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Jazzy_Grape
What sorts of medicinal herbs do you use? Do you believe in the whole "alternative medicines" and "self-healing" thing?
Yes. Ive been studying/practicing alternative medicine for a few years now, basically ever since typical western medicine screwed me over in a variety of ways.
(short story, instead of actually helping me with my depression, the doctors dumped 2 different kinds of meds into my system for most of my childhood, and growing up on all these drugs messed me up severely, both mentally and physically, and also, when I had a severe skin problem it was misdiagnosed 2 DIFFERENT TIMES and I was given medication I didnt need which messed up my skin even more *steroids and anti fungals*. These skin conditions, not to mention my depression, were only alleviated after seeing a chinese herbalist, and this was after a YEAR of getting no answers from dermatologists).
I went from being heavily medicated and borderline psychotic to off prescrition meds (now all I take for mental balance is all natural SAM-e and omega 3 fatty acids). Ive cured my psoriasis and pityrasis rosea...Ive been helped in SO many ways by alternative medicine while western medical professionals have only hurt me. I could go on and on.......I am very against the "treat the symtom and not the problem" attitude of western medicine.
Alternative medicine rocks! Just be sure to do LOTS of research..read read read....Im thinking about looking into a career as a herbologist or something cuz Im so into this stuff lol.