This is a little insight from my experience that led me to brain wave entrainment meditation. Due to a very unpleasant experience in my childhood, I suffered from chronic depression and social anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Fun, I know! π
I went to traditional therapy to try to get over this. I was prescribed several medications that produced even worse side effects (insomnia, muscle spasms, loss of appetite / sex drive, to name a few) and after years of this wonderful time, I still felt less than hopeful and increasingly tired. day by day about feeling truly happy and alive.
One day, I decided that I had enough and would no longer accept this as my everyday life. I did an internet search and found an amazing program that seemed to be beneficial in eliminating what I was experiencing using a technology called Brainwave Entrainment in the form of a meditation program. Was he skeptical ?! OH YEAH! But, as the saying goes … “What did he have to lose?” ?? Any! He had everything to win and win.
I started a daily Meditation practice. I would sit each night for an hour to focus on my emotional state and become more aware of my thought processes. I listened to the CD audio that took me from a Beta frequency to a Delta frequency within the first half hour and then kept me in the Delta state for the entire second half hour. When I started this experience, I started having random thoughts and memories that I didn’t remember. Things that were deeply planted within my subconscious were coming to the surface of my consciousness. I would allow them to be, without judgment, understanding that they had been in my unconscious and were driving the results of my reality. I felt blessed to be able to release them and know with total conviction that they would no longer work in the background and prevent me from creating what I wanted in life.
I continued this practice, and continue to practice, for 6 years. However, I did not wait for life to happen. Each day was a new and rewarding experience. As more and more “junk” was released, my reality shifted and altered, becoming something I had dreamed of all my life.
For a really long and interesting journey, let me tell you this …
1. I really eliminated depression, anxiety, and fears from my life. GOODBYE! (No more drugs!)
2. I gained a renewed sense of wanting to be alive and participate in life.
3. I learned to love myself, perhaps for the first time!
4. I was attracted to a very loving relationship and developed close friendships.
5. I allowed money to enter my life and abundance on other levels as well.
… I could go on and on about the many benefits I have experienced from brain wave entrainment meditation. I am very grateful that this worked for me.
I came across many descriptions and heard numerous real life experiences about PTSD; For me, this is the most important factor to consider when dealing with your depressive and anxiety problems.
What exactly is PTSD? Post-traumatic stress disorder is the clinical definition.
It is literally the disorder of experiencing stress after (post) a traumatic event (car accident, sexual abuse, going to war). Now every car accident will not be classified as traumatic and has nothing to do with what actually happens, but rather with how the individual person reacts to that experience.
So being pulled over for a speeding ticket can be traumatic for someone (just one example) and for others, accidentally killing a deer can be traumatic! (speaking from my own experience – sorry, Bambi!)
What are some of the symptoms of PTSD? Post-traumatic stress disorder can manifest as depression, anxiety, stress. It is common to have flashbacks (mental images) of the experience. Have a sensitive nervous system, with tremors and a feeling of numbness in the body / mind. Random crying and extreme outbursts of anger, especially for me. It varies for each individual.
I told myself that I MUST write an article about my experience. I don’t think anyone should have to be depressed to the point of not wanting to get involved with life. I just hope that my story and experience can help others to feel hope that they can truly experience a different kind of life – HAPPY! Blessings, Love and Light.