Human givens psychotherapy or simply Human givens is a way of treating depression which emerged from research into sleep and especially the rapid eye movements of dream sleep. It theorises that excessive worrying while awake stimulates excessive REM sleep which deprives the individual of the refreshment of the mind brought about by so-called slow-wave sleep. It sees worry as a misuse of the imagination. It uses a number of techniques to get the subject to use their imagination in a healthier way which then restores a healthier sleep pattern and lifts the depression. The technique was developed by Joe Griffin and Ivan Tyrrell in the early 1990's from observations in sleep research. The word depression can mean: A decrease of functional activity in behavior patterns The everyday term for a sad mood, see depression (mood) The medical condition clinical depression, which includes decreased interest in pleasurable activities A sunken or depressed geological formation, see depression (geology) An economic depression, is a more... Rapid eye movement (REM) is the stage of sleep during which the most vivid (though not all) dreams occur. ...
Humangivens therapy offers effective, practical and fast help for people who are depressed, anxious, phobic or suffering from trauma, addiction, anger disorders or relationship problems.
HumanGivens therapists are trained to help you to feel better from the very first session.
Humangivens therapy can quickly start the process of feeling better by understanding and working with the needs of the individual members of the family.
Psychiatrist Farouk Okhai, in his foreword to Griffin and Tyrrell's new synthesis, "HumanGivens," suggests that their contribution advances psychology as much as the introduction of the Arabic numeric system with its zero digit advanced mathematics.
In his book, "HumanGivens: a new approach to emotional health and clear thinking", Griffin dismisses not only the Freudian account of dreaming but also the far more prosaic ones currently favoured by neuroscientists â that they are for consolidating memories and/or solving problems.
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