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Free Floating Anxiety (FFA), refers to a persistent, generalized feeling of fear, apprehension, nervousness:

Free floating anxiety refers to a persistent, generalized feeling of fear, apprehension, nervousness, or uneasiness that does not seem to be tied to one specific situation or identifiable threat.

Instead of thinking, “I am anxious because of this particular event,” a person may experience a more diffuse sense that something is wrong or something bad might happen, even when there is no obvious immediate danger.

Common features

A person experiencing free floating anxiety may have:

Persistent worry or apprehension
Feeling “on edge” or unable to relax
Restlessness or irritability
Racing or excessive thoughts
Difficulty concentrating
Muscle tension
Fatigue
Sleep difficulties
Increased heart rate or feeling “keyed up”
A vague sense of dread or impending trouble

Example

Someone might say:

“I don’t know what I’m worried about. Nothing specific is happening, but I feel anxious all day, as if something bad is about to happen.”

That is characteristic of diffuse or free floating anxiety.

Relationship to Generalized Anxiety Disorder

The term free floating anxiety is commonly associated with generalized anxiety, particularly the type of persistent anxiety seen in Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD).

GAD involves excessive anxiety and worry about multiple areas of life, occurring more days than not for at least six months, along with associated symptoms such as restlessness, fatigue, concentration problems, irritability, muscle tension, or sleep disturbance.

What may contribute to it?

Free floating anxiety may arise from many factors, including:

Psychological

Chronic stress
Unresolved emotional conflicts
Trauma related hyperarousal
Excessive worry patterns
Perfectionism or intolerance of uncertainty

Biological

Chronic activation of the stress response
Sleep deprivation
Certain medications or substances: “Consult with a Medical Doctor.”
Excessive caffeine or other stimulants: “Consult with a Medical Doctor.”
Some medical conditions: “Consult with a Medical Doctor.”

Environmental

Ongoing interpersonal stress
Financial or occupational uncertainty
Lack of safety or stability
Major life changes

A useful clinical distinction

Free floating anxiety is different from situational anxiety:

Free floating anxiety	Situational anxiety
Diffuse and difficult to identify	Connected to a specific situation
May persist much of the day	Usually occurs around the trigger
“Something feels wrong.”	“I’m anxious because I have to give a speech.”
Multiple worries may shift from one subject to another	Usually focused on one identifiable concern

In clinical work, it may be useful to explore what the anxiety is doing rather than only what it is about, for example, whether it reflects chronic hyperarousal, excessive worry, avoidance, unresolved trauma, or difficulty tolerating uncertainty.

Shervan K Shahhian

Tobacco Use Disorder (TUD) is a pattern of tobacco use that leads to clinically significant impairment,…

        "Please, Consult with a Medical Doctor"

Tobacco Use Disorder (TUD) is a pattern of tobacco use that leads to clinically significant impairment or distress, despite the person experiencing negative consequences or wanting to cut down or quit.

Tobacco Use Disorder (TUD) is a Substance Related and Addictive Disorder. The diagnosis may apply to dependence on nicotine from cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, or other tobacco products.

Why tobacco is addictive

“Please, Consult with a Medical Doctor”

The primary addictive substance in tobacco is nicotine. Nicotine activates the mind’s reward system, particularly pathways involving dopamine. With repeated use, the mind adapts to nicotine, producing tolerance and dependence.

When nicotine levels fall, a person may experience withdrawal symptoms such as:

“Please, Consult with a Medical Doctor”

Irritability or anger

Anxiety or restlessness

Difficulty concentrating

Depressed or dysphoric mood

Increased appetite

Insomnia or disturbed sleep

Strong cravings for tobacco

Tobacco Use Disorder involves a problematic pattern of tobacco use. Examples of diagnostic features include:

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Using tobacco in larger amounts or for longer than intended.

Repeated unsuccessful efforts to cut down or quit.

Spending substantial time obtaining or using tobacco.

Experiencing strong cravings.

Continued use despite physical or psychological problems caused or worsened by tobacco.

