Has anyone used hypnosis to help with their headaches? Please share your thoughts and stories.

Rick

Over 4000 people on this site and nobody has used hypnotherapy for their headaches?

Lol, no one answered mine either Maybe its just slow on the boards!

I think there are misconceptions about hypnosis similar to what chiropractic care went through- the conservative treatment vs the alternative care issue.

Maybe if you explain about how a session is done, and what usually happens it might help to get a conversation started.

As I metioned in my other post i used it to explore better ways to heal myself. Found it very useful.

My youngest son swears by it. Perhaps you might want to explain,you
first. Sue

Hi concussiongirl and welcome to NeuroTalk

I have also copied your post over to our post concussion syndrome/ traumatic brain injury forum as maybe you will get more replies there.

here is the link to your post there for you to check for replies
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...ad.php?t=21766

Jo, Sue,

I copied this from a post I made in the PN forum a few days ago.

I have talked for hours before explaining what hypnosis is and how it works. I actually do complete seminars and communty education classes at the college just for that. But lets see what we can get done on here......

1. All hypnosis is self hypnosis. Even when you work with a hypnotherapist - you are hypnotizing yourself, with their guidance. That's all I am - a tour guide on your mental vacation.

2. Everyone uses hypnosis everyday. They just don't call it hypnosis. They call it zoneing out, day dreaming, ect. The most basic discription of hypnosis is "The ability to concentrate on one thought, whereby excluding all others" or focased concentration. So anytime you are concentrating on that one thought - YOUR THERE...... Even when you dream in your sleep, your technically in the hypnotic state, not asleep. Have you ever watched a movie or read a book and got emotional? Have you ever driven down a stretch of road you drive often, and sometimes you don't remember part of the drive? These are all examples of hypnosis.

3. Hypnosis is not mind control. Your subconcious mind is always in control. It either excepts or rejects each suggestions given by the hypnotherapist, based on your moral and ethical boundrys. For the most part, you will hear and remember everything that happens in your sessions. Hypnosis feels like your sitting in the chair with your eyes closed. That is it !!!! Some people feel additional sensations, but not all. At anypoint you needed to open your eyes and walk out of the room, you could!!!

4. You can move in hypnosis, you can talk in hypnosis. You can lie in hypnosis if your subconcious mind feels strong enough about the lie.

Ok I can go on forever. I think this will give everyone a good start. This will prompt a number of questions I'm sure. I'll answer those and then well keep going. Keep in mind that hypnosis is a natural state of mind that everyone uses everyday.

Rick

So Rick, how does hypnosis get rid of a h/a? I have tried concentrating on the headache, concentrating on anything but the headache, concentrating on nothing (meditation), concentrating on something pleasant, enjoyable, pretty , etc. with and without a therapist, Therapists describe this as "guided imagery". No success whatever. The therapist say I am too stressed, a perfect explanation for any failed treatment since stress is not easily measured.

I would love for hypnosis to work for me. I could feel better and stop shelling out for drugs (most of which don't help) and doctor visits. Please offer me the correct technique for getting rid of a headache. If I succeed I will sing your praises for the rest of my life. Could you ask for a better reward than that?