There are so many manifestations of discomfort, and the frequent investigation of its cause, that several specialists have already classified it as a real epidemic, it is possible to feel it in several ways: difficulty sleeping, panic attacks, a wide range of phobias, etc. What is common is a disguised fear that arises daily.
Faced with this phenomenon, the world of health has developed several responses, there is an important offer of traditional medicines: an army of anxiolytics developed in pharmaceutical laboratories, which promise to reduce the dose of distress; however, these drugs, in addition to having perverse side effects, generally offer only temporary solutions, i. e. they only take effect when taken.
“More people drown in cups than in rivers. -Georg Christoph Lichtenberg-
There is also a considerable offer of alternative medicines: “natural” solutions, homeopathic and bioenergy. This, of course, without forgetting all the home remedies against affliction: valerian or melisa water, hot water baths and all kinds of traditional products. However, none of them seem to function completely.
All phenomena that occur in the mind are reflected one way or another in the body, most of the time this occurs in the following order: first in the mind, then in the body, it is only in a small percentage of cases that the opposite happens: first in the body, then in the mind, this occurs when, for example , you have a very high fever or have ingested some substance that impairs your perception, among other things.
Therefore, the success of drug intervention is limited, they reduce symptoms, of course, but they do not resolve the cause of affliction, medicines of any kind should only be seen as a limited and temporary aid, not as a definitive solution.
The real solution only appears when the real cause of affliction is attacked, the problem is that, according to many experts, today’s times generate a lot of anguish in people, everything is happening at an incredible rate and the psychological tools we have are unable to deal with the reality of rhythm. Therefore, anxiety is not an individual problem, but an epidemic.
One of the most complex aspects of this epidemic is the fact that it is very difficult to verbalize, each individual feels in it a daily disgust that prevents him from sleeping, causes him moodiness or leads him to immerse himself in tyrannical routines. at the same time, it is very difficult to put into words what you feel.
Everyone feels like they have something left. A weight they want to get rid of, but they don’t know how to identify it. “Where does this feeling of heaviness come from, of excess?I’m in a job that doesn’t suit me?That the relationships I have with others are negative?What direction should I take to feel better? Here are some of the questions that arise without being invited.
It’s as if existence is completely full of something you don’t need, the feeling is similar to the one that appears when we enter a narrow room and crowded with useless objects, we know that we have to put things in order, but there are so many things to organize that we can’t even identify the exit door.
Science has tried to design generic or standardized solutions, but that’s it: extracting universal solutions to particular problems; however, when it comes to human subjectivity, this kind of approach is often very regrettable, because in the end it solves nothing. .
That is why there is an epidemic of anguish and, therefore, the epidemic is the complicity of the silence that arises from the tragedy lived by all, the answer to this concern can only be found individually, person by person. solution for all cases. There is no magic or universal formula that applies so effectively to everyone. Does everyone have to find their own way to solve their lack of sleep, their feeling of tension and shortness of air, their recurring discomfort?
Just as everyone must understand that, in order to resolve affliction, the first thing to do is to face the new, the void, it is absolutely necessary to break with the usual: this is the only way to start opening up space. in the “mental room” is crowded. Expression-releasing therapy is also a good option, as are relaxation exercises that help open the window in a busy mind.
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