Question: Can't afford my alternative medicine and my disorder is getting worse?

(Posted by: on 2011-10-10 11:13:04)

I have been doing Martial Arts for eight years now, not just for exercise, but as medicine. I have Tourette syndrome, ADD, and OCD and in the past 12 years of being diagnosed with them that Martial Arts is more effective than any medication I have ever taken. Now I am 19 years old and in college. I am doing 19 credits this semester so I am under a lot of stress. I haven't been doing any Martial Arts because I took this semester off from work to focus on the 19 credits so I cannot afford it and my symptoms are getting worse. I have talked to my parents to see if they can help me pay for my Martial Arts but they said no and that I should just go for runs instead (running doesn't help me). What should I do? I cant afford the classes but I need to train.

Posted by: gill on 2011-10-10, 11:17:54

Try finding work out videos on youtube and working out to em

Posted by: Philip Santucci on 2011-10-10, 13:40:19

Wow, I typed like three things up and deleted them all because I felt stupid.. Here goes something and I don't care how stupid it sounds! Ok, I'm 19, I have tourettes, coprolalia, ADD, and OCD. I take Martial Arts for my medicine as well. It works pretty darn good. But when I skip a day, my tourettes get worse. I skipped Thursday because I pulled my shoulder and I noticed my tourettes got a bit worse. I would suggest you get a punching bad or a wave master (if you don't already have one) and start practicing on it while you are out. Eight years is a lot of time so I'm sure you can think of some punching/ kicking exorcises. If not, shadow box.. Maybe you can do some exorcises like sit ups, push ups etc. I know at my karate place, you can ask the teacher if you can help teach any of the younger peoples to help pay for your classes. I'm sure you may be able to do something similar.