Giving up or reducing important activities because of tobacco use.

Developing tolerance.

Experiencing tobacco withdrawal when use is reduced or stopped.

Treatment

“Please, Consult with a Medical Doctor”

Tobacco Use Disorder is treatable, and combining behavioral support with medication generally provides the strongest approach.

Common interventions include:

“Please, Consult with a Medical Doctor”

Motivational interviewing (MI) to explore ambivalence about quitting.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to identify triggers and develop coping strategies.

Behavioral strategies for managing cravings and preventing relapse.

Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) such as patches, gum, or lozenges:”Please, Consult with a Medical Doctor”

Prescription medications such as varenicline or bupropion, when clinically appropriate:”Please, Consult with a Medical Doctor”

Quitlines, support groups, and structured tobacco cessation programs.

An important distinction

“Please, Consult with a Medical Doctor”

Nicotine dependence describes the physiological and behavioral dependence on nicotine, while Tobacco Use Disorder is a framework for determining whether tobacco use has become sufficiently problematic to constitute a mental health/substance use disorder.

A person may be nicotine dependent without necessarily experiencing severe functional impairment, so assessment should consider the entire pattern of use, consequences, withdrawal, attempts to quit, and level of impairment.

Shervan K Shahhian

Emotional Balance is the ability to experience, understand, and manage your emotions,…

Emotional Balance is the ability to experience, understand, and manage your emotions without allowing any single emotion to completely control your thoughts, behavior, or decisions.

It may not mean being happy all the time or suppressing difficult emotions. Instead, it means being able to move through emotions while maintaining perspective and functioning.

The key elements of emotional balance:

Emotional awareness: Recognizing what you are feeling and identifying the emotion accurately: “I’m frustrated,” “I’m anxious,” “I’m disappointed.”

Emotional regulation: Being able to calm, tolerate, or modulate intense emotions rather than immediately reacting to them.

Acceptance: Allowing uncomfortable feelings to exist without judging yourself for having them.

Perspective: Remembering that emotions are signals, not necessarily facts. Feeling rejected, for example, may not automatically mean that you have actually been rejected.

Healthy expression: Communicating emotions appropriately rather than bottling them up or expressing them destructively.

Resilience: Recovering your emotional equilibrium after stress, disappointment, conflict, or loss.

Balanced decision making: Giving emotions a voice without allowing them to make every decision. Ideally, emotion and reason work together.

A simple model

Notice, Pause…Understand…Regulate…Choose…Act

For example:

“I’m extremely angry. Let me pause before responding. What triggered this? What am I actually feeling? What response would be consistent with my values?”

That brief pause may create a space between feeling an emotion and acting on it.

Emotional balance may not be emotional suppression

Emotional suppression	Emotional balance
“I shouldn’t feel angry.”	“I’m angry, and I can understand why.”
Pushes emotions away	Allows emotions to be experienced
May lead to buildup	Processes emotions gradually
Reacts automatically later	Creates room for choice
Seeks to eliminate emotions	Learns to manage emotions

A useful definition:

Emotional balance may be the capacity to feel deeply without being overwhelmed, to acknowledge difficult emotions without being controlled by them, and to respond to life with flexibility, perspective, and self-awareness.

Shervan K Shahhian

Maintaining Appropriate Boundaries, Confidentiality, and Professional Ethics is Fundamental to Safe and Effective Mental Health Practice:

Maintaining appropriate boundaries, confidentiality, and professional ethics is fundamental to safe and effective mental health practice. These principles protect clients, support therapeutic trust, and help clinicians maintain professional integrity.

1. Appropriate Professional Boundaries

Professional boundaries define the limits of the therapeutic relationship. The clinician should maintain a relationship that is professional, respectful, and focused on the client’s therapeutic needs.

