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My idea is to help people who suffer with different emotional needs be able to deal with what their feelings using Neurofeedback.
Neurofeedback is a non-invasive therapy. Using real time feedback from EEG monitoring, it measures electric brain impulses. Brain cells communicate through thoughts and emotions to produce brain activity. However, many people suffer from a lack of cognitive control. Using Neurofeedback we will help to regulate what they are feeling. Neurofeedback displays brain activity in real-time usually using EEG, to teach someone how to modulate their brain function. From improved focus and better sleep to increased emotional regulation and improved cognitive function, anyone can find value in neurofeedback. The therapy helps by re-training the brain. It relies on the principle of neuroplasticity, which refers to your brain’s ability to reorganize its structure, functions, or connections. Through a series of sessions using multiple mental exercises that are personalized to their situation. They will gradually re-write their brain’s neural pathways to reduce symptoms of the condition.
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Why it's a great idea:
There are many people who are adverse to taking medication to deal with their mental health is due to the potential of side effects. Neurofeedback has the potential to revolutionize mental health treatment, offering a new approach for those who do not want to use the traditional methods. Also many parents are not comfortable giving their children medication as they feel that young minds should not be subjected to mind altering substances even if it is meant to be beneficial. Due to the non- invasive nature of our treatment parents are more comfortable with allowing their children to have this type of treatment. Finally because we use a lot of games to help retrain the brain our treatment is a lot of fun and helps those receiving treatment to overcome the stigma and feelings of being weak minded individual.
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VolunteerII have been working within the field of Neurofeedback since 2011. Originally my involvement was actually using it to deal with my own emotional issues and a friend of my Mervyn Etienne, who had been involved in the study of Neuroscience since the 80’s and wanted to make Neurofeedback a recognised alternative to mental wellbeing, explained to me what he was involved in and said I might benefit from its use. After several months I found that the treatment was definitely beneficial to me. Once I had experienced the benefits I decided that I would like to became more involved with the treatment because I realised just how much Neurofeedback could be useful regarding my work as a mentor and also in my work in the theatre. With regards to my work as a mentor, the young people I work with suffer from a variety of emotional conditions which stem from a bad home life to being bullied to having trouble being able to focus in class, which invariably leads to them acting out and getting kicked out of the lesson, which often leads them being suspended or expelled from school. In the theatre many actors suffer from stage fright or writers who suffer from writers block. Over the last 12 years I have been working with Mervyn Etienne and Eve Thompson I have worked with many different people from many different fields including banking and sport. In 2022 before he could realise his dream of bringing Neurofeedback to the mainstream Mervyn passed away. Eve and I have decided to continue with the our work and try to help fulfil Mervyn’s vision for the treatment of mental health issues.
Project Owner: Leonard Theobalds The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
