I first met David when he was 7 and he was already on antidepressants. David suffered dreadfully from anxiety; he had hallucinations, had been suicidal and had a lot of anger bottled up which occasionally erupted. Although David was under CAHMS (Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services) his mum wanted to see if something natural would help, so coming to me was stepping out of their comfort zone into the unknown. Read More
Josie is a teenager who suffered from OCD and anxiety. The first thing she said to me was,
“My whole life revolves around counting things, it restricts me. Sometimes I can’t even go outside. I have to stand on everything, stones or man hold covers, if there are paving slabs I have to stand on all the lines.” Read More
Simon came to me a few years ago having suffered with panic attacks for much of his adult life. He said,
“I’ve always had this feeling but I keep it locked away so it doesn’t creep out. I’m struggling to keep myself together so that it isn’t obvious”.
Paula came to me with a number of problems, one of which was a distorted body image. She said that since being about 14 she’d had an eating disorder,
“not bulimia or anorexia, but I’d eat 15 chocolate bars and then take some laxatives.” Read More
Over a year ago, I had a Skype consultation with Patricia. She had a history of abuse and wanted help with depression. She said,
“Depression has plagued me for years but I ignored it, I had no idea what it was”.
Patricia had been bullied at school and said she felt angry at the whole world, Read More
If I had to choose a favourite problem to treat it’s got to be anxiety and depression, the reason being that with homeopathic treatment the results are amazing, fast and life changing. Anxiety and depression are not the same, but there is definitely a link between them, and conventionally they are often treated with the same medication. In one study, for example 85% of those with major depression were also diagnosed with anxiety disorders. Read More
Molly came to me with depression and chronic fatigue. She was a beautiful young woman aged 31 and had suffered with these symptoms since she was 14 – that’s over half her life! She had been prescribed many different medications for both of these diagnosed problems over the years, but wasn’t satisfied with the results Read More