Important boundaries include:

Avoiding dual relationships that could impair professional judgment.
Avoiding romantic, sexual, or exploitative relationships with clients.
Maintaining appropriate physical and emotional boundaries.
Being careful about self-disclosure and ensuring that it serves a legitimate therapeutic purpose.
Avoiding financial, social, or personal arrangements that could create conflicts of interest.
Maintaining appropriate boundaries in electronic communication and social media.
Recognizing and managing transference and countertransference when they affect the therapeutic relationship.

Boundaries may not be viewed as creating emotional distance. Rather, they provide a safe and predictable framework for therapy.

2. Confidentiality and Privacy

Confidentiality means protecting information that clients disclose during treatment. Clients should generally understand that what they share will be kept private and used only for legitimate professional purposes.

Mental health professionals should:

Protect clinical records and personal information.
Discuss cases privately and only with appropriate individuals.
Use secure methods of communication and record storage.
Obtain appropriate authorization before releasing protected information.
Explain the limits of confidentiality at the beginning of treatment.
Be particularly careful when discussing cases for consultation, supervision, education, or research.

Confidentiality is important because clients are more likely to be honest and engaged in treatment when they feel psychologically safe.

3. Limits of Confidentiality

Confidentiality is not absolute. Depending on applicable law, professional regulations, and the circumstances, disclosure may be permitted or required when there is a serious safety concern, suspected abuse or neglect, certain legal requirements, or other legally recognized exceptions.

For example, clinicians may have obligations involving:

Serious threats of harm to others
Imminent risk of suicide or serious self-harm
Suspected abuse or neglect of children or vulnerable persons or elderly
Court orders or other legally mandated disclosures

The exact requirements vary by jurisdiction and professional license, so clinicians should know the laws and regulations governing their practice.

4. Professional Ethics

Ethical practice involves more than simply following laws. Mental health professionals should strive to act in ways that promote beneficence, nonmaleficence, autonomy, justice, fidelity, and respect for human dignity.

This includes:

Practicing within one’s competence and scope of practice.
Using appropriate assessment and evidence informed interventions.
Obtaining informed consent.
Respecting client autonomy and decision making.
Avoiding discrimination and exploitation.
Maintaining accurate clinical documentation.
Recognizing conflicts of interest.
Seeking consultation or supervision when needed.
Continuing professional education.
Being honest about qualifications, experience, and limitations.

5. Cultural and Individual Respect

Ethical boundaries also require sensitivity to the client’s culture, values, beliefs, identity, family circumstances, and worldview. Clinicians should avoid imposing their own beliefs on clients while still maintaining appropriate professional standards.

6. When Boundaries Become Difficult

Boundary issues may arise when a clinician develops unusually strong feelings toward a client, becomes overly involved in a client’s personal life, receives inappropriate gifts, communicates excessively outside sessions, or begins making decisions based on personal rather than therapeutic considerations.

A useful question is:

“Is this action primarily serving the client’s therapeutic interests, or is it serving my personal interests or needs?”

When uncertain, consultation, supervision, ethical codes, and applicable laws may help guide decision making.

In summary

Boundaries protect the therapeutic relationship. Confidentiality protects the client’s privacy. Professional ethics protect the client’s dignity, autonomy, safety, and well being.

Together, they establish the foundation for a therapeutic relationship based on trust, respect, accountability, and professional integrity.

Shervan K Shahhian

Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED) is a mental health disorder:

Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED) is a mental health disorder can be characterized by recurrent, sudden episodes of intense anger, aggression, or violent outbursts that are disproportionate to the situation.

Key features

Sudden explosive anger: yelling, screaming, threats, arguments, or physical aggression.
Rapid onset: the reaction may seem to come “out of nowhere.”
Disproportionate response: the intensity of the outburst is much greater than what the trigger would normally warrant.
Brief episodes: outbursts typically don’t last very long.
Regret afterward: the person may feel remorse, embarrassment, guilt, or distress after the episode.
Recurrent pattern: this may not be simply an occasional loss of temper.

What causes IED?

