MODIFYING PAIN WITH HYPNOSIS Part 1

By Sheryl L. Hill, CHt.
“The Natural Somnambulist” Hypozine Magazine Aug 4, 2016

Pain is an interesting concept. I say concept because it has many components that allow us to perceive it. It is part biological, part neurological and part psychological. Pain is modulated by how we feel and what we think.

I recently had the privilege of spending 2 days with medical research professionals from UCLA’s East West Integrative Medical Program. Their approach of combining western medicine with alternative therapies has conclusively proved that patients fare better using this approach. Their research on mind-body connections to pain perception is in complete alignment with what we in the hypnotherapy practice have known for years and that is… “The wound may be in your body but the pain is in your mind.” Pain has emotion attached to it and is affected by how we think.

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CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT

Does Somnambulism Contribute to the Arise of Fears and Phobias? Are Fears and Phobias Sub Conditions of Hypersuggestibility and Spontaneous Hypnosis (Somnambulism)?

By Sheryl L. Hill, CHt.
“The Natural Somnambulist” Hypozine Magazine March 25, 2018

Introduction

In the 1960’s John G. Kappas, Ph.D. theorized that hypersuggestibility exposed individuals to external and internal elements that created an environment where fears and phobias could thrive. Depending on one’s level of hypersuggestibility or somnambulism, they were subject to being the victim of many phobic conditions based on that exposure.

Does an overload of input create a state of spontaneous hypnosis where hypersuggestibility can give rise to fears and phobias? Can altering an individual’s hypnotizability reduce their fear response? And can we redefine how fears and phobias are recognized and offer alternative methods of management?

Background

The American Psychiatric Association recognizes (1.) “Hyper” Somnambulance as a DSM 5 condition as one of excessive sleeping within the Sleep-Wake Disorders. It is classified as such along with Insomnia, Narcolepsy, Sleep Apnea and Restless Leg Syndrome. It is the only condition that resembles Somnambulism as a non-sleepwalking event and yet differs greatly in its context.

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CHRONIC PAIN

INFLAMATION

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES

TRAUMA RECOVERY*

CANCER SUPPORT AND RECOVERY

STRESS AND ANXIETY*

DIGESTIVE COMPLICATIONS

SLEEP DISRUPTION

PTSD

CHRONIC ILLNESS*

DENTAL FEARS

POOR GENERAL HEALTH*

CHRONIC PAIN*

RX MANAGEMENT

PRE-SURGICAL CONDITIONING*

POST-SURGICAL RECOVERY*

HYPO-ANESTHESIA*

GENDER IDENTIFICATION AND TRANSITION*

HOSPICE CARE*

HEADACHES*

TRAUMA RECOVERY*

CANCER SUPPORT AND RECOVERY

STRESS AND ANXIETY*

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES*

PAIN MANAGEMENT

INFLAMATION

CAREGIVER ASSISTANCE

CHRONIC PAIN*

PRE-SURGICAL CONDITIONING*

POST-SURGICAL RECOVERY*

HYPNO-ANESTHESIA*

END OF LIFE ISSUES*

HEADACHES*

STRESS AND ANXIETY*

SLEEP DISRUPTION

BED WETTING*

MEMORY LOSS*

POOR GENERAL HEALTH*

CHRONIC PAIN*

PRE-SURGICAL CONDITIONING*

POST-SURGICAL RECOVERY*

ANESTHESIA REPLACEMENT*

HEADACHES*

BODY DYSMORPHIA*

INSOMNIA

POOR CIRCULATION*

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE*

PRE-SURGICAL CONDITIONING*

POST-SURGICAL RECOVERY*

RX DEPENDENCE*

CANCER SUPPORT AND RECOVERY

FEAR OF DENTIST

MIGRANE HEADACHES*

CHILD BIRTHING*

FEAR OF NEEDLES

SURGICAL RECOVERY*

MEDICAL STRESS MANAGEMENT

CHRONIC ILLNESS*

CHRONIC PAIN

WOUND HEALING

INFLAMATION

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES

TRAUMA RECOVERY*

STRESS AND ANXIETY*

SLEEP DISRUPTION

PTSD

CANCER SUPPORT AND RECOVERY*

"ACHIEVING HEALTH THROUGH HYPNOSIS!"

Somnambulism is a state of deep hypnosis. Sometimes called "sleepwalkers", a Somnambulist is a person who functions in some level of lite hypnosis most of the day. In this state, they are extremely suggestible to internal and external influences, and certain medical and social conditions. I am one of those people. My posts offer insight and timely information based on my experience as a hypnotherapist and as a client with unique challenges.

NATURAL SOMNAMBULIST

CANCER CARE
CHRONIC PAIN
DIGESTIVE DISTRESS

MODIFYING PAIN WITH HYPNOSIS Part 2

By Sheryl L. Hill, CHt.

“The Natural Somnambulist” Hypozine Magazine Aug 14, 2016

Acute pain is your body’s way of bringing your awareness to an immediate issue. It is an essential biological signal that says, “Pay attention. Something just happened. Something is wrong.” Chronic pain is different. It may increase or decrease in severity but it is the longevity of the complaint that makes a pain “chronic”. With acute pain, a hypnotherapist would send you to a doctor. With chronic pain, your doctor would send you to a hypnotherapist.

During the 60’s man headed towards the moon. There wasn’t a lot of room in a Mercury Space Capsule. Lightweight food and drug development were part of the space race. That's when Madison Avenue and pharmaceutical/chemical companies in the U.S. launched ad campaigns touting chemical dependency in opposition to natural food and drugs. Dow Chemical and Kellog’s were advertised side-by-side in women’s magazines. “Life is better with chemicals!”, was the Dow slogan. TANG was better than orange juice and fortified cereal was better than whole grains. If you were a good American, you ditched your grandmother's old family pain remedies and you popped a pill. Aspirin commercials had a little boy bottle wearing a cap. We became a country of pill poppers. So it should be no surprise that though we make up 5% of the world population, the US consumes 80% of the world’s narcotic medication to treat pain.

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