Case Histories

My experience with antidepressants

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James shares his difficult experience of coming off anti-depressant medication – and reflects on the effects they have had on his life

“My name is James and I live in the UK with my wife and daughter. I have been taking an antidepressant for six years and, for the last 12 months, I have been attempting to slowly withdraw. It is the single most gruelling, most challenging experience of my life and one I was in no way prepared for by my prescriber.
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"I went away with so many ideas"

How one session of human givens therapy was enough to transform the life of Sarah, a depressed single mother.
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Give your car keys to someone who loves you

Mark Evans describes how one key idea helped Stephen to master his drug addiction.
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The power of deep relaxation and guided imagery

Dr Farouk Okhai describes the power of using deep relaxation and guided imagery techniques.
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The fast cure for phobia and trauma: evidence that it works

Read about how a Faulklands war veteran overcame the severe flashbacks and panic attacks he suffered for 20 years after a horrifically traumatising experience during his service in the navy.
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The therapist's account

Read Mike Beard's therapist account of Nina's treatment.
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On the receiving end...

A young Russian woman, Nina, describes how just three sessions of human givens therapy lifted out of her suicidal depression and turned her life around.
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Violent Robbery - erasing trauma

Hugh McNab illustrates how to successfully detraumatise even the most severe cases of trauma and anxiety-related disorders and help a client back to a meaningful livelihood.
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The road to recovery

Iain Caldwell uses many case studies in his description of how the human givens approach to helping people in distress has had a huge impact on mental health services in Hartlepool.
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Case study - They came in the night

How a modified version of the rewind technique helped heal the emotional wounds of a family subjected to savage violence in a country torn by civil war.
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How to lift depression quickly and safely

Joe Griffin and Ivan Tyrrell explain how and why a human givens approach can help therapists shift depression in just a few sessions — or less.

PTSD: why some techniques for treating it work so fast

In this article, Joe Griffin suggests that techniques which can yield immediate success, may share an underlying mechanism.

The fast cure for phobia and trauma: evidence that it works

Counsellors who use it know that the 'rewind technique' is fast, safe, painless and effective for dealing with trauma. Keith Guy and Nicola Guy have tested it in research.

Case Study: Antidepressant experience

CASE HISTORY

Exploring the CULT in culture

Looking at cult behaviour. A revised version (including additional material) of an article by Ivan Tyrrell, first published in 1993, that explores Dr Arthur Deikman's enlightening work on cult behaviour.