Beware of Split Mind

Beware of Split Mind

Dr.VS.Suresh Phd ., Email :bksureshv@gmail.com

Schizophrenia, a term meaning "split mind," also known as dementia pracox, is a very serious form of mental illness. Most often it strikes in the earlier years of life. The true cause of this is not known .

Schizophrenic patients are always a little odd in their reactions. Where the normal person may feel like weeping, the schizophrenic either giggles or shows no outward expression. On the other hand, he may cry when others laugh. He fluctuates from one extreme to another. One moment he may be full of affecton, the next he is all anger and resentment. His behaviour is completely unpredictable. He may babble on about nothing, then suddenly withdraw from world and speak to no one for weeks at a time.Such are peculiarities of this disease.

There are four main types of Schizophrenia. They are not sharply divided but tend to blend into one another. Simple schizophrenia usually but tend into one another. Simple schizophrenia usually begins during late adolescence. These patients appear careless and apathetic and may lapse into juvenile deliquency or prostitution. Most "beatniks" probably belong to this group. The patient has an odd appearance and his actions are peculiar. He has a silly smile on his face, lives in a world to himself, and tends to withdraw from normal associations with others.

The hebephrenic patient is even more odd. His illness generally begins at an early age and is characterized by fits of silly laughing. He often assumes a peculiar facial expression, and insists on wearing the starngest combinations of colours. All his ideas are weird and absurd, and he soon loses touch with the real world around him. Such patients should be treated in a proper psychiatric institution.

Catatonic schizophrenia is another form of this disease. It comes on later in life, usually in the middle thirties, and may follow some intense emotional experience or disappointemnt. The patient assumes a negative attitude and may refuse to carry out the normal activities of life, such as bathing , eating and talking. He suffers from delusions and hallucinations, hears "voices," and sees people who are not present. At times he will offer no resistance, but if placed in a certain position will remain there for long periods of tiem. Strange as it may seem, under proper treatment the outlook for this condition is often better than for the other types of schizophrenia.

Paranoid schizophrenia is the most dangerous form of this disease. Here the patient has a well functioning intellect. He sees and hears all that is going on around him, but unfortunately he has a persecution complex and suffers from delusions and strong feelings of jealousy. He is very suspicious of others around him. Much of the time he may appear quite normal. But at any moment his smouldering resentments may come to the surface, and he will not hesitate to injure any one if he thinks that person " has it in for him." He may even commot murder.

All too often relatives and friends of the paranoid-schizophrenic patient fail to recognize the danger until it is too late. Because they are anxious to give him the benifit of the doubt, the refuse to see the peculiarities in his mental make -up. He is very tricky and watches every move. He has a remarkable memory for names, datesm and events. He makes use of all these in an attempt to "get even" with the world, and especially with anyone whom he believes to be his enemy.

There medicines that doctors prescribe to relieve from this types of diseases. Even the medicines can not cure the disease. So yoga, meditation and mudras for this kind of personalities will help a lot if we find the symptoms earlier other wise it is too dangerous situation.

