The Inner Voice
This article is the result of fieldwork conducted in the Indian community of Montreal. The goal of my study was to understand the construction of the meaning associated with distress as well as the various therapeutic itineraries followed by the respondents. This article focuses on different therapeutic strategies used by the Indian migrants and acknowledges the links between such strategies and the underlying perceptions of self and the notion of distress as temporary. Since Indian migrants tend to see distress as manifesting imbalance, their therapeutic actions are usually aimed at reinforcing interiority, using different techniques such as yoga, prayer, diet and exercise. Medication does not seem to fit with this way of perceiving distress, such that taking medication does not make sense for most participants.