There could be one single cause. Possible contributing factors include:

Genetic and biological vulnerabilities: consult with a psychiatrist/medical doctor
Differences in brain systems involved in emotion regulation and impulse control
Childhood adversity or trauma
Learned patterns of aggressive behavior
Difficulties with emotional regulation
Substance use or other psychiatric conditions

IED vs. ordinary anger

Normal anger:

“I’m very frustrated, but I can control what I do.”

IED:

A relatively minor trigger may produce an extreme, impulsive reaction, sometimes involving aggression or destruction, followed by regret.

Importantly, having a bad temper may not automatically mean someone has IED. Clinicians also need to rule out conditions or circumstances that may cause aggression, such as bipolar disorder, PTSD, personality disorders, substance intoxication/withdrawal, certain neurological conditions, medications, or another medical condition: consult with a psychiatrist/medical doctor.

Treatment

IED is treatable. Treatment may include:

Please, consult with a psychiatrist/medical doctor
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT): particularly anger-management and impulse-control strategies.
Emotion-regulation skills: recognizing physiological and cognitive warning signs before escalation.
Relaxation and mindfulness techniques
Medication: consult with a psychiatrist/medical doctor.
Treatment of co-occurring conditions such as substance use, depression, anxiety, or trauma related disorders.

A useful clinical concept is the anger cycle:

Consult with a psychiatrist/medical doctor

Trigger, interpretation, physiological arousal, escalating anger, impulsive behavior, consequences, remorse

The therapeutic goal is to intervene before the escalation reaches the explosive stage.

Shervan K Shahhian

What does “Brain Fry” feel like:

For medical diagnosis, please, Consult with a Medical Doctor.

What does “Brain Fry” feel like?

Someone experiencing it may notice:

Difficulty concentrating or thinking clearly
Forgetfulness or mental “blankness”
Slow decision making
Feeling overwhelmed by information
Irritability or reduced patience
Trouble finding words
Reduced motivation
Feeling mentally foggy or detached
Difficulty switching between tasks
Needing to “shut down” or withdraw

What may cause it?

Common contributors may include:

Too much cognitive demand

Long periods of intense work or studying
Excessive multitasking
Constant notifications and information consumption
Prolonged screen time

Insufficient recovery

Poor or inadequate sleep
Chronic stress
Little downtime
Working without meaningful breaks

Emotional overload

Anxiety and rumination
Grief
Ongoing interpersonal conflict
Prolonged exposure to distressing information

“Brain Fry” vs. burnout

They may be related but not identical.

“Brain Fry”

burnout

Often temporary

Usually develops over prolonged stress

Mental overload/exhaustion

Emotional, physical, and cognitive exhaustion

Can improve with rest

Often requires broader changes and recovery

May occur after a demanding day

Can affect functioning across work and life

A useful way to think about Brain Fry could be:

Too much input, too much cognitive/emotional demand, too little recovery: Temporary cognitive overload.

A short period of rest, sleep, physical movement, hydration, reduced stimulation, and doing one thing at a time may often help. If cognitive difficulties are persistent, severe, or represent a significant change from someone’s baseline,

it’s worth considering medical, psychiatric, sleep, medication, or neurological contributors rather than simply calling it “Brain Fry.”

Shervan K Shahhian

For medical diagnosis, please, Consult with a Medical Doctor.

What does “Brain Fry” feel like?

Someone experiencing it may notice:

Difficulty concentrating or thinking clearly
Forgetfulness or mental “blankness”
Slow decision making
Feeling overwhelmed by information
Irritability or reduced patience
Trouble finding words
Reduced motivation
Feeling mentally foggy or detached
Difficulty switching between tasks
Needing to “shut down” or withdraw

What may cause it?

Common contributors may include:

Too much cognitive demand

Long periods of intense work or studying
Excessive multitasking
Constant notifications and information consumption
Prolonged screen time

Insufficient recovery

Poor or inadequate sleep
Chronic stress
Little downtime
Working without meaningful breaks

Emotional overload

Anxiety and rumination
Grief
Ongoing interpersonal conflict
Prolonged exposure to distressing information

“Brain Fry” vs. burnout

They may be related but not identical.

