Issue 13 September/October 2011
Quantum
nearly everyone is, to some degree or another, stuck in a constant state of fi ght or fl ight. And once stuck we are no longer able to function normally. We come to accept this heightened state as our new “normal,” with new stresses and challenges only aggravating the problem. Everyone adapts differently, but some of the more common symptoms of being stuck in fi ght or fl ight include:
• diffi culty handling stress
• reduced concentration and/or mental performance
• feeling anxious, depressed, or overwhelmed • feeling frustrated, angry, irritable or stuck
• diffi culty with everyday tasks, especially when stressed or attempting to multi-task
• being more reactive, sensitive, or defensive • being less receptive to or capable of change
• having a limited perspective and diffi culty seeing the “big picture”
• sleep problems • having limited success with other therapies
Fight or Flight Therapy
Many people have found help with an innovative new light therapy called Fight or Flight Therapy. Designed as a home programme, specifi c wavelengths of light are viewed comfortably in an otherwise darkened room for twenty minutes, once or twice daily, over a period of two to four months. It is hypothesised that the light travels directly into the nervous system via the optic nerve through non-visual pathways, affecting the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal pathway and gently shifting aspects of fi ght or fl ight back toward normal.
Within weeks, most people feel more relaxed and less stressed, and they are functioning more
effectively. What is remarkable is that to whatever degree the nervous system has been re-set, the results tend to be permanent, requiring no long-term maintenance.
Objective Measures We have all experienced how small our world gets when we are stressed, angry, or scared. In the face of an immediate threat, stress, or challenge, we instinctively narrow our focus, creating a sort of visual and mental tunnel vision zeroed in on our survival.
Using simple, yet specialised, visual fi eld testing we can measure certain aspects of fi ght or fl ight through our eyes. By measuring how much peripheral visual information is chronically being suppressed (creating a subtle imperceptible tunnel vision), we can get a measure of the extent to which someone’s nervous system is skewed into a constant state of survival.
For many people, this visual fi eld testing alone can be enlightening. Not only do they get an objective measure of the severity of their problem, but also an explanation for many of their most frustrating symptoms and behaviours. Quite often, the test results will also explain why previous therapies or techniques may have failed or plateaued with limited success.
The test results also help determine which wavelengths of light will be used in therapy. Most people require three or four different wavelength combinations during the course of their programme.
This same testing is used throughout the therapy to monitor progress, providing an objective measure of change (unavailable in many other therapies), which can be very validating to clients. Not only do they subjectively see their life changing, but the objective measures validate those changes and demonstrate why they have changed.
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