Peatogenic
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This forum is littered with stories of people correcting many problems with supplements (and diet). Assuming the state of the body is always changing, it appears there are some issues people face that are persistent, too.
Four years ago I vowed to not do any supplementation....not just because it's more "natural"....but because I resolved that I can't micromanage my body. That deficiencies or dysregulation were the wisdom of the body, and that if you just press through regulating blood sugar, supplying nutrients, etc that the body heals itself through its own intelligence that I can't perceive. Because once I started to manipulate, then this causes new imbalances. But maybe I was partially wrong. Maybe my view of the body could use some new assumptions.
I actually did heal a lot over four years without the use of supplements or even strict food protocols, even if there was a kind of method to what I did. I found my way out of fatigue and poor glycogen storage just through time and collaborative (somewhat submissive) interaction with my body. The divide between myself and my body disappeared.
So, this may sound weird, I feel kind of guilty or that I'm doing something wrong now that I'm back to treating my body, that divide is back...the "I know better, and I don't have the patience". I started taking A and D and an AI, and my CPTSD, which many experience as a process that takes years to heal, seemed to practically disappear overnight. This also opened up new perceptions about reality, and I realized that a lot of our reality is based on our hormone states....that who we think we are is not fixed.
At first, it felt valid to keep up with this supplementation because of all the studies showing PTSD to be a pretty severe mechanical issue. The thinking was, "maybe this isn't something you slowly get out of...maybe it's something that requires a very specific intervention.". I heard Ray tell a story about a woman that had been pale faced her entire life, and after one dose of progesterone, her face changed color and lips went from purple to red. He said that it was able to "break the stress cycle".
Nevertheless, now I'm kind of back to that state of being at the drawing board, having to perceive and adjust and be mindful of new imbalances that could arise....because I'm carrying out this supplement approach again. Honestly, I'm not a fan of it.
Have others here felt a similar guilt in the "intervention" route? How did you process it? And, I guess most importantly, what was your method for reevaluation? It seems you have to rule out all other variables....you can't be making decisions to tweak if you are experiencing more environmental stress or have been eating differently or...even if the weather has changed. It seems you have to get to some consistency of variables for tweaking.
Lastly, how do you believe your intervention/supplementation healed you? Like, specifically. Is it because you're still on the supplement and have to be? Anyone quit or taper off and was essentially cured? (like Ray's progesterone lady).
Four years ago I vowed to not do any supplementation....not just because it's more "natural"....but because I resolved that I can't micromanage my body. That deficiencies or dysregulation were the wisdom of the body, and that if you just press through regulating blood sugar, supplying nutrients, etc that the body heals itself through its own intelligence that I can't perceive. Because once I started to manipulate, then this causes new imbalances. But maybe I was partially wrong. Maybe my view of the body could use some new assumptions.
I actually did heal a lot over four years without the use of supplements or even strict food protocols, even if there was a kind of method to what I did. I found my way out of fatigue and poor glycogen storage just through time and collaborative (somewhat submissive) interaction with my body. The divide between myself and my body disappeared.
So, this may sound weird, I feel kind of guilty or that I'm doing something wrong now that I'm back to treating my body, that divide is back...the "I know better, and I don't have the patience". I started taking A and D and an AI, and my CPTSD, which many experience as a process that takes years to heal, seemed to practically disappear overnight. This also opened up new perceptions about reality, and I realized that a lot of our reality is based on our hormone states....that who we think we are is not fixed.
At first, it felt valid to keep up with this supplementation because of all the studies showing PTSD to be a pretty severe mechanical issue. The thinking was, "maybe this isn't something you slowly get out of...maybe it's something that requires a very specific intervention.". I heard Ray tell a story about a woman that had been pale faced her entire life, and after one dose of progesterone, her face changed color and lips went from purple to red. He said that it was able to "break the stress cycle".
Nevertheless, now I'm kind of back to that state of being at the drawing board, having to perceive and adjust and be mindful of new imbalances that could arise....because I'm carrying out this supplement approach again. Honestly, I'm not a fan of it.
Have others here felt a similar guilt in the "intervention" route? How did you process it? And, I guess most importantly, what was your method for reevaluation? It seems you have to rule out all other variables....you can't be making decisions to tweak if you are experiencing more environmental stress or have been eating differently or...even if the weather has changed. It seems you have to get to some consistency of variables for tweaking.
Lastly, how do you believe your intervention/supplementation healed you? Like, specifically. Is it because you're still on the supplement and have to be? Anyone quit or taper off and was essentially cured? (like Ray's progesterone lady).