Anxiety and Depression

When I was a teenager I suffered from “moods” huge swings from feeling happy, when I got good grades at school to feeling downcast when I got a grade which could be important for the future.

My parents brought us from Trinidad in the West Indies to have a good English education and it was important that I was doing well. No pressure at all from my parents! Just knowing that if I did badly at school I would be letting them down. In addition to that I am the eldest child so, there were others looking up to me. My younger, brother said well I did not get a degree as you did! Instead he got something else, which suited him better. So, maybe that could have helped towards me feeling anxious and worried most of those” happy go lucky years” at school, then later college and early days in my career.

When I left Careers Officers Training College I was anxious to get a job that suited the long, hard years of study.

I approached Southampton careers office, for a job. The Principal had a reputation for being severe and no-one wanted to apply who had just left college. I got it and managed a stormy time there. So, I decided to get another job and leave. This said boss would not write me a reference because in his opinion I required more experience in his office. I got discouraged and went to the doctor with my tale of woe. He prescribed tranquilisers because he thought I was depressed. The problem was I enjoyed a drink, then and it was not possible to do both, so after a couple of days I flushed the tranquilisers down the toilet.

I was not aware of Access Bars® and I began looking for alternatives to the anxiety I felt more or less constantly. I eventually left my highly paid senior Careers officers job and most people said I was having a ”nervous breakdown”. I chose to ignore them what was the point of being unhappy and having lots of money and feeling constantly constricted? I found yoga and started to teach it, that reduced the anxiety and later the Alexander Technique, until I discovered Access Bars® 3 years ago. The reduction in anxiety and discouraged feeling has been greatly helped by having my Bars® run, regularly.

I offer sessions in Bars® and I am amazed at how quickly clients respond to this very gently touch, it seems to melt concerns away. So, for now I will offer it and have it done myself. The latest study done about Bars® shows independently that it does work.