Depression

Depression

Dr.VS.Suresh Phd.,  Email :bksureshv@gmail.com

Persons with nervous problems are either neurotic or psychotic.These two groups are fairly well-defined .Actually they have little in common,expect in the case of the deeply depressed person in which case the distinctions are not so clear.
Individuals suffering from the more pronounced types of mental disorder are sometimes said to insane,but the term insanity is a legal one,not a medical term.An insane person is one who cannot distinguish right from wrong or assume responsibility for his own actions.In the case of a psychotic person the whole personality is involved,and he is completely out of touch with the real world around.Not so the neurotic person often require hospitalisation,neurotic persons rarely do,unless they have some additional physical problem.
Another distinction between these two major groups is that the psychotic person is usually brought to the doctor by his friends,while the neurotic comes of his own accord.He knows he is sick,and he usually wants help.Most often he is suffering from a nervous depression.
Reactive depression.This is a simple depression or sadness which is usually brought on by some catastrophe or unhappy event,such as losing one's home or business in a fire,or perhaps by the death of some loved one in the family.When something like this happened most pass through a few days or weeks of sadness ans then try to carry on as best they can.The grief lasts a long time,and he may be so disturbed as to be unable to do his normal work.
Why is he now so deeply depressed?A careful survey of his early childhood will probably show some real problems.And while such a person may have appeared to be perfectly normal all his life,there may have been times when he felt his whole world was more or less falling apart.In spite of this he was able to get along somehow,but he always felt somewhat weakened and deprived of the normal satisfaction of life.The recent catastrophe,such as losing his business,may have been more than he could take-the last straw.
Psychotherapy or mind treatment or Yoga(pranayama,mudra,brahmavidya) is advisable in all cases of reactive depression.It is most important for the person to gain an insight into why he is so depressed.This will help to prevent further episodes.If he becomes so severely depressed as to contemplate suicide,he would be given serious treatments which is available.
Delayed grief reaction.
When some loved one dies,it is perfectly natural to weep.Failure to grieve may indicate some personality disturbance what should be corrected.These peculiar mixed or ambivalent feeling are often a sign that all is not well.A normal amount of grief is nature's way of releasing tensions.Abnormal reactions should be discussed with someone who understands the mechanisms of the human mind,so that a more normal response will develop.This may help to avert a complete mental breakdown in future.
Attempted suicide.
Some people threaten to commit suicide mainly to see how the family will react.They ;may never actually carry this out,but such threats should always be taken seriously,for they indicate a troubled mind.Also the time may come when they may become depressed enough to carry it out.Remember,the person who never smiles is always depressed.Strangely,the greatest risk is when he appears to take a turn for the better.This may be the moment when he planed to end his life.
Manic depressive or moody people
Some people are unusually bright and witty.They are often "the life of the party," make friends quickly,and are perfectly at ease.They seem to have boundless energy and are often highly successful in business.But these breezy,happy-go-lucky people often show marked changes of moos.After a period of tense excitement and brilliant success,they may descend into deep despondency and gloom.This is what doctors call a manic-depressive psychosis,a peculiar mental disorder that has been recognized for thousands of years.
Not all manic-depressive persons go to extremes.Some are more easily depressed,others are often elated.Some swing to both extremes.One day they are on top of the world,able to do anything they turn their hand to.The next time you see them they are in the depths of despair,unable to do anything at all.These are the"crazy people"who often get things done in the world.
During the manic or excitable stage they are overactive and ceaselessly on the move.They seem to require much less sleep than other people.They think more rapidly than the ordinary person,but their ideas often lack balance and direction.As these feelings of excitement build up,they finally reach the euphoric talkative stage and may carry on with clowning performances that may easily be mistaken for signs of happiness.
Such action are never normal.They indicate a severe illness,which unless checked,will lead on to an exhausting state of delirium.Following this the person may descend into a severely depressed state,pacing the floor,wringing his hands,and blaming himself for all the problems of life.He is deeply suicidal and should be watch every minute.A manic-depressive may go through these peculiar cycles once or twice in his life,or perhaps more frequently,often riding the crest of the wave and then dropping down into the deepest gloom.During the active phase he may create marvellous workes of art or he may become a great success in business,only to lose everything during depression.

Personality through health

Personality through health

Dr.VS.SURESH Phd ., Email :bksureshv@gmail.com

Personality can be achived or alterd by your improving health. Your personality reflects your health condition.By proper health you can get prominent personality.
1. Vatha prakruti(constitution)
People of vaata constitution are, in genral, physically underdeveloped. Their chests are flat and their veins, muscles-fibres and tendons are visible.The complexion is brown, the skin is cold, rough, dry and cracked. There usually are few moles present, which tend to be dark.
Vaata people generally are either too tall or too short, with thin frames which reveal prominent joints and bone-ends because of poor muscle development. The hair is curly and scanty, the eyelashes are thin and the eyes lustrless. the eyes may be sunken, small, dry, active and the conjunctiva is dry an dmuddy. The nails are rough and brittle. The shape of the nose is bent and turned up.
Physiologically, the appetite and digestion are varioable. Vaata people crave sweer, sour and salty tastes and like hot drinks. The production of urine in quantity. they have a tendency to perspire less than other constitutional types. Their sleep may be disturbed and they will sleep less than the other types . their hands and feet are often cold.
These people are creative, active,alert and restless. They talk fast and walk fast but they are easily fatigued.

