Hey, if it works great. But I hate to see people suffer needlessly while overlooking well demonstrated treatments--while I was trying Biofeedback, I could not find nor could my psychologist offer any legitimate, double-blind studies (or even single blinded studies which would be easier to design) to support its efficacy in much of anything, although proponents claim it can fix anything from bipolar to dementia to ADHD. The FDA is currently taking an increasingly sceptical look at requests to approve these various devices.
CBT has a substantially better track record, in terms of multiple studies that confirm that for lower level mental health struggles (i.e. not bipolar, schizophrenia, etc.) it works equally as well or better than medications, including working much better than sleeping pills for most insomnia. Also, it tends to take a relatively small number of sessions to be effective in the long term compared to other forms of therapy.
That said, there's nothing to be harmed by using non-medical ways to relax, exercise helps me with lower levels of anxiety (not panic attacks or accute events), and when I'm having trouble sleeping, lavendar linen spray (although don't mess around with herbals without checking with your doctor).
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-treating with diet and exercise
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