Over 50 percent of Americans will be diagnosed with a mental illness or disorder at some time in their life. Fortunately, there is an effective, safe, and inexpensive way to improve mental health: meditation.
Susan Gentile, a nurse practitioner from New Jersey, highly recommends meditation as a therapy for people suffering from substance abuse and mental issues.
A patient of hers in his mid-30s used to be depressed and addicted to alcohol. After two years, he sought treatment and was advised to start practicing meditation. To Gentile’s surprise, positive effects started to appear within the first two weeks. After that, whenever the patient had the urge to drink, he started to meditate and would feel very calm. Meditation became his favorite therapy….