Sometimes they present by themselves or the patient has both along with other disorders that also accompany these issues such as depression, anxiety, nightmares, fatigue and chronic pain.
Since hypnotherapy is not as common as going to the doctor, patients often have no idea how to choose a hypnotherapist. Think of a hypnotherapist as a “thought electrician” for your brain.
Most of us have hired an electrician at some point in our adult lives or have watched enough home renovation shows to know what they do. Sometimes you’re pleased with your house, it’s warm and functional but it just needs a light installed in a dark hallway. If you’re a person that is performing at work, your relationships function and you’re healthy but you want to be a non-smoker or lose those last 20 pounds you’ll be completely satisfied with many hypnotherapists that specialize in weight loss, quitting smoking or motivation.
Compare that to the electrician you need to re-wire an entire abandoned farm house. The wiring is charred and frayed, there’s a rusted fuse box instead of modern circuit breakers, and the house is cold and unwelcoming. Well that is going to take a major electrical overhaul and that is like what we do at En-Tranced Excellence.
This is how many of our patients describe themselves:
I feel like a burnt out hollow shell of myself…..
I used to be fun, optimistic and did so many things and now I’m not that at all…..
I used to exude warmth and I used to always be on the go, now I can’t do anything, I don’t want to do anything….
I’m angry all the time and no one wants to be near me…..
A complete half day of learning about your medical and mental health, your obstacles and your desires and then placing you in deep trance hypnosis with neurofeedback is how we do major thought re-wiring. When you emerge from your trance, just like a re-wired farmhouse- you are transformed into a functional, warm and illuminated woman that welcomes friends to share in their newly found power.
So when you think about hypnosis, think about what analogy most resembles you. Do you need a small adjustment or a major overhaul of your thought processes? That answer will lead you to a hypnosis clinic that will best serve you.
Lorene Mann MD
En-Tranced Excellence Group