Saw my pnurse this morning. She wants to refer me to neurofeedback (different than biofeedback somehow) to manage my bipolar mixed episodes that have gotten even more out of control than usual.
She said they use EEG waves and some kind of stimulus you enjoy like music or a show you like to binge watch (it would be music for me).
They train you to keep your brain waves steady. My music would interrupt if my brain waves went either too far up or down. Then I am able to use that same music on my own to regulate my brain waves.
She said it sounds hippie-dippy but there is scientific evidence to support its use in bipolar (and peri-menopausal mood changes, which I also have).
So, anyone done it? I will be looking at the link for the local center she sent me, but thought I would check with y’all.
I have read about biofeedback and neurofeedback on the internet. I remember that I once consulted a specialist online and he told me that it was not recommended for schizophrenia or psychosis. But the therapy looks quite promising.
I did for a short while. My body/brain/mind is very reactive, so it might be I reacted more heavily than average.
It had a huge influence on how I felt. Training for one thing stopped my psychosis completely in 1-2 sessions (with no meds). But made me blunted, like an ap. Training for another brought back all my feelings, ended anhedonia, but also made me more psychotic. The effect was very noticeble. It lasted a few months, after a few sessions.
It scared me too much to play with my mind like that. It creeped me out, because in the psychosis-stopping-profile my mind felt blank. With no feelings or thoughts. Very quiet. I quit.
Maybe normies feel like that?!? But I was terrified. The idea is to train your brain to be more like a “average normie brain”. I don’t want an average normie brain. I want my own old brain back. So the basic idea of it did not fit my goal.