Psychologically, they are charaacterized by short memory but quick mental understanding. They will understand somehting immediately, but will soon forget it. They have little will-power, tend toward mental boldness. their reasoning power is weak and these people are nervous,fearful and afflicted by much anxiety.
Each constitutional type also exhibits certain patterns in interactions with the external environment. Vatta people tend to earn money quickly and also spend it quickly.
Thus, they tend to reamin poor.

People having a Vaata constitution are prone to diseases listed under Vaayu-shaamak, Vaata-naashak and Appan-vayu mudras

2.Pitta constituion
These people are of medium height, are slender and their body-frame may be delicate. Their chests are not as flat as those of vaata people and they show a medium prominence of veins and muscle tendons. They have many moles or freckles which are bluish or brownish red. The bones are not as prominent as in vaata individual. Muscle development is moderate.

The pitta complexion may be copery,yellowish,reddish or fair. The skin is soft, warm an d less wrinkled than vatta skin. The hair is thin, silky, red or brownish and there is a tendency toward premature graying /loss of hair. The eyes may be gray, geen or copper-brown and sharp; the eyeballs are of medium prominence. The conjuctiva is moisst and copper-colored. The nails are soft. The shape of the nose is sharp and tip tends to be reddish.
Physiologically, these people have a strong metabolism, good digestion and therefore, strong appetites. The person of pitta constitution usually takes large quantities of food an dliquid. Pitta types have a natural craving for sweet, bitter and astringent tastes and enjoy cold drinks. Their sleep is of medium duration but uninterrupted. They produce a large volume of urine and the stools are yellowish, liquid, soft and plentiful. There is a tendency toward excessive perspiring. the body-temperature may run slightly high and hands and ffet tend to be warm. Pitta people do not tolerate sunlight, heat or hard work.
Psychologically, Pitta people have a god power on comprehension; they are very intelligent and sharp and tend to be good orators. They have emotional tendencies toward hate, anger and jealousy.
They are ambitious people who generally like to be leaders . Pitta people appreciate material prosperity and they tend to be moderately well-off financially. They enjoy exhibiting their wealth and luxurious possessions.

People having a pitta constitution are prone to diseases listed under the Prithvi-vardhak, Pitta_shaamak and Shank mudras.

Kapha constitution
People of Kapha constitution have well-developed bodies. Ther is, however, a strong tendency for these individuals to carry excess weight. Their chests are expanded and broad. The veins and tendons of Kapha people are not obvious because of their thick skin and their muscle development is good. The bones are not prominent.
Their complexion is fair and bright. The skin is soft, lustrous and oily; it is also cold and pale. The eyes are dense and black or blue; the white of the eye is generally very white, large and atractive. The conjuctiva does not tend to redness.
Physiologically, kapha peoplle have regular appetites, the digestion functions realtively slowly and there is less intake of food. They tend to move slowly. They crave pungent, bitter and astringent foods. Stools are soft and may be pale in colour; Evacuation is slow. Their perspiration is moderate. Sleep is sound and prolonged. There is a strong vital capacity evidenced by good stamina, and kapha people are generally halthy, happy an d peaceful.

Pyschologically, they tend to be tolerant, calm, forgivng and loving;however, they also exhibit traits of greed, attachment, envy and possessiveness. Their comphrehension is slow but definite; once they understand something, that knowledge is retained.
Kapha people tend to be wealthy. They earn money and are god at holdint on ot it.
People having a kapha constitution are prone to develop disease listed under the Prithvi-shaamak, Kapha-shaamak and Linga Mudras.

The general features of the three individual constitutions have been described above. However, it is often seen that people have mix(compund) constitutions
1. Vatta+Pitta constitution, where both Vatta and Pitta are in Excess.
2. Vatta + Kapha constitution, where both Vatta and Kapha are in Excess.
3.Pitta + Kapha constitution, where both Pitta and Kapha are in Excess.
4. Vatta + Kapha+Pitta constitution, where all the three humors are at fault(hence called Tridosha). To judge your personality see the features below:

