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The everlasting search for Harmony in the brain is the lead to new treatments

The new era of Mental Health

Current treatments for Mental Illness are turning out underperforming in view of new research and options.

Not a breaking-news, to tell the truth: Psychiatry was predicted of getting absorbed into Neurology by this decade.
The practice is virtually still alive, although headed towards supervised hospital settings’ treatments.
Former illegal drugs are found to be effective for MDD within one hour infusion, compared to months with traditional antidepressants, if not ineffective at all.

Pros and Cons of Hospitalisation.

Hospitals provide a safe environment for patients.
The Cons are reduced independence, although results outweigh it, apparently.
Patients must visit the hospital every few weeks, since the infusions require bimonthly boosters on average.
Conversely, traditional antidepressants may work in the long-term.
Hospital treatments are still implemented for regular therapy-resistant subjects, though many want immediate relief.
Pharmaceuticals didn’t downplay by pushing new drugs into legalisation.

The Dosage Controversy.

So, something very suspicious is coming to light, and the mischief would qualify for pure Plagiarism.
Most Recreational Drugs on the Black Market, these days, were developed for medical use in the 60/70 s.
The 80 s marked the beginning of Prohibitionary use of these chemicals by Governments, in so passing the monopoly to powerful criminal organizations which tampered with them.

Nowadays, the Drug business has gotten out of hand, with the introduction of poisonous chemicals.An example are opioids: 1g. powder sold as heroin, contains 4% heroin and 96% fentanyl.

Latest findings show the benefits of recreational drugs in Mental Illness at appropriate doses, starting with Cannabis, Ketamine, Psychedelics, Cocaine, Amphetamines, to mention the most common.
Ketamine has already been given FDA approval in hospital settings for the cure of MDD. Cannabis is long available by prescription in alternative to benzodiazepines.

Have we been deceived about drugs all the time?
We’ll never know. What is certain is that we are up to something big.
Pharmaceuticals are fast to adjusting for profit.
What I envision as a critical moment is the survival of pharmacies, already seeing significant declines in sales, particularly in psychotropics, their main source of income until recently.
My hope is that current hospital formulas will become available to pharmacies after safety trials. 

Let’s see what happens…

Mental Harmony 

Neuroscientists are unveiling what they coined “Search for Harmony of the Brain” for new treatments.
Evidence suggests the Brain being set for Wellbeing. We would mess up with it through Negative Thoughts and Emotions.
In other words, we self-sabotage with Life Experiences. Mental Illness would be the battle between our self-fabricated delusions and the Brain-fight against them.
Current medication is symptomatic only.

Brain Stimulation 

Several Noninvasive Cerebral Electrodotal Stimulation procedures  are already underway, although Stimulation can also be performed with former no medical means like Music.

Music is now fully acknowledged as therapy, either by passive or active exposure.
We all speak Music. 
Musical waves can be passed under sedation to resistant patients, or selected voluntarily.

Scientists discovered that Music anticipates Rewarding, Repairing Emotions by a 16 seconds timeframe.
Active listeners know what genre works best for them.
We see it in movies, where we envision the outcome of the next scene by the soundtrack. Here is the connection between Music and Imagery.

The theory is that regular listening will abate Negative Thoughts.
Thoughts are naturally negative when resulting from Rumination, since we can’t see the future, what is referred to as “Fear of the Unknown”.
Musical Emotions are not necessarily Predictions, though Harmonic Desires activate Reward Systems and enhance Motivation, a powerful weapon for MDD.

Silence is losing its momentum as Calming therapy.
Unless Silence is Music, a rarity in our society.
I would define Silence as “Sound of Nature”.

The new era of Mental Health has begun.

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Numbing pain

Numbness is as comfortable as addictive.

Comfortably Numb / Pink Floyd

As I was discussing music as therapy and David Bowie as my favourite artist, I couldn’t dismiss the track’ subject, co-sung with David Gilmoure.
The title ‘Comfortably Numb’ says it all, fully straightforward with little left to imagination.
Quite a rarity for songs, normally written purposefully for free interpretation.
It’s black and white only here, Comfort and Numbness: when we are numb, we are comfortable.
A psychosomatic state, not to be confused with physical paralysis.
In medicine, Numbness is the loss of sensation associated with pain. Doctors use anesthesia to make us numb and comfortable.
When we are numb, we don’t feel any pain.

Music therapy is recognized by the psychiatric profession.

This song is healing.
Numbness is also emotional.
The sad part is David Bowie’s passing.
Sometimes, I question myself if it s right to ‘communicate’ with the dead.
Certainly not, from a religious perspective.
Nonetheless, the track lifts me up, despite stealing me tears every time.


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Buffering vs Multitasking

Buffering has multiple meanings. 

In Mental Health, it refers to positively Tricking the brain.
When all attempts fail, we are left wondering about how legitimately “cheat subconsciously” an inattentive brain.
This is Buffering in psychology.
The practice may seem unethical at first glance, whereas it ultimately benefits subjects with Attention Deficits.

ADHD is the primary symptom taken into account in Attention Deficits.
The ADHD brain never relents by processing multiple thoughts at once, not so differently from neurotypical Multitasking.
The challenge is, the neurotypical acknowledge the inadequacies of multitasking, though ADHDers fail in long-term Memory Storage while excel in short-term Information Storage.
Unfortunately, we have seen that Information is quickly forgotten.

Premium Learning is storing permanently one Memory at the time.

Stimulant medication is the first intervention in ADHD, though with its limitations: Stimulants wear off after 6/8 hours average, resulting in inattentiveness’ Rebound symptoms.

Psychologists are finding extra evidence of Music in neural activity.

Music connects the body with the mind, activating Motor Neurons, with a high potential of Rewiring, Music Therapy. 

Dance is the most visible expression of music, since it stimulates nerves at subconscious level without interfering with attention. Quite the contrary, Music proves to enhance concentration.
We can communicate through music.

In ADHD, neutral techno/upbeat sounds would remove distractions, contrary to the logic of multitasking in the neurotypical.
The reason Music does not account for Multitasking and Distraction is due to the Subconscious perception of the brain, in so doing, acting as Cerebral-vacuum for Conscious Intrusive Thoughts.

The trial was performed in ADHD students, showcasing Subject-Focus and long-term Memory Storage in a musical context.
In addition, Study-participants reported Reward and Relaxation.

I tried the method on myself successfully, henceforth I’m confidently confirming the efficacy of Music Buffering in ADHD.
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