Hypnotherapy Treatment for PTSD

People with PTSD have experienced a trauma which lingers on long after the event/s. They often have intense and disturbing thoughts and feelings related to their experience. 

They may suffer flashbacks or nightmares; they may feel sadness, fear or anger; and they may feel detached or estranged from other people and their family. They feel powerless to stop the symptoms.

PSTD

It is often associated with veterans, but I have worked with sufferers who have experienced all kinds of traumas, including:

  • Serious accidents 
  • Physical or Sexual Assault 
  • Abuse, including childhood or domestic abuse
  • Exposure to traumatic events at work, including remote exposure 
  • Serious health problems, such as being admitted to intensive care childbirth experiences, such as losing a baby 
  • War and Conflict Torture

PTSD symptoms can include:

  • Flashbacks 
  • Intrusive thoughts 
  • Panic attacks 
  • Nightmares or insomnia 
  • Avoiding anything which might trigger reminders
  • Memory loss 
  • Sweating 
  • Negative thoughts towards self and the world 
  • Feeling distant from others 
  • Anger or irritability towards self-and/or others 
  • Reduced interest in past favourite activities 

It is not unusual for a person suffering from PTSD to turn to alcohol or drugs or other forms of self-medication to numb the pain or try and avoid the symptoms.

How hypnotherapy can help with PTSD

Clinical hypnotherapy, combined with NLP techniques is incredibly effective. Within your hypnosis sessions we calm the underlying anxiety and use an imaginary screen to fast forward and rewind the flashbacks on double and even triple speed and the emotion drains away the more times it is done, removing its power. Sometimes we even add silly music!

Once the past has been reframed and stored without its emotions, the symptoms start to disappear. Clinical hypnotherapy is used to create feelings of relaxation and calmness and optimism towards the future.

I have worked with both adults and children and had some great results!  


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