{"id":15117,"date":"2024-05-28T08:50:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T05:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifekeskus.ee\/long-term-depression-and-recovery-helis-story\/"},"modified":"2024-08-31T12:37:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T09:37:04","slug":"long-term-depression-and-recovery-helis-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifekeskus.ee\/en\/long-term-depression-and-recovery-helis-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Long-term Depression and Recovery: Helis&#8217; Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15117\" class=\"elementor elementor-15117 elementor-13882\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33d3e7af elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"33d3e7af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2391c8f5\" data-id=\"2391c8f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14bf921f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14bf921f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Helis (39)\r\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-730edea7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"730edea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15678a82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15678a82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have suffered from depression since I was a teenager. When I was young, I faced depression alone, with no one to rely on. I was bullied at both school and home, and it felt like no one cared where I was or what I was going through. I contemplated suicide many times. The only thing that helped me cope during that time was horse riding. These beautiful animals offered me a judgment-free escape. When I became an adult, I moved out on my own, and while life became slightly easier, the sense of security I found was only temporary.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28f1f0ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28f1f0ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About eight years ago, my partner and I decided to have a child. While I did become pregnant, each pregnancy ended in miscarriage, one after another. This devastating experience sent me spiralling back into a deep depression. I kept everything to myself, telling no one outside the house what I was going through. I felt like a flawed woman and was consumed by shame. Since then, life has been very difficult for me. I didn&#8217;t want to do anything; I didn&#8217;t want to exist.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f92177d\" data-id=\"4f92177d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-491e1d9d dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"491e1d9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lifekeskus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Long-term-Depression-and-Recovery-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15126\" alt=\"Long-term Depression and Recovery\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifekeskus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Long-term-Depression-and-Recovery-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lifekeskus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Long-term-Depression-and-Recovery-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifekeskus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Long-term-Depression-and-Recovery-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lifekeskus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Long-term-Depression-and-Recovery-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lifekeskus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Long-term-Depression-and-Recovery-1-650x650.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdfed74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdfed74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 70%; text-align: right;\">The image is illustrative. Image by senivpetro, Freepik.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f109907 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"2f109907\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44da7275\" data-id=\"44da7275\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b872180 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b872180\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was deeply depressed.<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12d82f60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12d82f60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two years ago, when I visited the occupational health doctor, he immediately recognised that something was seriously wrong. Opting to bypass a referral to a psychologist, he sent me straight to a psychiatrist and prescribed antidepressants. I was reluctant to take them and also dismissed any therapy that involved talking. Furthermore, I didn&#8217;t want to burden my loved ones.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-731e6f4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"731e6f4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whenever I considered talking to others about my worries, it felt utterly pointless. I would think, &#8220;What am I complaining about? I have two arms, two legs, a roof over my head\u2014there&#8217;s nothing physically wrong with me.&#8221; But inside, I was shattered. I had lost interest in everything, and I no longer knew how to help myself. The only thing that kept me going was my dog.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47eba0f2\" data-id=\"47eba0f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13ce149c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13ce149c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Getting up in the morning and going to work required a lot of effort, but it was through a colleague that I first heard about MER biofeedback therapy. I could see from him how he was like a different person after the first session. He had become immensely calm. His job is very stressful and it used to affect him a lot. I asked where he went and he sent me a link. Reading the experience stories on the website gave me the final push to apply. A week later I was already in the therapy chair myself.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1edb6e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1edb6e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I remember the day of the first therapy session very clearly. I drove to work in the morning, someone swam in front, the other turned forward and braked all the time. I ate very loudly in the car, yelled and cursed. In the evening I went to biofeedback therapy and I was quite nervous. I was very afraid that I would still have to speak, but I was calmed down.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-536354f8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"536354f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3802ccb9\" data-id=\"3802ccb9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e7f98f0 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e7f98f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/lifekeskus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/helis_pikk.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-15120\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifekeskus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/helis_pikk.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lifekeskus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/helis_pikk-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifekeskus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/helis_pikk-1024x213.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lifekeskus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/helis_pikk-768x160.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45f4f3ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45f4f3ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 70%; text-align: center;\">The picture is illustrative. Image by senivpetro, Freepik.