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| Peter Hercules |
 Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:33 am |
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I recently sent out a newsletter in which I discussed the topic of applying Rational-Emotional Integrative Updating (REIU) to treat and ultimately cure depression by means of updating out-of-date responses within our innate security systems.
I promptly received emails asking me if REIU (and Unconscious Updating (UU) as part of REIU) is effective to deal with anxiety disorders. The answer to this question is absolutely yes.
Any out-of-date response can be updated using REIU.
Anxiety responses consist of feelings of fear while depressive responses are generally comprised of sadness, anger, and guilt. The nature of the feelings may differ but the basic technique to update the responses is identical.
As I have indicated previously, a state of depression is experienced when an individual perceives no means of freeing itself from such unpleasant feelings and, as part of that, no means of fulfilling its healthy internal agenda.
It has been my observation that while the sadness, anger, guilt (and whatever other discomfort that the individual is repeatedly enduring due to their out-of-date security system) may not have yet been completely or even significantly diminished in the initial stages of using REIU, the realization that there is something that one can do and, even more importantly, learn to do by oneself whenever necessary to eliminate these feelings allows the hopeless despair that typically accompanies depression to begin to lift. As the responses are updated on an ongoing basis, the dark clouds of depression gradually dissipate and ultimately vanish.
Furthermore, while anxiety responses are those of fear, living on an ongoing basis with this fear can also lead to a state of depression, again due to the sense of powerlessness that this state of being produces - particularly when the individual has no idea of what is happening or how to fix it.
There is a rational explanation for all behavioral responses, regardless of how inappropriate and counterproductive they may be within present day reality. Out-of-date responses were initially developed by us to protect ourselves within the context of these past situations using the resources that we possessed when we created them. Due to changing reality and increased resources, using REIU we can later on develop more successful means of protecting ourselves when necessary without the significant down side that comes along with the out-of-date responses.
In addition to anxiety and depression, other behavioral problems such as phobias, panic disorders, performance issues, dysthymia, obsessions, compulsions, addictions, habits, eating disorders, sleep disorders, sexual dysfunction, low self-esteem, personality disorders, mood disorders, co-dependency, and abuse related problems (and others) can all be treated using REIU.
As well, an array of psychosomatic disorders such as asthma, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, eczema, allergies, and immune system disorders (and others) can also be addressed using REIU.
Typically, each of these conditions is an expression of impaired self-actualization due in some manner to human animal domestication. The road to my understanding of the importance of human domestication and thus human untaming began with my interest in helping my patients in my family medicine practice address their various physical and psychological problems more effectively.
For those of you who did not receive or read my newsletter of May 8, 2006 presenting the story of the development of REIU as well as some testimonials from some of my clients whom I introduced to REIU for various problems, you are invited to do so at http://www.untamedlife.com/newsletter/newsletter4.php .
I would be pleased to address any questions that you might have regarding applying REIU to any of the conditions listed above (and potentially others that I did not include).
As well, due to the questions that I have received, I have decided to present in the future some examples of cases that I have treated with REIU as well as more detailed information regarding its application for different specific problems. |
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Dr. Peter Hercules
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