Effective natural treatment for anxiety and depression
Anxiety and depression can be life-limiting conditions, interfering with how you interact with the world and those around you. For many, it can feel like an extremely lonely sentence. When seeking treatment for anxiety and depression, medical professionals usually recommend pharmaceutical intervention. However, one can explore natural options as a treatment for anxiety and depression without the side effects which are so common with medicinal solutions.
Making healthy lifestyle choices can significantly improve poor mental health: eating a healthy balanced diet, moving your body daily and building a solid support network. These all help reduce the severity of anxiety and depression. There is also a range of natural treatments available which might lessen your symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Classical acupuncture is a particularly effective treatment for anxiety and depression and the associated conditions of angst, worry, insomnia and general insecurity. Acupuncture calms and soothes your nervous system and strengthens your constitution, so you can relax and feel safer in yourself. Promoting the flow of energy in the body naturally lifts your spirits, noticeably alleviating feelings of low mood, melancholy and depression.
The healing effect of acupuncture is cumulative, so it can take several treatments to reach the desired outcome. The more treatments you have, the greater the benefit you receive, particularly true for mental health. Acupuncture builds your sensitivity to and awareness of energy flowing within your body. It urges you to adopt lifestyle practices with beneficial physical and psychological outcomes.
In classical Chinese understanding, anxiety and depression are thought to be caused by a disturbance in the heart (Xin). Our heart is understood to govern our psychology and spirituality, so this directly affects the mind and emotions. When the heart is obstructed or hurt, we feel dispirited and lose our capacity to adapt positively in response to challenges.
Traditional Chinese doctors, as well as treating with needles, also teach their patients Qigong and meditation to maintain a good balance in their heart, mind and body. These associated practices significantly improve emotional-mental conditions and help maintain that moving forwards. Hence as well as ‘sliding fee acupuncture’, I offer Internal Qigong and Meditation classes to enhance the effects of acupuncture. Ultimately these complementary practices can replace acupuncture sessions in consistently sustaining a good heart-mind connection, promoting more positive mental-emotional states.
Psychotherapy can further enhance the treatment of anxiety and depression. Holistic talking therapy with a body-centred approach can greatly help you address the underlying psychological causes and issues that directly or indirectly contribute to your anxiety and depression. I am a fully trained Humanistic Psychotherapy Practitioner who can guide you through exploring these psychological causes.
Treating anxiety and depression holistically and naturally is often an effective long-term solution. There are no long-term side effects as you often find with pharmaceutical treatments. Natural solutions are particularly successful when you combine multiple methodologies to support your psychological and mental wellness.