Image 1 depicts a normal ratio of
wave frequencies according to databases. Image 2 is a scan at the outset of treatment of a
patient diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).The profile is typical for
patients diagnosed with GAD. Images 3 through 5 are taken over the course of 12 sessions
during a 4-week period using the stimulation of acupoints (while anxiety-provoking imagery
was activated) as the treatment. A decrease in the intensity and frequency of GAD symptoms
correlated with shifts toward normal levels of wave frequency ratios in the cortex. The
pattern shown in these images was typical for GAD patients in the South American study who responded positively to the
stimulation of acupoints. These images were provided to Energy Psychology Interactive by
Joaquín Andrade,
DISCUSSION
As the wave frequencies shifted
toward normal levels (from red to blue) in the central and front areas of the brain, the
symptoms of anxiety decreased in both their intensity and their frequency. Similar
sequences of images and symptom reduction were also typical of other patients with
generalized anxiety disorder who received energy-based treatments.
Patients who were successfully treated with
what has been the standard therapy for generalized anxiety disorder (Cognitive Behavior
Therapy, combined with medication as needed), showed a similar progression in their brain
scans during the pilot study in South America discussed below. But it took more sessions
to achieve the improvements. And more importantly, on one-year follow-up, the brain wave
ratios following the Cognitive Behavior Therapy protocol were more likely to have returned
to their pre-treatment levels than they were for the patients who received the energy
treatments.
An interesting tangent from this study was
in the comparison between patients whose primary treatment was anti-anxiety medication and
patients whose primary treatment involved stimulating energy points while holding
anxiety-provoking images. Both groups enjoyed a reduction of symptoms. But the brain scans
for the medication group did not show noticeable changes in the wave patterns, even though
the symptoms of anxiety were reduced while the drug was being taken. This suggests that
the medication was suppressing the symptoms without addressing the underlying wave
frequency imbalances. |
