Ever Use Hypnosis for Chronic Pain?

[healthyfab]

I am very curious about this topic. Have you ever dealt with chronic pain by using self hypnosis or by going to a hypnotist? What was it like? Did it help as a long-term solution?
Thanks for replying.

[greybeard]

Healthyfab
I am retired now but was a qualified Hypnotherapist.

Yes pain can be relieved most times temporally but some times permanently.
Depends on the skill of the hypnotist and the receptivity of the client.
You can be taught self hypnosis and reduce pain greatly with this as and when necessary.

Pain is a warning that something is needing attention so diagnosis is important.

My mum was dying of cancer in a nursing home and I was able to alleviate the pain to the degree that drugs were not necessary to do this.
The nursing sister was quite amazed.
The intention and belief of the therapist is very important in this--- I also believe this results in a healing energy beyond technique.
What happened for my Mum im not sure I could replicate with another to that degree--the love was the carrier of it.

Chris

[healthyfab]

Chris, this is a beautiful story. Thanks for sharing it.

I should be more specific about my request too: I am also a hypnotist, and am looking for people with direct experience using self hypnosis for managing chronic pain, so that I can share these stories with others (on my blog, for example) so that it may inspire others who are currently suffering.

Chris, may I have your permission to share this story about your mum? I of course would respect your wishes if you don't agree.

[greybeard]

Yes healthyfab thats fine I am all for giving others hope
Chris

[healthyfab]

Thank you Chris for your generous spirit!

[Jayke]

Chris is right about pain being a signal you should teach people to pay attention to and take action on fixing, but pain management and chronic pain control is actually really big business for some hypnotists.

There is plenty of science to support that it works, here's one study published by Oxford University discussing the gating ability of the prefrontal cortex and its ability to inhibit unwanted stimuli from the deeper parts of the brain that process sensory experience.

http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/content/127/8/1741

The cognitive inhibition of pain, both experimental and clinical, can be learned particularly by those individuals who are highly hypnotizable (Hilgard and Hilgard, 1994). This is because they have excellent sensory and perceptual gating abilities and are able to reallocate attentional resources and inhibit unwanted stimuli from reaching perceptual awareness (Crawford and Gruzelier, 1992; Hilgard and Hilgard, 1994; Crawford, 1994)

[Citizen No2]

I can't say I have.

But I used to use Chronic for Hypnosis Pain.

Sorry.


Regards.

[Selkie]

I don't have chronic pain, but I have used self-hypnosis for acute pain, and the pain of childbirth, with great success.

[healthyfab]

Thanks Jayke! This is a great quote, and I'll share it on my website.

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LOL! Funny!

[healthyfab]

Thank you Silkie for sharing.
Can I put a few lines about your experience on my website (with your first name or alias?) Something like this: "
"I have used self-hypnosis for acute pain, and the pain of childbirth, with great success...."
Also, were you able to eliminate or reduce medications?

[Selkie]

Posted by healthyfab (here)
Thank you Silkie for sharing.
Can I put a few lines about your experience on my website (with your first name or alias?) Something like this: "
"I have used self-hypnosis for acute pain, and the pain of childbirth, with great success...."
Also, were you able to eliminate or reduce medications?

No, healthyfab, you may not use my experience on your website. Sorry, but no.

p.s. I don't use medications. Its not that I eliminated them. Its just that I don't use them.

p.s. Although I have refused permission for you to use my experience on your website, I thank you for showing respect by asking me.

[healthyfab]

Of course, yes I want to respect your wishes. Thank you for sharing your experience.