Case Histories

My experience with antidepressants

CASE HISTORY

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

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“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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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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“I was Angela long before I became a self-harmer”

Self-harm is still a taboo subject. Angela shares her experience of self-harm and the impact it had on her life before taking the first steps to recovery. 

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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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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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Using the human givens to cope with personal adversity

Val Giblett shares her experience of how human givens principles helped her cope, in her own way, with the diagnosis and treatment of an aggressive cancer.

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When good enough just isn’t enough...

The missing ingredient in a person’s life might not be obvious at first...

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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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The therapist's account

Read Mike Beard's therapist account of Nina's treatment.

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