Hi,
brief history about myself. I’m a 22 year old male. A few months ago something happened and my body crashed and went into shock (paranoia, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, uncontrollable and weird thoughts, unable to walk more than 5 feet without collapsing, etc.) and have been recovering eversince. It was triggered by an allergic reaction to an antibiotic but I believe my lifestyle and other factors played a huge role that allowed for the crash. I currently have Adrenal insufficiency issues but refuse to go on hydrocortisone, some thyroid issues, and am getting checked for other things. I am slowly recovering but currently as it stands, I still cannot drive (get really lightheaded, the stress is too much for my adrenals, heart palpitations etc,) Cant walk very far either and have a MYRIAD of symptoms.
I am lookin into learning yoga for 2 purposes. One, to regain my health and whichever method of yoga or how, I do not even know where to begin.
And two, postural correction. I cant help but think that without a straight posture, my energy flow and body’s functionality is hindered. Currently, ive been to 6 chiropractors (finally realizing they only give relief but never CORRECT the posture) and have been getting trigger point therapy (which does actually really help a lot with flexibility and flow of my energy and blood. When i am sitting, I cannot have a straight lower back with my legs extended. Just impossible. If i extend my legs, my lower back is completely curved out. And if i straighten it, my legs must bend at at least a 35 degree angle and i have to use my hands to hold myself up. This is not normal and i have come to realize this only recently! I wish i had known earlier because i have been doing a lot of heavy lifting, bodybuilding, martial arts and sports for the past 10 years and am worried I “solidified” my posture this way. My trigger point therapist found MULTIPLE knots “the size of large eggs” in my traps as well as my upper back near my scapula. I realized those come from lifting and heavy exercises using bad posture for the past 10 years.
So I am getting massage to release those up. But i need to retrain my body and start to do my own thing to strengthen and loosen the right muscles. Yoga seems like a good thing to help me with that.
Any suggestions are appreciated. I don’t have enough money to join the near dahnyoga facility and in my current state of health, i doubt i can even do an hour long session of yoga. I will have to work up to it though.