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A Natural Treatment for Anxiety, Insomnia and Stress
I personally have experienced my own struggles with mental and emotional health. In this article, I’ll share my story, along with some clinical stories, that paint an optimistic picture about how to recover, cope, and even thrive, despite the difficult realities we all face daily. There IS a natural treatment for anxiety, insomnia, stress, and other mental struggles that’s safe, effective, affordable and drug-free. I can’t wait to tell you more.
Ready to learn how YOU can be free of your struggles with mental health, learn to cope when issues arise, and THRIVE?
My Own Mental Health Journey
My mental health journey started in early childhood. My VERY first memories from childhood were intrusive, OCD thoughts. When I was 5, my little sister was born, and I distinctly remember having intrusive thoughts like “what if I pushed her head and she died,” or “what if I pushed her onto the floor.” For anyone, but especially a 5-year-old, these thoughts were extremely disturbing and upsetting! I used to cry when these images came into my head. I didn’t know how to escape them or turn them off. I spent the next 20 years of my life battling similar thoughts.
These intrusive thoughts would range from thoughts about accidentally harming someone, to fears of germs, to existential questioning that left me in debilitating panic attacks multiple times a day for YEARS. They took control of my life and left me fearing for myself.
Living with OCD
In my teenage years, I was diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), which explained one thing very well: not only did I have these horrible thoughts, but I would have the urge to complete a “ritual” in order to make the thoughts go away.
This is very common with OCD; the brain tells you that in order for the thoughts to not become reality, you must touch things in a certain order, or clean things in a certain way, etc. About 60% of my day, every day, was filled with performing these rituals to prevent my obsessive thoughts from becoming reality. To give an example, I genuinely believed that I had to touch a door handle a certain way or else my mom would die that day.
With OCD, these thoughts feel SO real. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is an extremely misunderstood condition. People think it’s just that we are clean and tidy and particular, but it is absolutely not that. We deal with intrusive, disturbing, obsessive thoughts and beliefs that feel impossible to escape. It’s exhausting, crippling, and time-consuming. Through my teens and early 20’s, I felt totally alienated by my mental health. I felt like no one understood why I did certain things. I was embarrassed to have sleepovers or be around people for long periods of time because I didn’t want them to witness my rituals.
A Natural Treatment for Anxiety (Including OCD)
20+ years of living with this condition were horrendous, but I got through it, and I found the most unbelievable and unexpected solution that has truly changed my life.
In 2020, I got my hands on a CES Ultra device from Miridia
Technology for the first time. My eyes well with tears as I think about how grateful I am for this technology. Before I tell you more about what the CES Ultra is, and what it does, let me tell you what it’s done for me.
Without changing anything else, my OCD has decreased by 80%. I would estimate that I now live with only 20% OCD, which seems to present itself only during the week before my period.
This is what my healing journey looked like:
Month 1: Within the first 30 days of using the CES ULTRA 2x\day for 30. mins each time, I felt like my OCD INTENSITY
had decreased. I felt like I still had intrusive thoughts, but they didn’t seem as urgent.
Month 2: During the second month, I noticed that I was able to challenge my OCD thoughts. I was able to question the rituals, and NOT do them. This was HUGE!
Month 4: The 4th month is where I noticed SIGNIFICANT reductions. My OCD thoughts, which once were SEVERE, URGENT, DISTURBING and SO REAL, were now very distant. I felt like I was able to observe my thoughts versus feeling panicked to do the ritual. I began going DAYS without intrusive thoughts and without having to complete rituals. For the first time since I could remember, I began to create space and distance from my OCD.
CES Ultra may be the simplest, most effective, most underrated thing you can do for your mental health from the comfort of your own home. You can work it into your routine. Use it daily, or use it once a month. CES is there for you when YOU need it. And it really, truly works.
Remember that you do NOT have to spend life suffering. Our bodies are designed to feel good!
Over and out!
– Dr. Mackenzie, Dr Ac.
If you need natural remedies for insomnia, please call the office:
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1875 N Lakes Place
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