Features	Vatta	Pitta	Kapha
Mind,Nature	great initiative; fast speed of work; however, cananot sustain efforts timid, fearful, indecisive, impatient(restless), moody ,unrelaiable very few friends	Moderate initiative; Irritable, angry, proud, quarrelsome, jealous few friends	Lacks enthusiasm;slow spped of work; however, can work tirelessly , Calm patient, reliable many friends
Memory	poor	Moderate	Excellent
Reaction to temperature /weather	Ailments worse in autmn. Intolerance of wind and cold climate. Liking for sunshine, warmth.	Ailments worse in summer. Intolerance of heat. Liling for cool weather	Ailments worse in spring and monsoon.Intolerance of dampness and humidity, Liking for warmth
Sensitivity	Intolerance of pain, noise	Intolerance of stress, noise	Intolerance of fast-life
Stamina/endurance	Low	Medium	Excellent
Body-Frame	Lean, short or tall,light –weight. Weight hard to gain, esy to lose	Moderately built yet delicate. Weight stable	Broad, heavy, fleshy . Weight easy to gain, hard to lose
Head-size	small	Medium	Large
Face	small forehead, thin eyebrows. Big, restless, muddy eyes. Thin, unequal lips	Medium forehead ,Medium eye brows, Yellow, piercing eyes that turn red from anger , sunshine or alchol; Lips red	Broad forehead, Thick bushy eyebrows, Big white lusterous eyes; Lips thick and moist
Speech and voice	Voice feeble,hoarse; speech unsteady, faltering, stammering	Voice clear; speech sharp cutting	Voice sweet, soft, loud and clear
Gait(walk)	Quick, irregular noisy	Stable	Slow
Movements	Short and fast; tremors, shivering	Sharp and precise	Slow and steady
Hunger	Irregular,frequent,excessive	Strong;cannot under take a fast	Less, but can eat a lot ;can also undertake a fast
Liking for	Hot foods and drinks	sweets; cold foods and drinks	Hot; spicy, bitter foods; dry foods
Digestion	unreliable	Strong and fast burning in digestive tract	strong and slow
Stools	Irregualr evacuation ; constipation ,flatulence(gas)	Multiple, yellow, lose, bulky; sometimes bloody	regular evacuation. Stools well formed; occasionally mucous-laden
thirst	Capricious, less	Excessive; desires cold water	Normal
Urine	scanty, difficult	Yellow, red, hot burning	Pale, profuse, milky
Sweat	little, if at all	profuse, foul smelling	Little
Sleep	Light,interrupted with eyes half open; Grinds teeth in sleep	Moderate	Long and sound
Dreams	Trees, mountains, running, jumping, flying	sun fire ,lightning, violence	water , lakes , birds
Menses	Irregular, scanty, painful; blood dark	Excessive, painful; blood bright red	Moderate with heaviness in abdomen; blood pale
Skin	Cold, dry, cracked; Nails brittle; complexion dark	Hot, yellow or redd(rashes), mature	Cold,delicate; there may be itching without rashes.
Hair	Dry, rough, curly	Soft, sparce, balding; premature greying	Long ,dense, oily.
Joints	Loose. Creaking; Prominent, projecting bones	moderately, strong, hot, reddish	firm, stable, covered by flesh

Note:
If you gave many more V's than P's or K's, you have a Vaata constitution.
If you gave many more P's than V's or K's, you have a Pittta constitution.
If you gave many more K's than P's or V's, you have a Kapha constitution.
If you have more and almost equal V's and P's, you have Vatta+Pitta constitution.
If you have more and almost equal V's and K's, you have Vatta+Kapha constitution.
If you have more and almost equal K's and P's, you have Kapha+Pitta constitution.
If you have more or less equal V's,P's and K's you have Tridosha(Tri =three dosha= faults).

A balance between these three humors is vital for good health; imbalance of any one or more results in disease. In present times,a perfect balance of these three humors is seldom seen.Due to hereditary factors, generallly one humor dominates the other two right from birht, giving the person a prakruti or aconstitution. For example , a person who has an excess of vaata humor in his body is said to be possessing a Vaata-constitution or suffering from Vaata-dosha(dosha=fault or imbalance),Similarly ,people having an excess of Pitta humor or Kapha humor in their bodies are said to be possessing pitta constitution or kapha constitution respectively. Such dosha develops specific traits and susceptibilites in the owner , renderning him prone to certain diseases.
It may also happen that two (or some times all thre) humors are deranged(i.e in excess). Sich people are said to be having mix constituions.


To balance these three humors for proper health we have methods like Mudra,yoga and Brahmavidya.