Posted by PuraVida on May 19, 2001, at 1:56:12
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> I was paying a student/unemployed (ha/ha) rate of $75 an hour - but she spent about 2 hours with me each time (Probably been to see her at least 2 doz. times) We talk about an hour, or more. She's incredible - she tunes into to different things that my therapist does...remembers everything...almost as if she's listening more. My therapist is great, too - I just think they key into different things.Anyhow, she sometimes says that when we talk, I actually put myself into a trance, which sometimes I do feel. Then, she does the typical "counting backward thing" I was skeptical at first, and nervous I wouldn't "let myself go" and thus, not get anything out of it. But then I realized that the whole point is just to get relaxed enough to let things flow into my mind, which having someone non-judgemental and loving does in a sense, anyhow. Sometimes I have almost fallen asleep, waking up periodically to worry I wasn't getting it, other times I was worried I was supposed to be more "under" Usually I seem to get something out of it. The latest was a guided imagery (You are walking down a path, what does it look like?...) I found myself in an attic as an old woman..She suggested i look in the mirror - I was fit, with long grey hair, and going through, with pride, artifacts from my youth. In this state of hypnosis, I started crying. For me, fighting depression, feeling hopeless about the future, this totally imprompted vision of what to me is a fulfiling life gave me hope, gave me faith in my future.
I've gone on too long - but, I'd at least reccommend trying it...
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> > I've tried hypnotherapy also, and it worked well in conjunction with meds and therapist's visits. I think the best part is the visualization. Unfortunatley not covered by insurance, so I've had to quit going for now... Maybe after bing reminded that it did work to get me in a more positive, motivated state of mind, I might need to go back -
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> > > For the past few months, I have been seeing
> > > a hypnotherapist; for the first time in my life, I feel like I may be rising above my illness. Have you ever thought of trying hypnosis for your condition?
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