Guest guest Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 I tried hypnosis for pain back in the mid-90's. The practitioner was a PhD psychologist. He made cassette tapes during our sessions, with the idea being to play back the tapes at home. I had five sessions. All were pretty similar. During the sessions, he put me under hypnosis and then used suggestions to implant the idea in me that the pain itself was " just out of reach " . The results weren't very good. I found that I woke up from hypnosis feeling extremely relaxed but that the pain was still in easy reach. As with all advice you read about here, your own results may vary. Perhaps the mental imagery used now is different. Joe S. > > I saw where our local community college is offering a class on > hypnosis to control pain. I cannot attend this time because of a > conflict with the date but thought I might look into it in the future. > Has anyone ever done this before and did it help or was it a waste of > my money? > Thanks. Becky > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 I took the class for self hypnosis. It does help with the pain. I don't know if being hypnotized by another person would help or not. I do know that self hypnosis does work for many things and in many areas. Gentle hugs, Ms.Katurah Becky wrote: I saw where our local community college is offering a class on hypnosis to control pain. Has anyone ever done this before and did it help or was it a waste of my money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Becky wrote: > I saw where our local community college is offering a class on hypnosis to control pain. I cannot attend this time because of a conflict with the date but thought I might look into it in the future. Has anyone ever done this before and did it help or was it a waste of my money? I don't have money to just throw away but gosh if it works it would be so worth it. Hi Becky For people who can be hypnotized in those groups, the ones that I know, report relief from their pain. Unfortunately, they also tell me that the relief didn't last. I am one of those control freak people who cannot be hypnotized. I've have two friends who are psychiatrists, who do a lot of hypnotherapy. Over the years, both of them have tried unsuccessfully, to even get me into a light hypnotic state. I also went to one of those hypnotherapists that entertain while they work. The three people I went with, were quite cooperative. I watched with amazement as they did all sorts of daft things. I'm a big fan of behavioural therapies. Cognitive, Biofeedback, etc. are things that I have utilized over the years. They don't make the pain go away, but they keep me from getting genuinely upset by it. However, my head pain has reached the point now, that I really wish I could have successful hypnotherapy. Even a couple of weeks worth of " relief " would be wonderful. Do you have health care that will at least partially pay for you to see a psychiatrist trained in hypnotherapy? Since psychiatrists are also medical doctors, they can be a great help to people with chronic pain. Lyndi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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