Hypnotherapy

[Myforevercharlie]

A friend of mine ( depression, traumatic, anxiety) is considering hypnotherapy.
Did anyone here try that? And what was it like?

 

[Kramer]

liberationinmind.com has free sessions. They are great.

 

[Myforevercharlie]

liberationinmind.com has free sessions. They are great.

Thanks, but those are guided meditations.
I meant being under hypnosis

 

[Kramer]

Thanks, but those are guided meditations.
I meant being under hypnosis

He calls them hypnosis

 

[feast or famine]

I have not personally tried this, but someone I have talked to does hypnotherapy on many clients, including those with various mental health issues. There seems to be beneficial results utilizing hypnotherapy when working with those clients.

 

[Myforevercharlie]

I have not personally tried this, but someone I have talked to does hypnotherapy on many clients, including those with various mental health issues. There seems to be beneficial results utilizing hypnotherapy when working with those clients.

Thank you!

 

[Disappointered]

I tried it but it didn't work. Apparently there are a variety of methods so maybe different hypnotherapists will yield different results.

 

[feast or famine]

Thank you!

Of course! I wanted to add in my original comment that everyone has different experiences with this, but with what I've learned about the science behind hypnotherapy, I can see why it could help some people. I think it is worth a shot if it's something your friend thinks could help him/her!

 

[signifying nothing]

For me the main issue would be in trusting someone enough to let them hypnotise me. If your friend's trauma was interpersonal then trust would be a real problem.

 

[Giraffey]

Ahoy, clinical hypnotherapist here. As pointed out above, there are many different flavours of hypnosis. It's not so much that people are hypnotised in different ways; although there are thousands of different ways to hypnotise someone, it all ultimately leads to the same effect; what is important is how the hypnotherapist works with their client under hypnosis.

A lot of hypnotherapists are trained in CBT; in my experience this works well for more logical thinkers and is better than standard CBT. There are hypnotherapists who specialise in DBT too, I've found this approach works better for more creative thinkers. These different flavours both involve the hypnotherapist working with their client under hypnosis to explore and analyse their issues with a view to finding a solution.

There is another flavour of hypnotherapy that is known as solution-based, this cuts the analysis you tend to find with other theraputic approaches and focuses directly on using hypnosis to effect positive changes. So for someone with social anxiety that would be focused around building confidence as opposed to figuring out the root cause.

Unfortunately, hypnotherapists are like ordinary therapists in the respect that some are very much better than others. I hear of people who struggled to be hypnotised and therefore assume that they absolutely cannot be hypnotised at all but this is rarely true, a good hypnotherapist worth their salt has many different tools they can utilise - for extremely anxious people I have (with permission) used what are known as rapid inductions, that results in achieving a state of hypnosis and relief from their nerves very quickly; other nervous people may require a far more gentle approach whereby the whole first session is dedicated not to any theraputic purpose but simply to allowing the client to experience hypnosis and relieving them of any myths they may harbour such as the fear of losing control - contrary to the movies, being under hypnosis isn't like going to sleep and nobody can force you to do anything against your will or without your knowledge.

Unfortunately, hypnosis was ignored by mainstream therapists for many years and is still treated with disdain by many, but it's recently been gaining credibility as both an enhanced form of traditional therapy and a therapeutic framework all of its own.

I suspect that between my years as a stage hypnotist and as a hypnotherapist, I've hypnotised just about every kind of client there is; if your friend can find the right hypnotherapist then they should be able to derive a lot of benefit from that.

Don't be tempted just to pick the first person who pops up on Google, do your research and find the right fit. It sounds obvious but so many people miss this step.

 

[Myforevercharlie]

Ahoy, clinical hypnotherapist here. As pointed out above, there are many different flavours of hypnosis. It's not so much that people are hypnotised in different ways; although there are thousands of different ways to hypnotise someone, it all ultimately leads to the same effect; what is important is how the hypnotherapist works with their client under hypnosis.

A lot of hypnotherapists are trained in CBT; in my experience this works well for more logical thinkers and is better than standard CBT. There are hypnotherapists who specialise in DBT too, I've found this approach works better for more creative thinkers. These different flavours both involve the hypnotherapist working with their client under hypnosis to explore and analyse their issues with a view to finding a solution.

There is another flavour of hypnotherapy that is known as solution-based, this cuts the analysis you tend to find with other theraputic approaches and focuses directly on using hypnosis to effect positive changes. So for someone with social anxiety that would be focused around building confidence as opposed to figuring out the root cause.

Unfortunately, hypnotherapists are like ordinary therapists in the respect that some are very much better than others. I hear of people who struggled to be hypnotised and therefore assume that they absolutely cannot be hypnotised at all but this is rarely true, a good hypnotherapist worth their salt has many different tools they can utilise - for extremely anxious people I have (with permission) used what are known as rapid inductions, that results in achieving a state of hypnosis and relief from their nerves very quickly; other nervous people may require a far more gentle approach whereby the whole first session is dedicated not to any theraputic purpose but simply to allowing the client to experience hypnosis and relieving them of any myths they may harbour such as the fear of losing control - contrary to the movies, being under hypnosis isn't like going to sleep and nobody can force you to do anything against your will or without your knowledge.

Unfortunately, hypnosis was ignored by mainstream therapists for many years and is still treated with disdain by many, but it's recently been gaining credibility as both an enhanced form of traditional therapy and a therapeutic framework all of its own.

I suspect that between my years as a stage hypnotist and as a hypnotherapist, I've hypnotised just about every kind of client there is; if your friend can find the right hypnotherapist then they should be able to derive a lot of benefit from that.

Don't be tempted just to pick the first person who pops up on Google, do your research and find the right fit. It sounds obvious but so many people miss this step.

SloMo is that you? :)

Thank you for your answer. She found one that gives a half hour for free, to just talk and see what is or isn't possible in her case .

 

[Giraffey]

SloMo is that you? :)

Thank you for your answer. She found one that gives a half hour for free, to just talk and see what is or isn't possible in her case .

I thought it was about time I showed my true colours (orange and yellow)

I'm glad she's managed to find a therapist who offers a free consultation; I do the same for private clients. I hope she finds that it helps, you know where to find me if there's any questions I can help with or fears I can allay. Wishing you both the best

 

[Myforevercharlie]

I thought it was about time I showed my true colours (orange and yellow)

I'm glad she's managed to find a therapist who offers a free consultation; I do the same for private clients. I hope she finds that it helps, you know where to find me if there's any questions I can help with or fears I can allay. Wishing you both the best

Thank you!

 

[Deleted member 19276]

Never tried.
I wonder what that would do though... Perhaps put them in a more balanced out and positive way of thinking, but I just hope
it won't be some sort of scam.
Still, anything beats getting syringes of medicine into your body and system, so I hope your friend will do well eventually!