a kind of Native American ethic. I can not be separated from, or want to be separated from Nature. Ever. When humans get me down Nature provides me with comfort so that I can continue on. I think that the Earth is alive as well as all of its constituent parts. Even the rocks. :happy:

 

[blackemerald1]

Totally agree with this. But you go to nature for relief from society etc. You don't live in a cave & go back to society etc for relief. There is a difference.
Extreme isolation is not healthy as a way of life. Initially it feels like it is but eventually it becomes harmful.
That's not saying you cannot benefit from both. It's this thing called balance.

 

[CelticHarp]

Interesting how this was brought up now. I just signed up for group eco-therapy. My prescreen "interview" is next Monday. I'm kind of nervous. I don't know what to expect. What might my goals be? What do I want to get out of it?

 

[SaharaSon]

Totally agree with this. But you go to nature for relief from society etc. You don't live in a cav...

I live out in the boonies, where I like it. I happily spend most of my time with nature. I only come into town (Society) to get supplies. Cities generally make me sick, it is an artificial environment. My stress level goes through the roof. I feel like an ant in ant pile. I love real ants, but alas, I am not an ant. Note, I live in a man made redneck cave, called a mobile home. It's a nice cave, I love my cave! :D

 

[Gs172003]

Interesting how this was brought up now. I just signed up for group eco-therapy. My prescreen "inter...

I wish we had that here

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

Nature is my favorite method of daily relief for what ails me, in more ways than one. Luckily, I'm surrounded by it and have easy access. I've always felt a deep connection, but have grown to respect it even more in the last several years. The sun, the earth, the water, the air, the trees, the grass, the moss (nature's carpet), the plants, the pollinators, the animals, the chance to grow edible/medicinal/genuinely nurturing things, the chance to safely forage for said things already growing, the chance to observe all stages of life and death as the seasons pass.

Best shit ever, in my world, for sure. Anything artificial, be it food, scents, colors, sweeteners, emotions, or people end up making me ill in many ways, so I must avoid them as much as humanly possible. I learned how incredibly helpful nature truly is to my biological make-up by being taken down and made miserable and mostly bed ridden by my previous consumption choices/habits and all the other attempted very well documented and scientifically proven methods/treatments/medicines recommended by many different insurance-approved professionals through the years.

I'm now a whole food plant-based water guzzling tree hugging vegan hummus-sapien (thank you, nature!!!) and feel better than I have in ages, physically/mentally/spiritually....although the long-term damage and many of the symptoms I experience will likely never fade,however, they'll always serve as a painful reminder of where I've been and where I hope to never have to return to. As a result of unlearning what little I already thought I needed to know, and making room in my mind space to learn more about my overall well-being and how deeply it connects with nature, the chronic issues I struggled with the most are much more manageable nowadays, more days than not. (knock on wood)

 

[SaharaSon]

Nature is my favorite method of daily relief for what ails me, in more ways than one. Luckil...

Very well said! The chronic issues will continue to dissipate. Dig deep into nutrients, they can help alot.;)

 

[MrMoonlight]

Like others I connect deeply with nature and animals. It revitalizes my soul when in the mountains or high country. I breathe in deeply my surroundings and feel a connection. It really is very calming to me, something I should do more of I guess.