“Brain Fry”

burnout

Often temporary

Usually develops over prolonged stress

Mental overload/exhaustion

Emotional, physical, and cognitive exhaustion

Can improve with rest

Often requires broader changes and recovery

May occur after a demanding day

Can affect functioning across work and life

A useful way to think about Brain Fry could be:

Too much input, too much cognitive/emotional demand, too little recovery: Temporary cognitive overload.

it’s worth considering medical, psychiatric, sleep, medication, or neurological contributors rather than simply calling it “Brain Fry.”

Shervan K Shahhian

“Brain Fry” is an informal expression, Not a medical diagnosis, used to describe a feeling of mental exhaustion, cognitive overload, or being mentally “worn out.”

For medical diagnosis, please, Consult with a Medical Doctor.

What does “Brain Fry” feel like?

Someone experiencing it may notice:

Difficulty concentrating or thinking clearly
Forgetfulness or mental “blankness”
Slow decision making
Feeling overwhelmed by information
Irritability or reduced patience
Trouble finding words
Reduced motivation
Feeling mentally foggy or detached
Difficulty switching between tasks
Needing to “shut down” or withdraw

What may cause it?

Common contributors may include:

Too much cognitive demand

Long periods of intense work or studying
Excessive multitasking
Constant notifications and information consumption
Prolonged screen time

Insufficient recovery

Poor or inadequate sleep
Chronic stress
Little downtime
Working without meaningful breaks

Emotional overload

Anxiety and rumination
Grief
Ongoing interpersonal conflict
Prolonged exposure to distressing information

“Brain Fry” vs. burnout

They may be related but not identical.

“Brain Fry”

burnout

Often temporary

Usually develops over prolonged stress

Mental overload/exhaustion

Emotional, physical, and cognitive exhaustion

Can improve with rest

Often requires broader changes and recovery

May occur after a demanding day

Can affect functioning across work and life

A useful way to think about Brain Fry could be:

Too much input, too much cognitive/emotional demand, too little recovery: Temporary cognitive overload.

it’s worth considering medical, psychiatric, sleep, medication, or neurological contributors rather than simply calling it “Brain Fry.”

Shervan K Shahhian

A Racing Mind is when thoughts seem to move rapidly, jump from topic to topic,…

“Please, speak with a qualified mental health professional promptly”

A racing mind is when thoughts seem to move rapidly, jump from topic to topic, repeat worries, or make it difficult to focus, relax, or fall asleep. It may happen during stress, anxiety, excitement, sleep deprivation, excessive caffeine, and sometimes certain mental health conditions.

Things that may help in the moment

1. Stop trying to force your mind to be blank.

Trying to not think often makes thoughts louder. Instead, notice them:

“I’m having a lot of thoughts right now. I don’t have to solve all of them tonight.”

2. Get the thoughts out of your head.

Keep a notebook nearby and do a quick mind dump. Write down worries, tasks, ideas, and reminders. Your mind may relax when it no longer feels responsible for remembering everything.

3. Slow the body first.

A racing mind may accompany physiological arousal. Try slow, comfortable breathing, relaxing your muscles, or grounding yourself in physical sensations: Consult with a Medical Doctor.

For example:

Notice 5 things you see
4 things you feel
3 things you hear
2 things you smell
1 thing you taste

4. Give your attention one simple anchor.

Focus gently on something repetitive: your breathing, a calming sound, counting slowly, or the physical sensation of lying in bed. When your mind wanders, simply return without criticizing yourself.

5. Reduce stimulation.

If possible, step away from stressful conversations, news, social media, bright screens, caffeine, or multitasking.

A useful question

Sometimes ask yourself:

“Is this a problem I can do something about right now?”

Yes: Write down the next small action.
No: Give yourself permission to postpone it.

You don’t have to solve tomorrow’s problems at midnight.

If it happens at bedtime

Don’t turn sleep into a battle. Keep the environment quiet and dim, and avoid repeatedly checking the clock. If you’re lying awake for a prolonged period and becoming frustrated, doing something calm in low light until you feel sleepy again may help break the association between bed and mental struggle.

