Hypnotherapy
and Tourette Syndrome
Hypnotherapy
is the application of hypnotic techniques in such a way as to bring
about therapeutic changes. An external influence - the Therapist
- assists in activating the inner resources of a person - the Client
- in order to achieve realistic goals.
Benifits
of hypnotherapy coult be relief from:
•
Depression
• Anxiety
• Confidence
• Stress
• General relaxation
• Obsessive compulsive disorder
• Addictions
• Anger
• Post traumatic stress disorder
• Phobias
• Weight control
• Exam nerves
• Panic Attacks
• Insomnia
• Dental/hospital phobia
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About Hypnosis
Hypnosis
is a state of consciousness one enters and leaves naturally all the
time during your day-to day experiences. It feels very much like day
dreaming i.e., the state between sleeping and waking. Hypnosis is
kind of like a guided fantasy. In this state of relaxation you are
more open to suggestions. In this state (also called alpha) your brain
wave vibration rate slows down, giving you access to your Subconscious
Mind. Your Conscious Mind is still completely aware of what is going
on the whole time. In this relaxed state of mind, your subconscious
mind has the ability to accept information given to it by the hypnotist.
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Hypnotherapy
Myths
•
A hypnotist has power over you.
• You can be given suggestions to do something against your
moral code.
• If I go into trance, I will not wake up.
• Only certain people can be hypnotized.
• Hypnosis is anti-religious.
• A posthypnotic state lasts forever.
Hypnotherapy
Truth
•
A hypnotized person will not do anything against their will. They
are always in control.
•
Hypnosis is not sleep, mind control, or even magic.
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Hypnosis is a totally natural recurring state of mind.
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There are no religious connotations associated with Hypnosis.
•
The key to hypnosis is repetition and posthypnotic suggestions are
usually temporary unless reinforced.
How
can hypnotherapy be used with Tourette Syndrome patients.
As
currently practiced, hypnotherapy often involves teaching a Tourette
patient how to self-hypnotize in order to control habits, physical
symptoms, and other conditions. The Tourette patient learns to use
relaxation techniques and mental images—similar to a daydream
or fantasy—to enter an “altered mental state” (in
other words, to induce hypnosis).
Once in this altered
state, the therapist makes suggestions aimed at producing the desired
change in behavior, anxiety level, or symptom intensity 2, 3, 4 .
These may range from recalling times of feeling happy and to thinking
of the body as a “computer” that the Tourette Patient
can “program” with his or her mind.
The Tourette
patient may also receive specific teaching about their problem as
a means of helping them learn to exercise control over their body.
For example, a patient with nocturnal enuresis (bedwetting) may be
taught the basic anatomy and function of the bladder. Ultimately,
the Toruette patient is able to induce self-hypnosis when needed to
achieve the desired changes.
Tourette
Syndrome and hypnotherapy evidence is currently limited to several
small studies and case reports (reports of successful therapy in a
few individuals, without comparison to another therapy).
Hypnotherapy
Model for Tourette syndrome
Hypnotherapy
may sometimes be helpful in ameliorating the behavioral characteristics
of Tourette's Syndrome. This paper presents a case study of an adolescent
male with Tourette's Syndrome who was referred by his physician for
hypnotherapy for his disorder. A four-step treatment model involved
progressive relaxation, finger-tip temperature feedback using a biotic
finger band, Spiegel's eye-roll procedure, and imagery. The adolescent
was in treatment for nine sessions, from October 1985 to March 1986,
a period of 6 months. At the end of the nine sessions, his tics and
vocalizations were minimal to nonexistent and he was discharged. A
follow-up report 6 months later indicated that he had applied for
the Air Force and had been accepted with no mention of Tourette's
Syndrome as an issue during his Air Force examination. - NCBI
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