My hypnosis session tonight

Hi - I posted under therapy, but I like to keep this one hear too.....

Not sure if anyone is interested anymore, but I like to post this in case anyone wants to try hypnotherapy - it's the only kind of therapy that I am getting at the moment because I can't afford this plus my regular therapist.

Feeling very defeated this week due to the increase in pain and all the negative tests I've been having. I called the fibro specialist today to get the results of my M.R.I. from last week but he hasn't called me back yet - I'm sure it will be "normal" as is everything else.

When I went to see Kevin tonight (therapist) we talked about all of that stuff then he asked if I wanted to talk meditation or do the hypnosis. I chose hypnosis because my pain level is pretty high today as is my stress level.

Each time I do the hypnosis with Kevin my trance is deeper every time, as it was tonight. So he concentrated alot on the pain in my hip tonight. It was probably the best session I've had as far as isolating the pain and detaching from it.

I came out of it crying. I cried for a couple of reasons. One is that I wish I felt like that all the time, not just for 1/2 hour a week when I see him. The other reason is that I all of a sudden felt like - was the pain all in my head that I could feel this good under hypnosis for 1/2 hour? I told that to Kevin and he said absolutely not - the pain is real, it is not in my head. But that I could go into a totally relaxed state, in the proper setting, allowed me to detach from the pain.

As good as it felt, I feel incredibly sad tonight.

Tranquility

I did'nt put much stock it that until I had it done three or four times. A t used to it to me at the hospital, the more I had it done the better I felt, my only problem, it would kick in 15-20 minutes later on my drive home. I would have to pull over until it passed???

t/c

Tucker

Hypnosis is a very powerful modality that used correctly can provide lasting and overtime, even complete relief. It doesn't have to be temporary and you shouldn't be forced to choose talk therapy over hypnotherapy. In all cases of chronic pain, talk therapy is just as important.

In the case of hypnotherapy, you should ask your hypnotherapist why they aren't setting you up to be able to help yourself in the form of a post hypnotic suggestion. Used properly and regularly eventually you wont need hypnotherapy any more.

Keep in mind that hypnotherapy is not some kind of meditation where the results last only during the session, though to be honest even meditation has cumulative effects and advantages. Hypnotherapy, when used correctly can cause lasting and lifelong changes, improvements to physical health that cannot be easily explained by allopathic medicine.

Einstein once said that the average human being uses less than 10% of total brain capacity and this has been followed up by "modern" science. Fact is the subconcious mind (the area effected by hypnotherapy) is dramatically more powerful than the conscious mind by a long stretch. It is capable of things outside "modern" understanding. The trick is finding a hypnotherapist who really knows how to make it work. My suggestion is to consider finding a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, as they have significantly more training, and must pass a tough exam to be certified.

Other things to try include, yes, meditation as well as Tai Chi and Reiki. All three are really good for health and dealing with pain. What makes me such an "expert" well I've been using all of them for many years on myself, for pain and plenty of other things. In fact while writing this I paused briefly to do some Reiki on my hurting shoulder. I'm a Certified, Clinical Hypnotherapist, and a Reiki Master/Teacher, so I do have some idea of what I'm taling about.

Another thing to ask you hypnotherapist about is a tape or CD to use at home on your own time. Something else to consider is having your therapist type up the session he/she uses on you during a session and then take it home and record it yourself to use whenever you want or need to at home.

Sam