About
I’ve created this substack to expand upon my YouTube channel and my first video, A Mindbody Approach to (Protracted) Withdrawal Syndrome.
If you prefer an essay/pamphlet version of the video, you can download that below.
Why expand into a blog?
I’ve created a Substack because the YouTube video prompted a number of public questions and private messages across various platforms. I’d like to consolidate my answers on both YouTube and here to provide more detailed information on how a mindbody approach can successfully apply to withdrawal.
What is this all about anyway?
Protracted withdrawal syndrome from psychiatric drugs can be dreadful. Current withdrawal management strategies may be insufficient because they almost exclusively approach protracted withdrawal as a physical disorder of the central nervous system. Alternatively, a mindbody approach understands ongoing withdrawal experiences not as a physical disorder but as a learned brain state caused by psychological stress. The way to potentially resolve or unlearn withdrawal then is by rejecting the idea that one has a physical disorder and acknowledging its emotional basis. Such an approach is largely adapted from John Sarno’s non-pathologizing concept The Mindbody Syndrome (TMS) and later developments on his ideas.
Who am I?
Hi I’m Gustav f., a formerly psychiatrized person who resolved five years of protracted withdrawal sensations and persistent pain with the mindbody approach discussed here. I promised myself that if I ever healed from psychiatric drugs I’d share how I did it. The YouTube video I made fulfills that promise, and any future videos and blog posts are just an expansion of that.
Why subscribe?
If you wish to subscribe (it’s free) you will receive an email or “newsletter” whenever I publish here. A link is usually posted to a corresponding YouTube video as well.
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