RBD's Solutions Consultant's Hint of the Day for this Week

RBD's Wholeness Consultant's Hints for Fellow Travelers on The Road to Recovery for 6 to 12 July 98.

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What I am going through now is the DSM-III-R Desk Reference a "Disorder" at a time and commenting on the spiritual and recovery aspects. The DSM is what the American Psychiatric Association uses to label symptoms to facilitate communication in their community. Unfortunately, the labeling from the DSM can shut down communication with those seeking temporary assistance and spread the stigmas of mental illness. The DSM can bring comfort by telling some that others have had the same experience. I am adding additional comfort by pointing to some ways to start getting out of the "Disorders".

6 Jul 98

Another break from the DSM disorders. Today I am adding another

book to my bookstore. Two of my clients in the same week brought me

the same book and pointed out that this book was telling them the same things

I had been teaching them and myself.

The book was My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers.

The more I consider this book, the more I would like people that read the

bible to read My Utmost for His Highest first. That way they would

start with a higher perspective when reading the bible and be better prepared

to keep the bible in a healthier spiritual context.

Someone said that everywhere you taste the ocean it is salty. That is

what I find with the salty ones that JC was talking about that have walked

with Him for a while. I have not consciously walked with the salty one of

the earth and heaven for all my life, but He was always walking with me.

The more I find out of his loving and understanding and saltiness the more

I am happy I decided to find if he existed and how he was if he existed.

7 July 98 [291.80]

"Uncomplicated Alcohol Withdrawal" is symptoms that we cause ourselves,

either consciously and or unconsciously. These symptoms would be called

mental illness signs, except that they end shortly by just going through them.

It was our stinking thinking that caused us to drink the alcohol in the first

place. We certainly are powerless over our unconscious thoughts and we

are powerless over our conscious thoughts that are influenced by our

unconscious thoughts. So we need to learn how to use our conscious

thoughts. Sometimes we need divine intervention that we invite.

All of what has been written here at Recovery by Discovery is about

regaining our true powers and thereby making our unconscious more conscious.

One way is to become more conscious of the thoughts that lead to wanting

to drink that first drink. As we become conscious of these thoughts we can

choose to change the stinking thinking to living loving thoughts. Of course

we need to do a lot of living loving thoughts for a while to change those old

thought habits. Sometime we need to learn what living loving thoughts are

so that we can think them.

8 July 98

Another break from the disorders of the DSM-III desk reference.

"Study Finds Link Between Religious Faith & Recovery from Depression"

is a link to comments on the study at the Mental Health Net. This link may be

temporary, since I do not know how long they keep their material at their web

site. It said "For each 10-point rise in religious faith, there was a 100 percent

increase in the speed of remission from depression, compared to their non-religious

counterparts." Said the other way, the speed of remission from depression is a

measure of their religious faith, as they defined religious faith in this study. In this

case faith had nothing to do with church attendance or a specific religious practice.

It had more to do with attitude and altitude.

The study was financed by the National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH] and the

study was reported in the American Psychological Association [APA] in "THE

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY Volume 155, Number 4 April 1998".

This is very significant where the NIMH is financing a look at what works in the realm

of spiritual and the APA is publishing something in the realm of spiritual. There is

hope after all for the mainstream to learn what works.

9 July 98 [291.00]

"Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium" is lowered consciousness and rapid heart beat

after withdrawing alcohol. The symptoms are just for returning the system to balance.

[291.30] "Alcohol Hallucinosis" is hallucinations after withdrawing alcohol. The

symptoms are just for returning the system to balance. Without the alcohol involved

they may think you are schizophrenic. [291.10 & 291.20] "Alcohol Amnestic Disorder"

& "Dementia Associated with Alcoholism" are just amnesia and dementia symptoms

created by the stress of alcohol. The source of the stress seems irrelevant. All stress

comes from a conscious or unconscious judgment that something "should" be other

than it is. This resistance produces a strain from the energy generated which is

anger. The energy of anger is generated whenever there is a difference between

what is and what is really wanted.

10 July 98 [305.70]

"Amphetamine or Similarly Acting Sympathomimetic Intoxication" which is described

as essentially bad behaviour like being "wired" and signs of physical arousal. If this kind

of intoxication helps people with the same symptoms perhaps that is why people with the

symptoms of alcohol intoxication take alcohol to reduce the symptoms. That would be like

giving Ritilin to people with ADD symptoms. [292.00] is for withdrawal from amphetamines.

Crutches are painful to use, but are generally less painful than the broken bones without

the crutches. Chemical crutches may often be the same.

[305.90] "Caffeine Intoxication" has an interesting set of symptoms. DSM defines it

as five of the following: Restlessness, nervousness, excitement, insomnia, flushed face,

excess urination, stomach and intestine upset, twitching muscles, rambling thinking &

speaking, rapid heart, mania, agitated movement. To me a lot of these are the same.

Caffeine then could be a crutch for many of these symptoms just like alcohol and

amphetamines. It also could be a cure in the form of homeopathic doses when it

gets the spirit unstuck.

11 July 98

Another break from the "disorders" of the DSM-III desk reference. Today I

am refering to the start of the publications of R. Joshua Walker on my web site. This

is another part of extending the community of spiritual brothers. He will be continuing

to add thought provoking articles from time to time. Tomorrow, back to DSM

disorders.

12 July 98 [350.20]

"Cannabis Intoxication" with changes like euphoria, anxiety, fear, time slowing,

withdrawal, poor thinking, appetite, dry mouth, and rapid heartbeat. Some interesting

symptoms that might be alleviated in those that already have the symptoms. Perhaps

more effectively in homeopathic doses. With the support of recovery facilitation

these processes may be even more effective. More research is needed to establish

what works with other conditions. Of course the original use of cannabis is an

attempt to get high. The need to get high is a spiritual need that the person does

not know how to get spiritually high. They then pay for the pseudo spiritual high

with a real spiritual low.

When someone is delusional and not from cannabis it could be effective to use

a homeopathic or small dose crutch of cannabis. Again, more research is needed

for the uses of [292.11] "Cannabis Delusional Disorder". The withdrawal

symptoms appear to happen over the long term.

[305.60] "Cocaine Intoxication" is symptoms like euphoria, fighting, grandiosity,

hypervigilance, can't keep still, poor thinking, poor social and work functioning. I

noted a lot of similarities to ADD and ADHD and manic symptoms. Withdrawal

[292.00] "Cocaine Withdrawal" has depression, anxiety, irritability, fatigue, insomnia

or its opposite, and can't keep still symptoms. There also is [292.81] "Cocaine

Delirium" and [292.11] "Cocaine Delusional Disorder" from cocaine.

Some interesting symptoms that might be changed in those that already have the

symptoms. Perhaps more effectively in homeopathic doses. With the support of

recovery facilitation these processes may be even more effective. More research

is needed to establish what works with other conditions. Of course the original

use of cocaine is an attempt to get high. The need to get high is a spiritual need

that the person does not know how to get spiritually high. They then pay for the

pseudo spiritual high with a real spiritual low.

Your Recovery Facilitator,

Michael Foster, M. A.

"Learn HOW to recovery by discovering the blocks you need to remove and the actions you need to take and what you need to let go of as your blocks to your blessings."

From my book in process, The Spiritual Cookbook (Generic Recipes for a Better Life)

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