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Every practice in the library, in one list. Narrow it by how long you have, who it is written for, and where you are right now.
When a treatment is described as approved, ask what it is approved for. Magnetic brain stimulation is licensed for depression, and using it for attention problems is off label.
Off label is not the same as forbidden or useless, and it does change three things: how much evidence stands behind it for your situation, what the…
The study most often quoted for magnetic stimulation in attention difficulties had eight people in it, and half of those on the dummy treatment improved too.
That dummy half is the interesting number. It tells you how much improvement can come from attention, hope and being taken seriously, before any…
The same treatment in two different clinics can go two different ways, and the difference is often the people. Kind, unhurried staff who explain things get better results.
So when you refer someone, or choose somewhere yourself, ask about that as well as the equipment. Do they remember your name, do they answer…
If something is safe, affordable and it helps you, the fact that the effect may be mostly expectation is not a reason to stop.
The test worth applying is practical: is it safe, can I afford it, is it taking the place of something that works better, and would that money and…
You are not trying to get calm here. You are trying to find out what is actually going on in you, and whatever turns up is the useful part.
Looking for a whole subject rather than a single practice? Start from the nine areas.
If a practice becomes something you can pass or fail, it will quietly join the list of things you are bad at. So drop the target. Ask what you notice…