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Titles in the series: Skin / Arthritis Preparing for Birth / Mother & Child Women’s Health / Men’s Health Insomnia / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME) Depression / Addiction Multiple Sclerosis / Osteoporosis Cancer Back Pain/ Migraine |
The series was produced by B-Line Productions for Discovery Health. |
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DEPRESSION – FROM THE TV
SERIES ‘THE ALTERNATIVE’ Introduction Vox-pops from the case studies. Dr. Alan Watkins, Research Fellow Southampton University reminds us that depression is an emotional problem rather than one of thinking. Using a diagram he goes on to explain how the body’s physiology is constructed and the role the hormones DHEA and Cortisol. Rather than avoiding depression, he says that it is in fact telling you something and the way to approach it is to learn a better response. |
ADDICTIONS – FROM THE TV
SERIES ‘THE ALTERNATIVE’ Introduction Vox-pops from the case studies. Dr. Lefever, Director of the Promis Recovery Centre and a recovering addict himself explodes the myth that all addicts are losers and instead describes addiction as a widespread problem ‘under recognised and under reported’. He goes on to describe what addiction is and how it feels. He is the voice of authority throughout the programme, putting each therapy into context. |
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Case Study 1
Changing the way his patient responds to situations was exactly what Avy Joseph, a clinical hypnotherapist and cognitive behavioural therapist, does. Colin believed he was a failure and his behaviour and feelings followed that belief leading to depression and problems with his relationships. Using the two treatments in conjunction, Avy helped Colin confront his past and change the way he saw himself. |
Case Study 1
We hear from Katie who developed an addiction to cannabis over a number of years. ‘Everybody was using it, my friends, my parents’ and soon Katie was buying cannabis and smoking it her own. Initially, Katie went to see Vicky Young, a homeopath and shamanic practitioner because her stress levels were very high. Vicky discovered both physical and psychological reasons for Katie’s addiction and addressed those to aid her recovery. Katie is now holding down two jobs and has just graduated from university. |
| Case Study 2 Our second case study, Lorraine, was suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder, which meant her depression got worse in winter. The colour therapist Alison Demarco is able to diagnose why someone is depressed by which colours they are attracted to and repelled by. She was also able to treat Lorraine using light and specific colour treatments – from drinking coloured water to wearing the right colour clothes. |
Case Study 2 Tatiana Wilson discovered that she had a wheat addiction when she went to see Dr Andrew Strigner, a hypnotherapist and nutritionist. She loved bread and was always snacking on sandwiches or pasta, although her intolerance to wheat was causing her to gain weight and to feel tired. Dr. Strigner points out there is a link between addiction and intolerance to substances, and through self hypnosis, has helped Tatiana to kick her wheat habit! |
| Case Study 3 The Traube family were suffering from stress-related depression when their daughter, Saskia, didn’t want to go to school and couldn’t sleep and so kept the whole family awake. When her mother took her to see Karin Mittiga, a reflexologist and flower remedy therapist she had no idea that the treatment would be so successful that soon the whole family would be taking part… after all, why treat only part of a problem? |
Case Study 3 The final case study in this programme is George Lang, who is a recovered alcohol and marijuana addict. He found help through acupuncture and qigong, with John Tindal, Chinese medical practitioner. Ear acupuncture treats the major organs used for detoxification like the liver and kidney, to assist in the process of withdrawal. Qi Gong is a Chinese system of healing exercises, which John has discovered, works very effectively in conjunction with acupuncture. George realised an important step on the road to recovery is that no one can help you but yourself. Since his recovery, he has developed good relationships with his children and two ex-wives. |
| Case Study 4 Kevin was suicidal when he discovered The Journey, as founded by Brandon Bays, which is a way of delving down into yourself to find the root cause of your depression. By dropping down through the ‘ layers’ of your psyche you are eventually able to confront the issue that is blocking your life while finding an unshakeable sense of self. It took Kevin just one session to finally rid himself of a depression which had hounded him for years |
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