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MPD/DID A Legitimate
Diagnosis
A Spiritual Healing
Mental Health
There should be no shame in asking for help, the
shame is when you need help and cannot ask for it for fear of
social outcast and abandonment!
Our entire being depends solely upon our minds! If it weren't for
our mind to send signals to our body when we're exposed to
extremely hot temperatures for instance, then we could virtually
disintegrate into ashes. And how could we walk, talk, eat and
breathe if this magnificent brain failed to send the correct
signals?
But indeed this same mind does have the capability to send wrong
information if it is not feeling well, therefore at these times it cannot operate properly. Our bodies tend to suffer with stomach ulcers, heart disease, headaches and neck and shoulder pains, partly due to the poor condition of our mental health when our minds are stressed out or otherwise ill.
"Poor mental health" is the phrase that I choose to use because
that is exactly what the majority of our average physical
discomforts originate from. And in fact we all have bouts of poor
mental health during times of grief like losing a loved one, which sometimes results in poor physical health due to stress. An
argument with someone we deeply care about might cause us to become sad, lose our appetite, experience a heavy beating in our chest and cause us to have headaches and other physical pains. Think of it as a "mental viral domino effect"!
An example of how this domino effect is triggered is negative
intake such as an employment rejection. This may be the third
application that you've submitted, only to be rejected again. The
bills are piling up while the funds are dwindling down. You're
facing foreclosure on your home soon and you see no light at the
end of the tunnel and chances are good that you've already fallen
into a deep.
This may cause fatigue, a loss of appetite and sleeping too much.
Your nerves are on edge and every noise that your children make
infuriates you and you lose your cool more quickly than you
normally would.
Your body has already begun to suffer with lack of exercise, the
wrong diet and different sleeping patterns and as a result of the
body feeling weaker and your deepening even further, making your
body even more ill as well.
This cycle can go on and on until you think you can't handle
anymore. But suddenly the phone rings and upon answering, you hear the voice of that forth employer with instructions of when to come to work.
In a matter of minutes your body begins to rejuvenate with
adrenaline rushing through your veins, pumping energy that you
didn't even have ten minutes ago. You're suddenly famished and as
you slide out of your "grungies" and prepare to go out on the town to celebrate, the kids are even welcomed into the room to cheer for your success. What happened? You did nothing physically different but you feel so much better!
Ah it was your mind that got the healing power! We all experience
poor mental health at different times of our lives so remember that you have nothing to be ashamed of when your mind needs a healthy dose of TLC. The shame is that we suffer alone in silence with major mental discomforts because of the stigma that has been placed on mental issues by our society.
Why would we brand such a marvelous, important part of our body as taboo when it's ill, when we should really be nurturing this
troubled mind back to health? But have no fear, there is help
available for those who are suffering with confusion, and other
mental discomforts and feel that there is no way out of a life in
torment.
There are ways of dealing, even when we feel at a loss. Exercise is a very good way to help ease , along with plenty of exposure to light, aromatherapy and adjusting your Surroundings. I believe that these are the first steps that should be taken when we start to feel down and depressed.
However at other times our mental health is so ill that we may need professional help! We sometimes live with issues that are deeply implanted in our subconscious that we simply cannot get in contact with by ourselves. The mental health field is designed to explore the mind and help you determine what issues you may be dealing with that cause you to feel so poorly.
A psychotherapist's job is to be your sounding board where you can voice your concerns and unload the secrets that you've had bottled up inside for years. And because your mind may even be reacting to physical issues as well! This is where your medical physician comes into play.
Remember that our physical body and our mind are united and when
one or the other is suffering (whether that is physical, mental or emotional) then it will inevitably affect the other. The stigma that is attached to mental discomforts has branded the professional psychological community almost as weird scientists but that simply is not the case.
Please do not wait too long if your own remedies fail to work. Our doctors are trained to help us talk out our problems; and let's face it, we all feel better when we get something off our chest and in therapy that's exactly what we do. Do not feel ashamed or embarrassed to mention your mental discomforts even to your regular physician, just as you would any physical complaints because your state of mind could very well be the cause of your physical illness or at least it could be the root of the problem.
Remember if we lose our right hand, our mind can train our left to function quite well. But if we lose our mind then both hands become useless!
By: Candy Little
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