Mental Illness is Not Mental.

by Joshua, posted in Blog, Healing, Heavy Metals, Medication, Mental Illness

People who’ve suffered from mental illness have had a difficult, uphill battle.  We’ve had to fight to be taken seriously, to convince people that the illness is real, for it not to be blamed on us, to not be stigmatized, and for people to accept if we need to be on medication.  We’ve had to fight for our very survival.  I get it.  I’ve been there.  It’s a terrible thing for people to be blamed for their suffering, whether it’s blamed on our genes, or our character.

A couple of years ago I was at a conference and I stood up and shared my story that I had healed from schizoaffective disorder and had been medication free for 5 years at that point.  I explained how I had done it with natural means, first with homeopathy, and then fully with the Medical Medium information.  The crowd applauded and seemed to be supportive of my story.  When I sat down another person stood up and seemed upset.  She said she struggled with depression and defended how she had to be on medication.

While I felt a little hurt, I understood where she was coming from.  Believe it or not, I felt compassion for her, and was supportive of her sharing her story, because I know how hard it is.  In many ways we have had it harder than people with more “visible” chronic illnesses.  Even people with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, or other “non-visible” illnesses have had to fight to be taken seriously.  It’s really sad.

So when I say, “mental illness is not mental”, please don’t be upset with me.  I’ve been through it, and I’ve been in the trenches fighting with you.  But what if there is a real, root physical cause for mental illness that has not yet been discovered by research and science?  What if it’s not you, and it’s not your genes?  Wouldn’t you want to know that?

I feel that I’ve been set free, that the heavy metal chains around my mind have been taken off.  I feel validated for all that I’ve been through.  Healing is possible, and I have to tell you that.  It doesn’t mean that the road still won’t be hard.  I still face many challenges, because life is challenging here, but I’m facing them as a whole person, mentally clear, without an illness.  I am free to be me.

I wish you the very best on your healing journey!  Keep fighting the good fight because there are real answers, and things do get better.  Healing is possible!

God bless you!

“fear not, for I am with you;
be not dismayed, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

Isaiah 41:10 (ESV)

A New Day . . .

by Joshua, posted in Blog, Healing, Mental Illness, Videos

I’m so excited for the world today!  I know things seem a little crazy right now, but I’m no longer afraid of crazy.  I’ve lost my mind and been to the brink, through the depths of hell, and come back.  I can see a light shining through today that I couldn’t see before.  It’s not the same world that it was when I was growing up in the 80’s and 90’s, climbing trees and riding my bicycle, pre-internet.  The world has changed over the past few decades.

While some of the changes have been good, and some bad, one area that I’m really excited about is chronic illness.  Yes, people are sicker now than ever before in history, and getting sicker faster and younger, but the real answers are out now.  You don’t have to fall victim to the same trends and misinformation that previous generations have.  You can learn from our suffering.  You can skip some of the hardships that we’ve had to endure.

If I was in my teens or early twenties, first getting sick, and I had to choose between being given a billion dollars, or being handed the lessons I’ve learned, it would be no contest.  Our health is infinitely valuable, and without it we lose our freedom.  We lose everything.

I hope the information on this website helps you.  I hope it saves you from some hardship.  I hope it inspires you and gives you hope!  You deserve to live a good life.  You deserve to be healthy and happy, to be free to pursue your dreams.  You’re worth it, and you deserve better answers than what was available to me when I got sick.

God bless you!

Have Compassion for Yourself…

by Joshua, posted in Blog, Healing, Spirituality

As Easter approaches it’s important to remember its significance, especially during these trying times.  As someone with a history of mental illness, I feel both prepared for these challenges (I’ve been through far worse for far longer), but also a little afraid (of the isolation, loneliness, etc.).  Even though I’ve done tremendous work to grow over many years, my old, dysfunctional patterns still seem to be there inside, though faded.

I have to remind myself that I have developed new habits and routines for staying healthy.  I am not the same person that I was before.  I’m stronger, more experienced, and like tempered metal, better able to weather any storms.  Moreover, I have learned a deep faith in God that feels stronger than I am.  I can surrender to it.  I know that when I fail, as I do regularly, that I am still loved.

In these moments, I have to try to have compassion for myself.  I’d love to feed into self-loathing, and self-pity, but I know it serves no purpose.  I have to remind myself of the hardships I’ve been through, my innocence that has been stolen, and the enormous challenges that we face in our society today.  I’ve accepted that I fail no matter how hard I try, and that God knows this and loves me anyway.

When I fail, it’s a reminder to me of God’s love for me, through Jesus, and of my reliance on Him.  I’m not able to make it on my own.  I’m powerless against sin and death.  When Jesus died on the cross He buried my sins, and with His resurrection He gave me new life, a new beginning.  He did what I cannot.  Knowing this gives me peace, because when I fall short, it reminds me to turn to Jesus.  My own shortcomings can help to deepen my love for God, when I have compassion for myself.

I hope this Easter weekend you know that no matter what, you are loved beyond imagination.  God bless you!

The True Cause of Mental Illness…

by Joshua, posted in Blog, Healing, Mental Illness, Videos

There are real answers.  There are real, physical causes for symptoms, and it’s not you, and it’s not your genes.  “It’s all in your head” is the oldest trick in the book for the industry when they don’t have answers.  “Mrs. Jones, we don’t know what’s wrong with you, maybe it’s all in your head?”.  The truth is, there are real answers.  While I do believe that trauma also plays a role with mental illness, trauma can heal.

