Pain: whether it is physical or psychosomatic may be chronic, and if so, is gravely life-altering.
There is a reason we have an opioid crisis. Letās evolve the discussion beyond ācontrol of narcoticsā and realize there is a life-threatening existential AND emotional crisis because our citizens are in pain.
Kratom, CBD, Ketamine, and even Nicotine can be valuable tools for managing pain.
Yesss!! I have chronic pain without it that is debilitating and severely affects my daily life. I can function like normal with kratom now. Itās saved my life. In addition to that aspect of pain, mentally it has significantly, positively impacted my mental health. In high school, I had selective mutism rooted in PTSD and anxiety disorder. Kratom helped me talk again and develop social skills. I never thought I would be able to do that. I havenāt heard many stories of kratom helping selective mutism. I hope if I tell my story, this condition will be looked into being treated with kratom naturally and/or more studies to be done on itās effects with it.
On loneliness and therapy: We need to address the loneliness epidemic among younger generations and recognize that therapy cannot be a substitute for relationships. One reason so many young people go to therapy now more than in past generations is they donāt have a supportive social network. Therapists are overwhelmed with new patient requests and many people stay in therapy years beyond what they need due to a lack of outside relationships. This can turn unhealthy.
Therapists or psychiatrists should be allowed to refer patients out to a friendship building group therapy or some kind of group that focuses on building connection and teaches people HOW.
God will take care of that. Something huge is coming, and we will know what to do once it does. Repent and pray is a good start. Be the light in this dark world. Love on everyone, no matter how they treat you. Most people respond to love, and those that donāt, eventually will. People say they believe in God, but very few actually TRUST IN HIM. TRUST IN HIM. You wonāt regret it.
I would love to see better healthcare coverage for acupuncture as part of mental wellness/health. Itās about time alternative therapies get covered, given that they can be extremely effective without the side effects that an SSRI or the like may have.
Adding to the CBT/etc research point - include EMDR trauma therapy and making that form of therapy more accessible. $200/session is so difficult to keep up with, especially for a trauma therapy that you may need several sessions for.
Lovely feedback. Please help me develop the arguments for alternative therapies, if you wish.
Daily Routine is a big factor. As I continue editing this, Daily Routine should become a well-defined category.
As such, In-home alternative therapies can be integrated into therapeutic daily routines. In addition to insurance coverage, perhaps there can be a tax credit for some of these tools. Iām referring to devices like: saunas, lighting conditions, baths, kinetic/sensory equipment.
Would love to know about others.
You are absolutely correct. We need creative new ideas to make this a reality. The solution you refer to is something likeā¦
The intersection of social rehabilitation, community organizations/events, volunteering, meaningful work, skill-building and education, with easy roads back and forth between mental-health care providers.
We must observe our youth (and adults) and determine if they are withdrawn or neglected, and have nuanced solutions for keeping them from straying too far. As you said, Isolation is destructive.
Another issue among certain US populations has been the āschedulingā of the c-section to āavoid schedule conflicts.ā Itās most likely healthier to gain expert opinions here and recommend against this if it is endangering the health of the child (or mother.) Parents need to learn early that having children is never going to be "convenient. " As always, there is a huge educational component to this topic.
Remove all of the DEI, wokism and manualized interventions from the training programs of clinical psychologists and mental health clinicians. The profession of psychology has become so politicized and has lost its foundational principles of understanding and treating the human condition.
Make needed changes to reimbursement so those who need higher levels of care (e.g., inpatient, residential) can complete the full treatment episode rather than being discharged prematurely by insurance companies. This results in inability to achieve a state of wellness that supports effective functioning upon discharge and contributes to relapses, readmissions and the development of chronic psychiatric conditions. This is particularly true for those suffering from eating disorders.
Unfortunately, research on topics like this are now suspect because so many fake papers were published to support an agenda. For example, Wiley Publishing has stopped publishing 19 journals because they contained fabricated research.
I am very curious to know more about how you perceive an authoritarian leftist influence or, politically-driven influence in the psychology fields.
How does this manifest itself? & How can we articulate these interferences in the standards of care?
