Opening to our healing powers

Having been aware of a life threatening illness for more than 15 years, comlementary therapies have been healing and empowering. Aware that we find our own path, but that it is enhanced when we are open to hear others, I have been drawn to many teachers and books, taking what resonates with me. I normally don't initiate others; interests, but if they want to know more about me, I share that. In the case of "Instinct to Heal", it is a book I am directing and giving to others, as i do with "Love, Medicine & Miracles". It is not a bookd only for those confrtoning depression.

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Waste of time and money

I had great expectations for this book but it turned out to be yet another anecdote-filled, vague rambling account of medical musings.

Dr.Schreiber spends over 20 pages describing EMDR as a powerful healing procedure without ever explaining exactly how it is done, besides some superficial generalities. Then, in the "do it yourself" addendum he suggests one should look up a competent psychoterapist to do it. Hmm.

Overall the book follows the sadly-popular trend of presenting a lot of cases and little substance.

If you expect to actually find there a method to cure "Depression, Anxiety and Stress Without Drugs and Without Talk Therapy" then save your money and go look elsewhere.

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interesting and useful

I read the French version of this book, which explains a few simple mental and physical natural treatments towards curing depression. I found it not only interesting scientifically but also useful personally. This and other readings have recently convinced me that depression is only one of the thousands of health problems associated with bad care of our bodies, which means both physical (i.e. good diet, sleep, exercise, etc.) and mental care (i.e. relaxation, good social interactions, etc.). It is easy to rationalize depression and associate it with all sorts of specific external or philosophical causes ('I hate my work, I have no partner, human life is agony followed by death'), but realizing that these are only rationalizations for a state of mind simply reflecting a malfunctioning brain is already a big step towards stopping self-indulgence into the depressed state. Most of us can be happy. Some of us simply have machines that are more sensitive to improper care. It seems that our society has lost common sense towards what proper care means. Hopefully science will eventually compensate for that loss, and this book is a start in that direction.

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