One of the things I had to accept when I was dealing with psychosis was that I couldn’t have belief systems.  I had to be completely neutral and objective about the world.  Delusions are just false beliefs.  When reality proved them wrong, I had to accept that.  The Medical Medium information heals people from chronic illness, and the medical industry information doesn’t.  If we define truth as what happens in reality, then the Medical Medium information is the truth.

I outline in detail how I healed from schizoaffective disorder, and the steps that I took, in my book “Healing Mental Illness: Lessons Learned in the Trenches“.  You don’t have to suffer like I did.  You don’t have to lose ten years of your life like I did.  There is hope!

In the following video, I describe the true causes of mental illness based on my own experience (not on something I read somewhere or something that someone told me).  Remember to always have compassion for yourself.  I know that the journey is hard.  It can be long.  But it does get better.  God bless you!

HEALING MENTAL ILLNESS: Lessons Learned in the Trenches

by Joshua, posted in Blog, Healing, Mental Illness

I am so excited to announce that my new book, HEALING MENTAL ILLNESS: Lessons Learned in the Trenches, is now available!  In the past three years I have grown more than in the previous three years of my recovery, as well as during the ten years of my illness combined.  I have really gotten to the bottom of the illness and have a much more in-depth understanding of it.  The deep, underlying trauma is healing.

When I was in my most desperate state and was crying out for help, it didn’t seem to arrive in the way that I felt that I needed.  To be in such pain and suffering, and not receive enough assistance, or the right kind assistance, does something to a person.  It did something to my soul.  I’ll never be the same again.  I’ll never be able to distract myself with cheap pleasures, live solely for myself, or forget about the people who are suffering in this world.  It is constantly with me.

My mission is to help people who are suffering with mental illness, so they don’t have to suffer like I did.  All of the work I’ve done on this website and in my books is for that purpose.  I have tried to take my blood, sweat, and tears, synthesize the lessons that I’ve learned from it, and squeeze it out in a way that is useful to others.  My prayer is that it helps you, your loved one, or your patients to heal.

If you read through the blogs on this website, watch the videos, and listen to the podcast episodes, I hope that you find some nuggets of wisdom that help you move forward in your life.  I hope that some of the tools work for you in the way that they have worked for me.

In my new book, I share in a concise way the most profound insights that I have learned from my healing.  I tried to provide the most direct route.  Here it is:

HMI Book Cover

I wish you the very best on your healing journey!  May God bless you always.

Warm Regards,

Joshua

 

Supplements I take for Mental Health

by Joshua, posted in Blog, Healing, Holistic Health

Supplements that I take Daily for Nervous System Support:

Supplementation has been an important part of my healing process.  I recently started taking a new supplement recommended by the Medical Medium called Celeryforce by Vimergy, designed to work with celery juice (if you’d like to learn more about celery juice, check out my recent post “Celery Juice for Mental Illness“.  I couldn’t believe how quickly I noticed a difference, and so I wanted to share it with you.  Within minutes after taking it I noticed increased mental and emotional stability.  I take it about 20 minutes before drinking my celery juice and it has substantially improved my day-to-day life in the past couple of weeks.

Celeryforce by Vimergy:  this product contains Magnesium Glycinate, Inositol, L-Glutamine, L-Taurine, and Choline that help support the health of neurotransmitters and nerves.

Liquid B12 (w/ Methylcobalalmin and Adenosylcobalamin) by Vimergy:  as I only take supplements recommended by the Medical Medium, this is the form of Liquid B12 that I take.

Lemon Balm Tea and Nettle Leaf Tea by Traditional Medicinals:  I drink these two anti-viral herbal teas daily to help calm my nervous system.  I like to put one tea bag of each in my travel mug at work, along with some raw honey.  It’s so delicious!!!

Supplements that I take Daily for Immune System Support:

Micro-C by Vimergy:  I take Vitamin C daily to help maintain my immune system.

Liquid Zinc Sulfate by Vimergy:  I take this daily to support my immune system.

Mullein Leaf by Nature’s Answer:  Mullein Leaf boosts the Liver’s own personalized immune system.  I started taking this recently, and it has been very helpful!

Chaga Mushroom by Vimergy:  I take this every day for immune support.  Chaga is an incredible mushroom (it’s a fungus that repels other fungus).

Other Supplements that I take:

These are some of the supplements that I take when I’m feeling run down, worn, under the weather, or when I need a little extra support.

Sovereign Silver Hydrosol Colloidal Silver by Sovereign Silver:  I take this for additional immune support when I feel the need to.

Please Note:  It is important to check with your healthcare practitioner before starting any supplement routine.

In addition to some of the supplements listed above, I have some other core supplements that I take every day to maintain my routine (as well as the supplements for the Heavy Metal Detox Smoothie, which you can learn more about in my post “Got Heavy Metals on  the Brain?“.)  Usually when I am reading the Medical Medium books or listening to the podcast episodes, I will intuitively try a new supplement if I feel like I need it.  If you’d like to see further supplements recommended by the Medical Medium, you can check out his supplement directory here:

https://www.medicalmedium.com/preferred/supplements

I understand that buying supplements can be a challenge.  I budget $300/month out of my monthly budget for supplements, which I need in order to stay healthy and functioning.  This is a challenge for me.  I still have to sacrifice many other things.  I do the best that I can.  However, I find this healing journey that I am on rewarding.  I am so driven to do it after the years of suffering that I’ve been through.  Please don’t get discouraged if you are not able to do everything that you want right now.  It has been a long road for me and a process, and every year I make some progress.  If you just pick one or two things to start, like the Celery Juice, and try to implement it into your daily routine, over time you can build a foundation and do more and more each step of the way.

I wish you the very best on your healing journey.  God bless you!