When to seek professional help

If racing thoughts are persistent, severely disrupt sleep, occur with unusually high energy, decreased need for sleep, impulsive behavior, agitation, or feeling unusually euphoric or irritable, it’s important to speak with a qualified healthcare professional promptly. Those symptoms can have causes beyond ordinary stress or anxiety.

The goal isn’t necessarily to stop every thought. It’s to reduce the struggle with thoughts and help your mind and nervous system shift from high alert into a calmer state.

Shervan K Shahhian

Mental Rehabilitation (MR), sometimes called: psychiatric rehabilitation or psychosocial rehabilitation (PSR):

Mental Rehabilitation, some might call it: psychiatric rehabilitation or psychosocial rehabilitation (PSR), could be a process designed to help people with mental health conditions recover skills, independence, confidence, and quality of life.

The focus may not be simply on reducing symptoms. It also asks:

“How can this person live as independently, meaningfully, and successfully as possible?”

Possible, Key goals of mental rehabilitation

Depending on the person’s needs, rehabilitation may help with:

Daily living skills: hygiene, cooking, shopping, managing money, transportation
Social skills: communication, relationships, boundaries, and conflict resolution
Employment or education: preparing for work, maintaining a job, or returning to school
Independent living: finding and maintaining stable housing
Medication and treatment management: Consult with a Medical Doctor,

-understanding and participating in one’s treatment.

Coping skills: managing stress, anxiety, depression, or other symptoms
Relapse prevention: recognizing warning signs and developing a plan for difficult periods
Community integration: reducing isolation and participating in meaningful activities
Self-esteem and empowerment: helping the individual regain a sense of competence and control

Who may benefit?

Mental Rehabilitation may be used for people living with conditions that significantly affect daily functioning, such as:

Consult with a Psychiatrist/Medical Doctor
Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
Bipolar disorder
Severe depression
Serious anxiety disorders
PTSD and complex trauma
Substance use disorders
Cognitive or functional difficulties associated with mental illness

What might a rehabilitation program include?

A person might participate in a combination of:

Individual therapy
Group therapy
Social skills training
Vocational rehabilitation
Case management
Supported employment
Life skills training
Peer support
Family education and support
Community based programs

A simple example

Imagine a person with schizophrenia who has been hospitalized several times and is now stable but struggles with isolation, employment, organization, and managing daily responsibilities.

Mental Rehabilitation might help that person:

Stabilize, develop practical skills, build confidence, reconnect socially, find meaningful work or activities, maintain independence.

The central idea

Treatment asks: How can we reduce distress and symptoms?

Mental Rehabilitation asks: How can we help this person function, recover, and build a meaningful life even if some symptoms remain?

In modern mental health care, rehabilitation may be a person centered and recovery oriented program. The goal may not be necessarily to make someone “perfect” or define them by a diagnosis, but to help them develop their strengths and pursue independence, dignity, purpose, and quality of life.

Shervan K Shahhian

Overcoming Insomnia, The good news is that insomnia could be treatable:

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Insomnia is difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or getting restorative sleep, even when you have the opportunity to sleep. The good news is that insomnia is often treatable.

Practical strategies

1. Keep a consistent wake up time

Try to get up at roughly the same time every day, including weekends. A consistent wake time might help you regulate your body clock.

2. Don’t force sleep

If you’ve been lying awake for a while, get out of bed and do something quiet and relaxing in dim light. Return to bed when you feel sleepy. This might help your mind reconnect the bed with sleep rather than frustration or worry.

3. Limit stimulants

Avoid or reduce:

NO, Caffeine later in the day
NO, Nicotine
NO, Heavy meals close to bedtime
NO, Excessive alcohol, which may disrupt sleep later in the night

4. Create a wind-down routine

For 30–60 minutes before bed, try calming activities such as:

Reading
Gentle stretching
Relaxation or breathing exercises
Meditation
Listening to quiet music

5. Manage the racing mind

Keep a notepad nearby. Write down worries, tasks, or reminders for tomorrow. This may reduce the feeling that you must keep thinking about them.