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65ee012 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"65ee012\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-761360c\" data-id=\"761360c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ea927ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ea927ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About half an hour into the session, I was already in tears without having said anything. <\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a50fa7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a50fa7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, ten minutes before the end of the session, I felt completely empty. I sat in the car and found myself indifferent to everything. While driving home, someone pulled out in front of me, and I simply observed without reacting. There was no more irritability. That night, I slept better than I had in years.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67162ea3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67162ea3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around the third day after the first session, I noticed something interesting. Every time someone made me nervous, music started playing in my head. The same thing happened when my mind began to race with various thoughts. Before therapy, I had 150,000 thoughts running through my head all the time.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88087ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88087ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, however, the music interrupted those thoughts. Some completely random song would start playing in my head, it played all day, and this continued for a month straight. In the end, I almost became frustrated that I couldn&#8217;t get frustrated! I found myself laughing and singing. It felt as though I had left a 100 kg backpack in the therapy room; I felt so light.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69bee9f1\" data-id=\"69bee9f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fe41994 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fe41994\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the sessions progressed, different changes occurred. I didn&#8217;t have an easy childhood. I had compartmentalised everything related to family and school, putting it all in a box in my mind and hiding it away. Now, MER biofeedback therapy had opened that box and brought my childhood traumas to the surface. I was forced to confront the burdens I had carried with me from the past. It was hard and uncomfortable, but I\u2019m grateful I was able to do it because now I&#8217;ve made peace with these issues.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-354358f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"354358f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before MER biofeedback therapy, I would always get a lump in my throat when someone talked about children or when there were pregnant women in the group. Now, when someone talks about their children or pregnancy, I don&#8217;t feel indifferent, but I don\u2019t take it so hard anymore.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d4083b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9d4083b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faf1fc4 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"faf1fc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lifekeskus.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/helis-sisupilt-qotb4bmki795k0e43sr9zdyh4nlg04oylma79k9kds.jpg\" title=\"helis-sisupilt\" alt=\"helis-sisupilt\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-086257a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"086257a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 70%; text-align: right;\">The picture is illustrative. Image by senivpetro, Freepik.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5da4163 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"5da4163\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd7a01f\" data-id=\"bd7a01f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-978910e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"978910e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Life is completely different now.<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5faaf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5faaf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Previously, I would easily get nervous about everything, often experiencing panic and anxiety. Now, I might have a brief outburst, but it\u2019s over in an instant.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a9551e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a9551e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After my sixth therapy session, I left the therapy room feeling absolutely euphoric. I was intoxicated with happiness! I sat behind the wheel of the car, called my friend, and laughed, saying it felt as though I was on cloud nine.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ecb16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55ecb16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The joy of life has returned, and I\u2019m once again joking with pleasure. This is something my colleagues and friends have noticed as well. Personally, I feel that the most important thing I gained from MER biofeedback therapy is an understanding of my own worth. I now realise that I am worth much more than I had previously accepted.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2762596\" data-id=\"2762596\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ec21dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ec21dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the past, others took priority over me. As a result, I have now started to take better care of myself, both mentally and physically. I stand up for myself and no longer allow other people\u2019s problems to intrude on my life.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9bca22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9bca22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For me, biofeedback therapy was the final lifeline. My very severe depression is over. I no longer feel like I\u2019m in a hole so deep that there\u2019s no way out. If, after 3-4 sessions, I had just my nose above the edge of the hole, now I\u2019m already sitting comfortably on the edge. MER Biofeedback therapy is not a miracle; you still have to put in a lot of work on yourself, but it is an important aid.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d8a05f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d8a05f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have recommended MER biofeedback therapy to quite a few of my friends, and they too have benefited from it.<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-559939a4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"559939a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-779b791d\" data-id=\"779b791d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-text-color=\"#A67951\" data-dce-title-color=\"#A67951\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31ffa5e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-coachfocus_core_section_title\" data-id=\"31ffa5e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"coachfocus_core_section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m  qodef-section-title qodef-alignment--center \">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"qodef-m-title\" style=\"color: #A67951\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWe are pioneers in the field of biofeedback therapy in Estonia\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-background-color=\"#3A472E\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a495e2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"45a495e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/lifekeskus.ee\/en\/book-an-appointment\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book an Appointment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helis (39) I have suffered from depression since I was a teenager. 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