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There are less known causes of depression, where medications won't help - for example, if I ask you did you ever have ear infections as a child and were any of
by loceng 6y ago
There are less known causes of depression, where medications won't help - for example, if I ask you did you ever have ear infections as a child and were any of them painful - if your answer is yes, then I'd direct you to a specific therapy and a book that explains how that can lead to blocks in development and a depressed nervous system.
Ayahuasca has helped me, MDMA as well, and a sound therapy I did in my early 20s dramatically shifted my life - as to what I'm referring to in my previous paragraph; prior to the sound therapy, which you can actually do a diagnostic audiogram to check for imbalances in hearing to confirm an issue, I would have been considered to have Aspergers - though never formally diagnosed, after the sound therapy I connected to emotion and my body again that I didn't know I was partially to fully disconnected/blocked from, which had an effect of hypersensitivities as well.
- embodiments 6y agoI’ve actually struggled a lot with depression and had many many painful ear infections as a child. Do you mind sharing that information on the book and therapy with me? Thanks!
- loceng 6y agoThe book is called "Hearing Equals Behaviour: Updated and Expanded" - can be found on Amazon - and the sound therapy is called Berard AIT or Auditory Integration Training; unfortunately there are people who claim to offer it, or have "at home" sessions they'll sell you where you rent equipment - however it's not the same high-end equipment that should be used, so "buyer beware." There are other sound therapies on the market that are reaching mainstream via well-written books, however the actual products they released don't seem to actually follow the AIT protocol and logically they shouldn't have anywhere near the same level of efficacy due to a few factors. I do know of a gentle old man in Montreal, Quebec, who was trained directly by Dr. Berard.
- LatteLazy 6y agoThanks. I didn't really have any ear infections as a child. It's useful for me to know there are still things to try that worked for others.
- loceng 6y agoPainful ear infections is one hypothetical source of disruption to the nervous system, it's possible, probably, that other extremely painful experiences during childhood - when there's rapid nervous system development - could also impact/block development - cause development delays or reduction in capability or hyper/hypo-sensitivities. But yes, it can be comforting to know there are more options out there to explore.