I am becoming increasingly convinced that "Bi-polar" disorder is in fact one of the many psychological manifestions displayed by womb twin survivors, The main clues are that the sufferer (and this is suffering indeed, for everyone involved) cycles not just from despair to hope, but from Alpha to Beta. Two people in one - the man and the Beast.
When a twin dies before birth, the sole survivor needs help and understanding. Womb twin survivors are the sole survivors of a twin or multiple pregnancy. This group, 1 in 10 of the population, includes survivors of a stillbirth, miscarriage, abortion and a "vanishing twin" pregnancy. It is a story of a twin bond broken by death, leaving a lonely survivor.
Showing posts with label bi-polar disorder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bi-polar disorder. Show all posts
Friday, November 04, 2011
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Womb Twin survivors misdiagnosed:(2) "Bipolar" disorder
Bi polar disorder is in my view not a "disorder" of any kind.
I think it is one of many ways in which womb twin survivors keep alive the deep prebirth impression of their womb twin.
When they are UP, cheerful, positive and full of creative energy they are in the Alpha space, being the strong Alpha womb twin survivor.
When they are DOWN they are sad, weak, overwhelmed, unable to cope, and they are in the Beta space. They may cycle through these changes rapidly, within a few moments, or over many years. it is as if they cannot feel whole unless both sides are equally expressed in some way.
Here is an example: Jennifer has been called obsessive compulsive, ADD, and Bipolar. She believes the extreme verbal and mental abuse she received in her youth caused her to continue reliving the past in her mind. When her mind was obsessing on some negative notion of the past, she could not focus as she should. She would erupt with great anger, as if she were reminded by a similar incident of her past.
Constant resentful rumination on past hurts is a good antidote to Alpha energy. Keeping negative energy, resentment in particular, alive is an excellent way to sabotage your personal growth.
For a womb twin survivor who displays the symptoms of bipolar disorder, life has a balance and a kind of rough justice - that one can be two people at once and never grow up or make anything of life. Never growing up is a good way to assuage survivor guilt.
Beta energy says NO
I think it is one of many ways in which womb twin survivors keep alive the deep prebirth impression of their womb twin.
When they are UP, cheerful, positive and full of creative energy they are in the Alpha space, being the strong Alpha womb twin survivor.
When they are DOWN they are sad, weak, overwhelmed, unable to cope, and they are in the Beta space. They may cycle through these changes rapidly, within a few moments, or over many years. it is as if they cannot feel whole unless both sides are equally expressed in some way.
Here is an example: Jennifer has been called obsessive compulsive, ADD, and Bipolar. She believes the extreme verbal and mental abuse she received in her youth caused her to continue reliving the past in her mind. When her mind was obsessing on some negative notion of the past, she could not focus as she should. She would erupt with great anger, as if she were reminded by a similar incident of her past.
Constant resentful rumination on past hurts is a good antidote to Alpha energy. Keeping negative energy, resentment in particular, alive is an excellent way to sabotage your personal growth.
For a womb twin survivor who displays the symptoms of bipolar disorder, life has a balance and a kind of rough justice - that one can be two people at once and never grow up or make anything of life. Never growing up is a good way to assuage survivor guilt.
Beta energy says NO
- N - Negative
- O - Overwhelming
- I - Intelligent thinking
- C - Calm in spirit
- A - Alpha energy
- N - Newness of life
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
The message :(2) Telling the professionals
The psychological characteristics of the womb twin survivor are hard to understand if you are one of the 90% who don't understand and you are a psychiatrist imbued with ideas about " psychological disorders" that can be "treated" with pharmaceuticals.
I was in correspondence with a womb twin survivor in 2007 and he sent me this article from the LA times.
When kids have behavioral problems, diagnoses and drugs often follow. Has psychiatry gone overboard on medicating children?
November 05, 2007| Melissa Healy | Times Staff Writer
My research is beginning to suggest that "bi polar disorder" is in fact nothing more than the characteristic response to the loss of a twin before birth. Furthermore, not all womb twin survivors are diagnosed with this " disorder" and where it does exist the characteristics vary between them. I am working on the hypothesis that a lot depends on exactly what prenatal memories lie in the Dream of the Womb, such as whether the twin was monozygotic or not. Some people think I am going too far when I say this, but I speak as I find : I didnt invent this idea, I only describe what I am being told by over a thousand womb twin survivors so far, with more to come, no doubt, via my research questionnaire.
So we all need to work hard to pass the message on to the medical health professionals - psychiatrists, psychologists, research scientists and psychotherapists. I have a special page for medical professionals here. And another for therapists here.
It's easy to identify a womb twin survivor now we know what to look for -
Let's get to it and end this damaging level of ignorance among professionals that has lead to a young child being put on psychiatric medication. These are good-hearted people who are trying to help, but think there is no alternative, because no one has explained this to them.
If you care, PASS THE MESSAGE ON to the professionals, for the sake of these children.
I was in correspondence with a womb twin survivor in 2007 and he sent me this article from the LA times.
When kids have behavioral problems, diagnoses and drugs often follow. Has psychiatry gone overboard on medicating children?
November 05, 2007| Melissa Healy | Times Staff Writer
A month ago, Katie, a 38-year-old L.A.-area mother of three, brought the child to a psychiatrist. The child's behavior and performance in school were exemplary, but an ill-tempered outburst had gotten the preteen kicked out of a Girl Scout troop she had joined at age 5. The girl was confused and heartbroken over her ejection. The daughter came away from the appointment with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Katie, who asked that her full name be withheld to protect her daughter's privacy, came away with a list of 10 powerful psychiatric medicines and a momentous decision to make. Some combination of these mood-stabilizing, anticonvulsive and antipsychotic drugs, Katie was told, would probably control her daughter's problematic behaviors, referred to by her psychiatrist as symptoms of a disease. Now it's Katie who has the racing thoughts and the alternating bouts of fear, anxiety, relief and anger. As she ponders whether her daughter's strange behavior really amounts to mental illness -- and whether medication is the answer -- she says, "I feel like I'm flying blind."
My research is beginning to suggest that "bi polar disorder" is in fact nothing more than the characteristic response to the loss of a twin before birth. Furthermore, not all womb twin survivors are diagnosed with this " disorder" and where it does exist the characteristics vary between them. I am working on the hypothesis that a lot depends on exactly what prenatal memories lie in the Dream of the Womb, such as whether the twin was monozygotic or not. Some people think I am going too far when I say this, but I speak as I find : I didnt invent this idea, I only describe what I am being told by over a thousand womb twin survivors so far, with more to come, no doubt, via my research questionnaire.
So we all need to work hard to pass the message on to the medical health professionals - psychiatrists, psychologists, research scientists and psychotherapists. I have a special page for medical professionals here. And another for therapists here.
It's easy to identify a womb twin survivor now we know what to look for -
Let's get to it and end this damaging level of ignorance among professionals that has lead to a young child being put on psychiatric medication. These are good-hearted people who are trying to help, but think there is no alternative, because no one has explained this to them.
If you care, PASS THE MESSAGE ON to the professionals, for the sake of these children.
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