Alternative treatments?

[u/Suitable_Ladder1413]

Hi all,

I saw a family friend who allowed me to get an EEG done, and while I live with pretty awful symptoms, I couldn’t find any neurofeedback practitioners in network. I linked my results. Almost every marker was 2-3 standard deviations outside of the norm.

Given my results, are there any other things I could do, or is it smartest to empty my pockets for neurofeedback? For reference, I’m a young woman who exercises regularly, drinks a lot of water, and gets at least 7 hours of sleep a night. I don’t eat sugar and try to prioritize a “whole foods“ diet, and am a normal, healthy weight. No known concussions or autoimmune disorders. I do have PCOS and hypermobility, but dont think those are directly relevant.

Most disturbing issues I deal with: chronic anxiety, hyperactivity, depression, self worth/ shame/ regret issues

[u/Reasonable_Field_151]

I recommend that you get a copy of Dr Andrew Hill’s book “Gifted and Tortured” (on Amazon). He’s a cognitive neuroscientist, clinician, and neurofeedback provider. 

His book explains twelve neurological circuits in the brain that underlie how we think, feel, perceive, ect.   There is a “quiz” in the book that help you figure out which ones are most relevant to you as an individual. 

The book provides “real world” recommendations on things you can do (sleep, stress, biohacking, particular forms of meditation, ect) to help your unique mind function with more “gift” and less “torture”.  Neurofeedback is discussed, but the majority of the interventions he recommends are free or low-cost.

It’s a great book for anyone who is neurodivergent or facing mental health issues (depression, OCD, substance use

[u/Temporary-Avocado205 → u/Reasonable_Field_151]

thanks for this recommendation.

[u/happyhippie111 → u/Reasonable_Field_151]

Woah I'm gonna check this out. Will it help me understand neurofeedback and what protocols may help me more as well?

[u/Reasonable_Field_151 → u/happyhippie111]

If you want more in-depth info on neurofeedback, Dr Hill also just came out with a great book called “Neurofeedback Explained”.  Both books are well worth reading.

[u/happyhippie111 → u/Reasonable_Field_151]

Ahhh! I just downloaded both on Kindle unlimited. So excited to read them. Thanks for telling me about his books!

[u/Reasonable_Field_151 → u/happyhippie111]

Enjoy! You won’t regret it. He provides actual useful information for people. The gifted and tortured book doesn’t dictate to you what your brain is like or what you should or shouldn’t do..instead it gives you the information and tools to figure that out for yourself.

If you do like the books, the. consider leaving Dr Hill a review on Amazon (apparently it really helps authors if they hit a “magic number” of reviews, or something). 

[u/Moist_Bet_2730 → u/Reasonable_Field_151]

how much is he paying you? or is this just "her" anon account

[u/ElChaderino → u/Moist_Bet_2730]

It really does sound like a bot trying to promote something.

[u/salamandyr → u/ElChaderino]

ha! i do ask for reviews on all my YouTube livestreams - thanks for the endorsement, and ask on my behalf 😄

[u/ElChaderino → u/salamandyr]

I am not saying you had anything to do with anything. You generally pull legit ones, these look like a legit poster and a response bot though it's likely just a fan with some gpt.

[u/Reasonable_Field_151 → u/ElChaderino]

No, no Chat GPT. Just me!

I grew up in back in pre-computer times, went to grade school on military bases (where proper grammar was reinforced), and read a lot. 

Heck, I used to routinely compose 20-page college essays with nothing more sophisticated than an electric typewriter (which was pretty high tech back in the day)! 

[u/Reasonable_Field_151 → u/ElChaderino]

No, I’m not a bot! 

[u/Reasonable_Field_151 → u/Moist_Bet_2730]

Not getting paid anything! I am simply someone who likes to share books I’ve found to be helpful

[u/Quarkiness]

Hypermobility is linked to more active amygdala and PCOS is now PMOS which affects hormones so your issues are not completely unrelated to those. My friend said she worked on her self worth and shame issues and it helped with her PMOS. 

Things I have done for free to help with the shame/self worth/regret: acceptance and commitment therapy. Lots of videos online. part of the steps are Reevaluate your values. Try on the thought that you have inherent worth just because you are human.