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There are many types of mental health conditions which affect different kinds of people with symptoms that range from mild to very serious and even life threatening such as having a psychotic illness. Each of these mental health disorders need monitoring of these people and they also require support in order to gain both physical and mental recovery.
Today, the conditions suffered by those with a mental health disorder are treated by most doctors using medications such as antidepressants, psychotropic’s, or antipsychotics in tandem with therapies’ such as CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) or DBT (Dialectic Behavioral Therapy) as well as others which may be therapeutic. Another form of treatment used in less debilitating forms of mental illness involves relaxation exercises, muscle relaxation, breathing exercises and Biofeedback.
Biofeedback is a treatment which helps those individuals suffering from depression or an anxiety disorder. This form of treatment involves and individual being monitored by a recording device which is fed back to the person so that they can recognize and identify how their body reacts during relaxation and how they react during stressful situations.
There are advantages to the use of Biofeedback as a treatment for those of a mental health condition. One is that it helps the affected of such a condition whom might be unaware of other feelings or emotions which may let a person know when they can achieve a relaxed state of mind as opposed to when they are more in tune to their negative symptoms. As many people experience negative symptoms, they find they do not like taking medication due to misconceptions and stigma of the results of taking a medication, yet Biofeedback can provide an alternative for those who are suffering from a mental illness and the stigma’s associated with obtaining help for their affliction. Last but not least, a person through the use of Biofeedback becomes more aware of their physical feelings and eventually requires Biofeedback to a lesser degree, obtaining the ability to eventually control their negative responses, without the use of medications. JUST A REMINDER THAT THE RECOVERY BLOG IS MOVING TO A NEW ADDRESS: OUR NEW HOME IS: http://mhcd.org/blog
Wriiten By Donald Sammons
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