I am a 74 year old male. In late July of 2019, I injured my lower back which ultimately required surgery in October of 2019. The back injury not only caused me to have severe sciatic pain but, led to a number of other health complications including loss of significant leg strength and chronic constipation. Until the back injury, I was in good health and led a very active retirement lifestyle. However, after the injury, I was very limited in what I could do. As a result of all of the trauma and the worry associated with it, I developed significant anxiety and depression. I had difficulty going to sleep and staying asleep at night and when I did go to sleep, I would often wake with a panic attack. In an effort to help, my physician prescribed anti-depressant drugs for me to take. After my back surgery in October, the sciatic pain gradually went away but, the anxiety and other complications remained. Desperate for help, I contacted Abundant Living in late November, 2020. I had an initial consultation with Anna Raab who assured me that neurofeedback therapy could really help me with my anxiety. I had very little knowledge about this type of therapy and I had a lot of questions which Anna answered to my satisfaction. I decided to give it a try.
I had my first of 20 neurofeedback sessions on December 10, 2019 and finished my last session in late March, 2020. During this time, my anxiety improved significantly so that I was ultimately able to get off all the antidepressant drugs that I had been taking. I had been told in the beginning that it normally takes 40 sessions to make the improvements permanent but, I made so much progress in the first 20 sessions that Anna and I decided that further treatment might not be required in my case. As it turned out, further sessions were not required. It now has been almost 4 months since my last session and I have had no relapse. In fact after the anxiety went away, I found that other health issues improved dramatically. Today, I feel great and once again am enjoying an active life style and have overcome all of the issues which were associated with the back injury. I am so thankful for the help that I received from Abundant Living. I was treated very professionally with compassion and care by all of the staff during the entire process. Any questions or concerns that I had during this time were promptly addressed. I recommend Abundant Living highly.
