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Mike Roisman

Psychotherapist with Care & Counseling at Baptist Health South Florida

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Meditation Vs. Medication

Meditation is often prescribed as an adjunct to traditional medicines, agree Amy Exum, Psychotherapist with Care & Counseling at Baptist Health South Florida and Mike Roisman, Psychotherapist at the same place. Both recommend never changing any medication without first talking to the doctor who's prescribing it. Besides, they say if a patient has some sort of illness or some diagnosis, first he should ask his physician before even trying mindfulness or meditation.

Anxiety And Stress As A Part Of Life

However, the specialist explains if all of this is starting to interfere with any aspects of life, It's necessary to ask for an expert help. Anxiety is a fear of things in the future and stress is a body response: anything that causes the body or mind works differently than it would normally, explains Mike Roisman, Psychotherapist at the same place. Anxiety and stress go hand in hand and really feed off of each other, he says.

Learning About Meditation

There are four components of meditation, explains Amy Exum, Psychotherapist with Care & Counseling at Baptist Health South Florida: having a quiet place, having a comfortable posture, having an open mind and having attention to what's going on around. She also says prayer is one of the most common forms of meditation. Other simple forms to start meditation is taking a deep breath five times per day for one minute, affirms Mike Roisman, Psychotherapist at the same place.

Side Effects Of Prostate Cancer Surgery

Family finances are probably the main cause of stress, affirms Amy Exum, Psychotherapist with Care & Counseling at Baptist Health South Florida. She also explains side effects from stress an anxiety, such as digestive issues, long term headaches, type 2 diabetes and memory concentration. Heart disease is one of the biggest illness impacted by stress, says Mike Roisman, Psychotherapist at the same place. Keeping the mind active with other activities and other thought processes are simple ways to help manage the stress effects, he adds.

Meditation And Mindfulness’ Benefits

Different studies have shown that meditation directly affects the parts of the brain that deal with fear, anxiety and stress. Also it increases gray matter volume, helps with memory concentration, emotion regulation and deal with daily stress, affirms Amy Exum, Psychotherapist with Care & Counseling at Baptist Health South Florida. Mindfulness is a very specific set of activities with the genre of meditation, awareness without judgment. Meditation is a broad term for inactivity, says Mike Roisman, Psychotherapist at the same place. The experts agree mindfulness also has several benefits for mental health.

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