Posted by Christ_empowered on January 7, 2015, at 17:10:14
In reply to Focussing on stress levels, posted by Twinleaf on January 7, 2015, at 16:20:14
This is awesome, what you've done.
My crazy insane psychotic break 7 years followed a period of stress, deprivation, and being extremely low on the totem pole. My parents have since moved up in the world, and they're willing and able to take care of me and protect me. That takes care of some very basic things needed for recovery.
On top of that, I do Orthomolecular. I had to put it together myself, based on a rudimentary understanding of Dr.Abram Hoffer's work. High dose niacinamide, c, e, selenium, zinc, etc. etc.
Interestingly enough...high doses of C (grams) can reduce cortisol levels and improve ability to adapt to stress. For all the OM docs talk of the OM protocol being specifically anti-schizophrenia, for me...its an incredible de-stress, de-toxifying cocktail that also seems to reduce the side effects of my neuroleptic.
I'm glad you shared your story for another reason...behind every diagnosis, there's a story, usually one that goes untold. Sometimes, I think psychiatry mystifies life by denying us that abillity to construct our own narrative and tell our own stories and own our lives.
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