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Posted by orchid on April 18, 2006, at 13:24:06
Does anyone here believe in astrology/birth charts/remedies etc?
Back in my place, usually people with mental health issues have a weak placement of moon in their charts. And it is advised to look at moon everyday and pray to moon :-). Even when I analysed my birth chart, the astrologers usually immediately point out the weak placemennt of moon, and they immediately predict that I will have problems with my mood, and mood swings etc. (even before I tell them anything). And they advise me to say prayers to moon.
And they asked me to say prayers to some of our other Gods, and I have been doing that too.
Maybe that is a reason why I am doing well for the past 6 months. I have been praying or chanting regularly for the last 6 months, and have been out of depression.
It might sound silly, but I think belief and prayers definitely do help in mental health issues - more than I ever thought it would.
Just wanted to share. Has anyone ever tried anything similar or used prayers? I know this concept is not so much there in the west as in the east.
Posted by LadyBug on April 18, 2006, at 14:16:59
In reply to Astrology and mental health, posted by orchid on April 18, 2006, at 13:24:06
I'm not in to Astrology so to speak, but prayer, you bet and I agree with you. What works for me, may not work for the next person and that's a personal thing. Prayer is personal. It has given me strength when I didn't have what I needed to go on. I know I didn't pull through some of my darkest hours by myself. Prayer is powerful and I have no doubt in my mind it is a reason why you are feeling better. I need to do better at it than I do. I need to be more consistant like you are. You give me hope. Thanks for sharing this.
LadyBug
Posted by Poet on April 19, 2006, at 9:18:13
In reply to Astrology and mental health, posted by orchid on April 18, 2006, at 13:24:06
Hi Orchid,
My therapist does psychological astrology so I am a believer in how the sun, moon and planets effect me mentally and physically.
She never mentioned that I have a weak moon, but everything else she's said really does fit me- good or bad. Especially being critical.
I'm not much into prayer, but would like to try meditating if I can get my mind to stay in one place for longer than a few minutes. I don't gently guide my thoughts back- I yank them, so for now meditation isn't really possible.
I'm happy you found that prayer is working for you.
Poet
Posted by madeline on April 21, 2006, at 16:32:51
In reply to Astrology and mental health, posted by orchid on April 18, 2006, at 13:24:06
the only thing that ever budged my depression was Prozac. Ever. Maybe that's because my astrological chart didn't show a weak placement of the moon. I don't know, but I was crippled with horrible depression, crying every single day, terminal insomnia, no appetite, the works.
I tried every home remedy, religion, mediation, exercise, mindfulness thing there was out there and nothing touched it. I was just about to really just end it, when a physician's assistant that I saw for a sinus infection put me on prozac. In 3 weeks, food started to taste again, I could see in color again. Life opened back up for me.
I've been on it now for 5 years and it's still going strong.
God bless Prozac.
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