According to my sister there are no mental health issues with people in Cape Verde.....but those who are a bit different are hidden away and referred to as "deficient".
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According to my sister there are no mental health issues with people in Cape Verde.....but those who are a bit different are hidden away and referred to as "deficient".
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Gotta disagree with Joe. Diet my ass
All the anxiety caused in the Middle East cozza kebabs?
Last edited by lebonvin; 15-10-19 at 09:16.
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Exactly, Pulisa - from what I've read, it's simply that more isolated, non-Westernised communities don't always have the same concept we do of mental health problems, and that people who suffer actually suffer (and are treated) far worse. You only have to read the stories of exorcisms or people being chained up for years on end, it can be terrifying.Originally Posted by pulisa
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This is ridiculously rare, and once looked into almost always has a chemical cause, or trauma. As I've mentioned, trauma is a different kind of mental health issue.
It surprises me that there is so much resistance to the idea that you're NOT hard wired for anxiety and it's NOT a normal way of being for the vast majority of the population. The idea that your lifestyle is causing you stress means that you actually have control over it.
On another note, I have a friend who attended and eventually helped run a meditation retreat in Thailand where people were allowed to go and reconnect with themselves. It's basically a simple life, food from the local forest and the retreats farm, early starts, early to bed, lots of meditation and lots of exercise. Their success rate in treating anxiety and depression has be virtually 100% for over 40 years. The issue is, this works over months, not days.
Honestly, you'd think I was selling snake oil.
And no, it's not THE kebab, it's the layers of subtle stress. I think I've made that point several times.
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Joe, serious question: do you have any references to back this up? I'd be happy to be proven wrong here since it's not something I've researched in any detail beyond BBC3 documentaries, but I'd still like to see evidence.
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This topic come up on another forum
https://revivre.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=22478
A lot is stuff talked about but diet ain't one of them
Born anxious
Anxious parents
Alkie parent
Sex or violent abuse as kid
Broken family
Traumatic events to person
Witnessing a tragedy
Poverty and low status compare to your peers
Crap environment
Bereavement
After long illness
Gust of wind
Anything can set this shit off. It ain't the event it's how yous react to it. Great if you get a positive reaction. Some folk is just destined to suffer and we are part of that group
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I respect Joe's stuff here he's one of the gurus but he never knew that pregabalin was used for anxiety which left me a bit gobsmacked
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Problem with the diet theory is that all folk who live off the same crap food as me will get anxiety but I know that ain't the case
I'm sure there is chow what makes anxiety worse tho cozza all the chemicals in it
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Merci mon ami,comment vas-tu
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Ça marche merci 😭
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