Ph: 0434 575 610 WHAT IS TRAUMA? Have you been through an event in your life which has left a mark or a scar? No matter how big or small, these events have an impact on behaviour and how you view yourself in the world. It may weigh you down or cause you to have feelings of helplessness; a sense that you have little or no control how you react in some situations. Trauma are those events in your life that have caused unhappiness and stress. The younger you were when these events happened the more likely you are to have developed behaviours which 'just pop out'. You may realise your behaviour is not rational but it still 'just happens'. Perhaps you find yourself suddenly getting angry or crying when in particular circumstances. Are you being 'triggered' by things from the past? Things which have no relevance in the present? Trauma from the past can get in the way of living your life in the present. It can drag you back into ways of behaving that you know are detrimental to your relationships, your work or what you allow yourself to accomplish. At times you may be aware of this but often it's such an established pattern it feels like an old pair of slippers - comfortable and familiar and what you know. Hypnosis is able to take most people to a point where you can process and let go of these events from the past. It does it quickly and simply without the need to revisit or explore in detail the actual events. You just 'let it go'. Instead of viewing your world through those old hurts, hypnosis allows you to leave it in the past where it belongs and engage more fully in the present. If you believe you are being affected by trauma or past events, please contact me for a confidential discussion to determine if hypnotherapy is an appropriate form of treatment for you. The following is an abstract taken from J Clin Psychiatry. 1990 Oct;51 Suppl:39-43; discussion 44-6. New uses of hypnosis in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder.AbstractHypnosis is associated with the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for two reasons: (1) the similarity between hypnotic phenomena and the symptoms of PTSD, and (2) the utility of hypnosis as a tool in treatment. Physical trauma produces a sudden discontinuity in cognitive and emotional experience that often persists after the trauma is over. This results in symptoms such as psychogenic amnesia, intrusive reliving of the event as if it were recurring, numbing of responsiveness, and hypersensitivity to stimuli. Two studies have shown that Vietnam veterans with PTSD have higher than normal hypnotizability scores on standardized tests. Likewise, a history of physical abuse in childhood has been shown to be strongly associated with dissociative symptoms later in life. Furthermore, dissociative symptoms during and soon after traumatic experience predict later PTSD. Formal hypnotic procedures are especially helpful because this population is highly hypnotizable. Hypnosis provides controlled access to memories that may otherwise be kept out of consciousness. New uses of hypnosis in the psychotherapy of PTSD victims involve coupling access to the dissociated traumatic memories with positive restructuring of those memories. Hypnosis can be used to help patients face and bear a traumatic experience by embedding it in a new context, acknowledging helplessness during the event, and yet linking that experience with remoralizing memories such as efforts at self-protection, shared affection with friends who were killed, or the ability to control the environment at other times. In this way, hypnosis can be used to provide controlled access to memories that are then placed into a broader perspective.Results are variable, depending on the levels of motivation and no guarantees are offered. Read my google reviews for others' experiences hypnotherapy. |
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