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Many clients come to me with the desire to eliminate the dependency of drugs such as anti-depressants, anti-anxiety, and sleeping aids.  Some of them deal with panic attacks, others are facing menopause symptoms, some struggle with eating disorders, and others battle with depression.  While the drugs seemingly “do the job” of addressing the symptoms, they also tend to leave the patient in a state of neutrality, often described as “numbness”.

When you want to reduce or eliminate your use of prescription medication, ALWAYS CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN!

Mental health conditions such as depression, addiction, eating disorders, anxiety, etc. appear to me energetically as a separate energetic entity, almost like a monster, feeding off the energetic system of the client.  Like alcoholism, the monster is fed to a level of tolerance and then the desire only increases.  The longer the client suffers the condition, the more the “monster” takes over the energy of the person.  Prescription drugs essentially put the monster to sleep, but also at the risk of numbing the energy of the client as well.  This is why one of the most common side effects of anti-depressant and anti-anxiety medication is excessive drowsiness.

When you want to reduce or eliminate your use of prescription medication, ALWAYS CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN!

Please take serious note that this article is written from a PURELY energetic approach.  I cannot and will not speak to the physicality of such situations, and thus a doctor MUST be consulted to safely reduce or eliminate use of prescription medication. When one has been living with an energetic monster like this for some time, the monster can be mean and ugly, and letting him awaken from his drug induced slumber could be extremely hazardous!

That being said, I recommend a three prong approach:

1.  Talk to your doctor.  Continue your psychotherapy.  Discuss the potential side effects, the warning symptoms, and the potential outcomes of going off the drugs.  Follow your doctor’s orders based on the physical and medical needs of your situation.

2.  Begin a daily mindful exercise program such as tai chi, qigong, or prayerful yoga.  It is essential that this exercise practice be one that focuses the mind on the spiritual benefits of healing.  Spring Forest Qigong Master Chunyi Lin talks of the energetic and cellular level changes in the body that occur when you accompany positive thought and spiritual intention with physical activity. These energetic changes DO NOT occur when exercise is performed mindlessly.  Although an exercise program will help the body produce the chemicals in the brain necessary to combat mental health issues, it is does not change the body on the cellular level.  The mindful and spiritual approach provided in tai chi, qigong, and by some yoga classes will shift the energy to support the physicality. In essence, develop a meditation using a positive affirmation of healing to be applied to your physical practice.

3.  Complement your therapy with an energetic healer such as a Reiki Master, QiGong healer, Healing Touch Practitioner, or Acupuncturist who has an understanding of the energetic systems of the body and how they are affected by chemical and physical changes.