Areas of Applicability
Often we tend to think in terms of diagnoses when we ask, “Is the LENS an appropriate treatment approach?” Instead, it is more appropriate to ask about the underlying functions blocked in any particular diagnosis to arrive at an answer. The LENS addresses underlying problems rather then diagnoses.
| AREA | DIAGNOSIS IN QUESTION | UNDERLYING PROBLEMS | ||
| Cognition | ADD, TBI, Autism, Asperger’s | Problems sequencing, memory, providing and maintaining attention, concentration, clarity and organization | ||
| Mood | Depression, prolonged or incomplete grieving, explosive disorder, bipolar disorder | Anger, sadness, explosiveness | ||
| Motor | Paralysis, spasticity, clumsiness, progressive diseases (Parkinson, Alzheimer’s, MS), stroke | Lack of grace, problems of eye-hand coordination, balance, increased muscle tone (from spasticity, tremor) | ||
| Motivation | Depression, lack of motivation | Problems initiating tasks, shifting from one activity to another, and/or completing tasks | ||
| Anxiety | The experience of anxiety, ADD, ADHD, anxiety attacks, PTSD, dissociative problems, sleep disorders, OCD | Problems of anxiety system activity (too much uncomfortably-contained energy): persistent anxiety, restlessness, rumination, palpitations, tremor exacerbation, and sleep interruption |
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| Reactivity | Personality disorders (e.g. borderline, schizophrenia), seizures (epileptiform and non-clinical) | Hyper-reactivity, hyper-sensitivity, multiple chemical sensitivities | ||
| Pain | Fibromyalgia, migraines, except when complicated by residual infection or toxins | Brain-generated pain (mis-mapping the origins and qualities of the signals), vascular pain | ||
| Addictions, dependencies | Drug or alcohol addiction and dependency, eating disorders, substance abuse | Lack of clarity about emotions and self-comforting, defensiveness, argumentativeness, cynicism | ||
| Fatigue | Chronic fatigue, except when complicated by residual infection, toxins, or metabolic condition | Fatigue, or fatigue as a phenomenon secondary to the effort of trying to overcome the pain and/or the above impediments to functioning more easily | ||
| Performance optimization | No diagnosis | Increases in functioning in the above areas in the absence of any diagnosis |