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Mental Health

Ayurvedic treatment for restless legs (Willis-Ekbom disease).

Restless legs syndrome (RLS), as the name suggests is a condition where the person is forced by himself and his legs are voluntarily shaken or moved uncontrollably for a long time in a day. It is a nervous system disorder that causes an overpowering urge to move the legs. It’s also known as Willis-Ekbom disease. […] Ayurvedic Treatment for RESTLESS LEGS (Willis-Ekbom disease) Continue reading Ayurvedic treatment for restless legs (Willis-Ekbom disease).

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Restless leg syndrome (RLS), or why I started punching my thighs.

The great thing about lots of physical health issues is that it balances my neuroticism. Balance soothes my OCD. Balance doesn’t soothe my restless legs. The restless leg syndrome (RLS) emerged after I stopped taking benzodiazepines. It’s a not-uncommon problem related to benzos that nobody mentions. Thank God I was just starting in-patient treatment for my eating disorder and wasn’t under any particular stress. The … Continue reading Restless leg syndrome (RLS), or why I started punching my thighs.

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Take the pills (red or blue).

I take psychiatric meds. I’ll probably continue doing so for the rest of my life. My neurochemistry doesn’t work well without outside help. It never bothered me to admit that I take antidepressants, and it didn’t make me ashamed. I embraced my membership in Prozac Nation. I didn’t worry much about the diagnoses either. Maybe it’s because they kept people’s attention off the elephant in … Continue reading Take the pills (red or blue).

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The eating disorder and the most important lie.

Is it irony if, after I say “no trigger warnings,” I offer one? This got a little graphic, perhaps. A person with an active eating disorder might have problems with the content towards the end. An eating disorder will lie like a dog in order to get its way. It has no principles and no ethics. It has one reason for being: the eating disorder … Continue reading The eating disorder and the most important lie.

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