Hypnotism has been used to help people with
problems of the mind for centuries.
Symptoms can include Feeling low, lack of self worth, tiredness,
lethargy, procrastination, change in sleep pattern, feeling
of pointlessness, life not worth living. In extreme cases
thoughts of self harm or suicide.
Often there have been recent events that have triggered
the symptoms, it may be loss of a loved one, through death,
divorce or moving away, loss of status at work, not getting
a promotion, children leaving home, retirement etc.
However, this is rarely the actual cause of the depression
merely the trigger for its onset. As mentioned elsewhere
the cause is often in early life, but has been “repressed”
and , therefore, laid dormant, sometimes for many years,
until it is triggered.
Hypnotherapy can help quite speedily in such cases by -
1. the client admitting there is a problem and seeking
help
2. acknowledgment by the therapist that there is a problem
(rather than the “pull yourself together” approach) and
that it is worthy of attention.
3. regular relaxation into hypnosis during sessions and
at home( using the back up programmes on CD).
4. suggestion therapy under hypnosis, often dealing with
the recent triggering event
5. the use of analytical therapy to find and resolve the
original event.
Success rates are high in this area of work, as the psychological
mechanism at work is usually very straightforward.
Case History: One lady, a widow in her early sixties, with
no living relatives was very depressed to the point where
she was going to be hospitalised as unable to care for herself.
A friend brought her to see me as a last resort before psychiatric
hospital.
The triggering event was having a cat put to sleep, and
particularly signing the form the vet required in order
to carry out the procedure. Initially we had spectacular
results merely by ackowledging that losing a much loved
pet was like losing a member of the family and it was, therefore,
reasonable to be depressed about it. Her doctor had literally
told her to pull herself together, my response being well
if you could you would have done so before you made an appointment
to see him!
The later analysis disclosed that she had never had time
to mourn for the loss of her husband, her son, her brother
and her parents. There had always been someone else requiring
her help.
This was particularly true when her mother died when she
was young, and she had to nurse her at home, be there at
her death and then take on her mother’s role in caring for
the house and family.
She has changed dramatically from when I first saw her.
She is now a smart lady who is getting on with enjoying
a better quality of life with enthusiasm and enjoyment.
Depression
can be lifted using hynosis, hypnotherapy and hypno-analysis
with Bristol, Bath Hypnotherapist John Hudson
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