Not me. I never even thought about hypnosis or hypnotherapy before my friend started her practice. As I learned more about the profession, I was totally in awe. Approved by the AMA in 1958, it has a long and impressive track record.
People come to me as a last resort. Few people think “I’m feeling scared, anxious blocked, fill in the blank…….let me all a hypnotherapist.” No, they usually exhaust all other options before calling me. After all, here in the USA, we assume that Western Medicine is the answer. That’s one reason our health care costs are prohibitive.
After all else has failed, they come to me. As an example, parents sought help for their 8 year old selectively autistic son. The boy had never spoken to a teacher which posed a huge problem with his education. A psychiatrist dismissed him after one year saying there was nothing he could do. The child’s Dad had misgivings which I asked that he not share. I saw this child 3 times ($75) per visit and the problem was resolved. A simple, handwritten note of thanks when his Dad paid the bill spoke volumes.
A wonderful, caring Mom brought her 9 yer old son who had a problem with bed wetting. He was due to go to Conservation Camp with his class which would be impossible. Now, keep in mind, he was a really “Good boy” in his Mom’s words. Hypnotherapy turned out to be the perfect intervention. As a very young boy, just out of his crib, Mom had told him to stay in bed. He did just that. a simple clarification of her statement in hypnosis proved to be the answer.
A 35 year old woman came to see me. She had a traumatic childhood and then as a young adult was in a very serious car accident. “I am tired of being a prisoner of fear” she said. She hadn’t mentioned to me that, in addition to her fear of driving, she had not slept through the night since her early childhood. After her first session, she fell asleep easily and slept through the night. That has now continued for 5 years.
Others have come with habits such as nail biting, hair pulling, smoking, biting the inside of cheeks. These are simply things people do in response to an uncomfortable emotion. Hypnotherapy allows us to access the subconscious mind, resolve the underlying issue and ask that a more healthy messaging system be put into place.
How could hypnotherapy help you??
