About me Dr Oleg

Merely,

Alfredo has a lot of faults. He tends to tell people what to do and this causes problems. He gets involved in complex issues that often lead to a dead end. And if anyone knows how to make language seem inadequate and twist and turn things this is Alfredo. But is he wrong? Not really people misunderstand him deep dowmn and language does not carry him for his ideas are very complex indeed. His heart is in the right place and perhaps this explains much.

All I want to say is that it is good to think that Cognitive Therapy is the first theory to oppose medication alone interventions. The fact that other words have been introduced aliek DBT is not helpful at all only creates more problems. This is not CBT vs DBT but only the fact that here we have two very powerful words Cognitive and Therapy and if we look at the terminology of each term we find that we can indeed expand this theory and make it self contained avoiding terms like DBT. These are just words which mean little on their own.

Use the terms Cognitive Therapy to really make a universal theory and a strategy to help.This may start with the aid of a health professional but really the psychologist or psychiatrist or doctor should have one thing in mind and that is to help the patient become her or his own psychologist like Alfredo suggests.

For example I told Alfredo that when he is Manic he should not drink coffee or tea and to avoid sugar and alcohol (he does not drink). Now this is a diet but in intellectual terms could be also part of cognitive therapy for choosing the right diet is important and it is a mental strategy that goes well in the Cognitive Therapy intervention.

During Depression coffee is wonderful for some people even sugar. Aloe Vera is a wonderful juice that can be drunk at night before going to bed.  I believe that it can be good for the nervous system as well. It helps digestions and aids good sleep. Camomille is wonderful for mania if drunk in large quantities. About a cup every half hour when manic with some ginger and honey. These are old fashioned remedies but used correctly they do work. Ubfirtunately as a doctor I know that the usual thing is to run out and reach for a pill. We are the pill popping culture and Alfredo is absolutely right about this.

I admire Alfredo. He is able to live with Bipolar1 and treat it without medication. Sure he can be alittle strange and can get into a fluster. But he is never out of control and for this I admire him.

It is absolutely true to say that many people on this site have not welcomed Alfredo. I can tell you that he is a very gifted person and this is why so many dislike him. It is not so much what he says or does. His talents are many and wonderful.

For those who wonder it is Alfredo's wife who is helping me to write this not Alfredo.

Oleg

>I can see CBT as a framework the individual moulds to fit them. The basic techniques can be applied in many situations. The way we percieve and think about our world creates what we consider is reality. It is only our reality and rational thought creates a more clear and rewarding perspective without unwarrented negative emotions.<

You are absolutely correct Merely.