This blog discusses how God intends for us to heal as naturally as possible. There are millions taking psychotropic prescription drugs to deal with life's difficulties, and there is absolutely no shame in that. They can help to stabilize yet numb what is happening in a person's life so that they can adequately respond to it. Prescription drugs have been on the rise to counteract the ever-increasing demands placed upon us with our high-paced lifestyle and enormous amount of information coming at us at any given part of the day. Additionally, there are other things that create issues for our bodies to adequately recover from stress--from past trauma to addictions to EMF exposure to over-committing ourselves to processed or GMO food to too much screen time...the list goes on. Prescription drugs are not what God really intended for us. They are very powerful substances that capture brain activity at very low levels, but often people are quickly put on doses far too high than what is necessary. They come with great risks for some individuals when starting and coming off of them as well as side effects during their continued use.
So what can we do about it? The Bible reminds in 1 Cor 16:19-20 "Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God? You are not your own; you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body." This reminds me to eat better, stay hydrated, exercise/move my body, read inspiring texts/the good news not just the typical news, interact with others, be of service, find meaning in your work, pray a lot, and listen to God's voice. Although when times feel extremely hard, this may not be enough; hence psychotropics, herbs, or other supplementation may be sought out as well as counseling.
As a licensed counselor, another set of supportive activities come to mind. We need to rest in God's presence, breath in the Holy Spirit, and remember that we are walking with Jesus throughout our day. We also can use deep belly breathing, touching our heart and other parts of the body for nervous system regulation, positive guided imagery, attachment/inner child/parts work, inner healing prayer, reframing our thoughts in what's life sustaining vs life draining, tuning into the body where stress is held to help it release, being in nature, etc. Also, there are whole-food supplements that can help before, during, and after taking prescription drugs. You have many options to keep your temple healthy!
If you are struggling with staying on and wanting to come off your prescription drugs, it must be done with care. Abruptly stopping or not weaning off properly is considered "cold turkeying" from a medication and can have lasting withdrawals effects. Oftentimes, people are told that your symptoms are returning, when it is indicative of the brain not being able to keep up with how quickly the drug is being discontinued. There are options to safely work through a tapering process. The only company in the U.S. that I am aware of is called Outro, where the practitioners have endured their own issues with psychotropics and understand your situation. I am associated with but not an employee of Outro on their therapist directory. Not only have I endured a similar path, I understand ways to naturally heal through careful supplementation and counseling techniques. I offer an educational/consultative approach for you to navigate what can feel like a slippery slope. There may be other companies or providers out there that understand hyperbolic tapering and protracted withdrawal. If you find them, kindly let me know so I can add them to my website.
To conclude, let me know if I can be of service to keep you be healthy as God intended. I offer different approaches beyond dealing with medications to help you. I am licensed in the states of Illinois and Indiana where the client needs to be present in either of these states for services. I may be able to offer consultation services up to 5 sessions for people of other states but would not be able to use your insurance. God bless you and your health!
