How Can Acupuncture Help Reduce Depression

DRUGS AND ALCOHOL

There is nothing about cigarettes, alcohol or class A or B drugs that are going to add to our wellbeing. We all know that but we still take them. This is normal when we are depressed because we don't have much self-value.

Weigh it up and work out which one to give up or cut down on to give yourself a better chance of recovery. Overcoming an addiction can pull some people into recovery from depression. They have to clean up their medicating techniques enough so they can get nearer to tackling the source of the pain. But it's a 'chicken and egg' situation. The withdrawal from the drug can expose the depression - which-may be why the drug was used in the first place - and if that is too painful then the user may return to the addiction.

However, there is a fantastic recovery rate for these prob­lems with the help of Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous. Also, if someone offers you the chance to go into a residential treatment centre, take the opportunity, because you will get all the support you need. There are some great centres both in the UK and in the US that offer the facilities you need to deal with drugs and alcohol.

ACUPUNCTURE

If there is one alternative treatment to be recommended, it is acupuncture. Acupuncture involves the insertion of fine needles that carry out specific actions. This can stimulate the immune system, which will increase the body's ability to heal itself. When we are depressed we often feel unwell in certain areas of our body. We have aches and pains and feel physically down. These are often symptoms of depression, and acupuncture can help. Many GPs now offer acupuncture for patients with specific ailments, and it is becoming more readily available on the NHS. If you are looking privately, go to the British Acupuncture Council and get some good recommendations for practitioners in your area.

When you go for acupuncture, tell the practitioner that you are depressed and you want treatment for that as well as for your specific ailments. This will assist the practitioner in planning the best treatment for you. As far as cost goes, an acupuncture session starts at about $30. One session a month is good enough and it is really worth it. If you are depressed, you are probably spending money on something you can do without, e.g. cigarettes, chocolate, alcohol or drugs. One session of acupuncture can do more to change the way you feel than all your medications put together. For me, acupuncture significantly contributed to removing the grey, heavy concrete slab that had sat on my chest for 15 years. I am now free of it. That's the power of acupuncture.



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