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Posted by linkadge on June 19, 2003, at 19:18:08
I was wondering if some of you were able to confirm my findings.
Usually depression is accompanied by left-hemispheric underactivation, and mania is accompanied by right-hemispheric underactivation. I am currently trying to tame a irritable dysphoric mania.
For the past 4 days I have been wearing an eyepatch over my right-eye and an earplug in my left ear.I watch TV like this and go for walks in the park like this. As soon as I put it on I feel slightly confused. It takes me a while to find out exactly what I am looking at.
The right eye projects directly to the left hemishphere and vice versa. The corpus callosum then transmits that signal to the opposite hemisphere. In people with surgically destroyed corpus callosums, the right brain and left brain virtually work separately.
The ears however transmit the signals to the ajacent hemispheres.
My theory is that by only using my left eye (and right ear), I am going to force my right brain to process data first, before it gets interpreted by the left brain. So far I have noticed an effect. Infact for a few minautes a day, I feel both manic and sane thoughts at the same time, like they are ramming heads.
I was wondering if somebody else out there who may currently be experiencing mania (mine is celexa induced) would mind wearing a right eyepatch for a few hours a day (doing something around the house perhaps)
Let me know if you notice anything as I have.
ThanksLinkadge
Posted by Questionmark on June 20, 2003, at 0:21:27
In reply to Possible treatment for Depression/Bipolar, posted by linkadge on June 19, 2003, at 19:18:08
Posted by pseudonym on June 20, 2003, at 1:17:00
In reply to Possible treatment for Depression/Bipolar, posted by linkadge on June 19, 2003, at 19:18:08
Believe it or not, I've tried something very similar and it worked for me like nothing else. An eye patch works, but I'm not high on the idea of walking around like Blackbeard, so I bought a high power contact lens(+15).
With that over my right eye, I become socially more assertive, friendly, libido improves, the works. All of this seems to stem from the lack of anxiety. I never could see well through my left eye, and it seems as if that hemisphere of my brain never learned to fear.
The only thing though, it starts to mess with your eyesight after about 5 months. Best anxiolytic I've ever used.
Posted by ROO on June 20, 2003, at 9:37:49
In reply to Re: Possible treatment for Depression/Bipolar, posted by pseudonym on June 20, 2003, at 1:17:00
I don't know if this means anything or not...but
my left eye is weaker than my right and my psychiatrist
mentioned that it "looks more depressed" than my
right (and it does somehow look "sadder" than my
right eye...my right eye kind of looks outgoing and
confident...Know that sounds weird but it's true)...
anyway, don't know if this correlates to what ya'll are
saying or not. Maybe i'll try the eye patch thing and see if
I notice a difference. If so, I'll post.
Posted by Questionmark on June 22, 2003, at 1:05:24
In reply to Re: Possible treatment for Depression/Bipolar, posted by pseudonym on June 20, 2003, at 1:17:00
Posted by SLS on June 22, 2003, at 9:49:36
In reply to wOW. Amazing. (nm) » pseudonym, posted by Questionmark on June 22, 2003, at 1:05:24
Did it work for you?
Posted by Questionmark on June 24, 2003, at 2:44:49
In reply to Re: wOW. Amazing. » Questionmark, posted by SLS on June 22, 2003, at 9:49:36
> Did it work for you?
If that was directed toward me-- sorry, no, i never tried it. i was just saying that in reference to the previous poster who said s/he thought it probably worked so far.
Sorry, i'm an idiot.
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