6. Be careful with naps

Long or late afternoon naps may or may not make nighttime sleep harder. If you nap, keep it relatively short and earlier in the day.

7. Get daylight and move during the day

Regular physical activity and exposure to natural daylight, especially earlier in the day, may support your circadian rhythm, Consult with a Medical doctor.

One psychological treatment could be

For chronic insomnia, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) could be considered be a treatment option. It may address the thoughts, behaviors, and habits that may perpetuate insomnia,

Consult with a Medical Doctor.

Possibly, CBT-I may include:

Stimulus control
Sleep scheduling/restriction therapy under appropriate guidance
Relaxation training
Cognitive restructuring
Sleep education
Consult with a Medical Doctor

Please, seek professional help

Consider talking with a qualified healthcare professional for insomnia:

Persists for weeks or months
Significantly affects daytime functioning
Causes severe fatigue, mood changes, or concentration problems
May be related to medication, substance use, chronic pain, or another sleep disorder
Consult with a Medical Doctor.

Persistent insomnia may sometimes coexist with conditions such as sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, anxiety, depression, or circadian rhythm disorders, so identifying the underlying cause matters.

A key principle:

The harder we try to force sleep, the more alert and frustrated we can become. Often, improving sleep involves creating the right conditions and allowing sleep to return naturally. Consult with a Medical doctor.

Shervan K Shahhian

ThetaHealing® is a spiritual and alternative healing practice:

Please contact ThetaHealing® for more information: www.thetahealing.com

ThetaHealing® is a spiritual and alternative healing practice developed by Vianna Stibal in the 1995. It is based on the idea that a practitioner may enter a theta brainwave state, a deeply relaxed, meditative state, and use intention, visualization, and prayer to help identify and change limiting beliefs or promote emotional and “physical healing: Please, Consult with a Medical Doctor.”

The possible, basic idea

Practitioners believe that when the brain is in the theta frequency range roughly 4–8 Hz, a person may have greater access to:

The subconscious mind

Deeply held beliefs

Emotional memories

Intuition

Creativity and imagery

Spiritual experiences

A typical ThetaHealing® session may involve the practitioner guiding the client into relaxation and then exploring beliefs such as:

“I am not good enough.”

“I don’t deserve success.”

“People cannot be trusted.”

The practitioner may then use visualization, focused intention, or prayer to attempt to replace these beliefs with more positive ones.

What does science say?

“Please, Consult with a Medical Doctor.”

This may be an important distinction:

Theta brainwaves are real and may be associated with states such as drowsiness, meditation, relaxation, and some aspects of memory processing.

However, the broader claims that could be made by ThetaHealing®, especially claims of direct physical healing, accessing universal information, or supernatural abilities, may or may not be established by strong scientific evidence, “Please, Consult with a Medical Doctor.”

Some people may nevertheless find the practice subjectively helpful because of factors also found in meditation, hypnosis, guided imagery, expectancy, emotional support, and the therapeutic relationship.

ThetaHealing® vs. Hypnosis

They may look somewhat similar because both may involve relaxation and altered states of attention, but they are conceptually different:

ThetaHealing®

Spiritual/alternative healing system

May often include prayer and spiritual beliefs

Developed as a proprietary modality

Makes broader metaphysical claims

Clinical Hypnosis

Mental Health/Hypno-clinical intervention

May be entirely secular

May have a substantial scientific and Hypno-clinical literature

Typically focuses on attention, suggestion, imagery, and behavior change

Bottom line

ThetaHealing® is best understood as a spiritual, belief change, and meditation based alternative practice may not be an established medical or evidence based psychological treatment. Some individuals report meaningful personal experiences, but extraordinary healing claims should be approached critically and should not replace appropriate medical or mental health care.“Please, Consult with a Medical Doctor.“

Shervan K Shahhian

Please contact ThetaHealing® for more information:

www.thetahealing.com